Daily Themed Crossword October 5, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 5, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 5, 2025 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Place to get a drink and play some darts (rhymes with tub) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Number associated with birthdays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Joan of ___ (historical figure) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | What ___ told you that ship hasn't sailed?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Singer Grande of The Boy Is Mine to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ as a fiddle (hale and hearty) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | *Device or gadget and something Q may make to aid James Bond in combat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Large male pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Weasley Harry Potter's best pal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Flight's landing hour: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | *Film ___ what Daniel Craig or Pierce Brosnan participated in to make James Bond movies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | *Spy on someone like James Bond | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Train stop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Wall Street launch (anagram of opi): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___-smacking good (like a tasty meal) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Place to grab a cappuccino | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | *James Bond's code number ... and the underlying connection between the themed entries at 13a 20a 22a 44a 51a 44d and 47d | Show answer | 13 | |
| #18 | Pay ___ mind (Just ignore the matter): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ is me! (Oh no!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | How to ___ Away with Murder (TV show starring Viola Davis) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | If I Ruled the World rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Explosive letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | *Word for a criminal that you could use to describe the villains that James Bond cracks down on | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Sticky road goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Letters on a will pay you back note | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ de Janeiro (city in Brazil) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | *Loud sound that may be heard as James Bond walks away from an explosion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Popular '60s dress style | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Attempt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Baby doctors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ habits die hard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Second-largest ocean for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Pudding fruit perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Plum's center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Alien's ride: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Science class with dissection for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Ooh and ___ (sounds of amazement) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Ewww! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Octopus limb count | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Jimi Hendrix's hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Laugh ___ (very amusing) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | FedEx unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | The Wolf of Wall Street actor DiCaprio fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ plaza (highway fare locale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | I baked ___ just for you (apple dessert): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ upon a time ... (fairy tale starter) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Apt name for a Dalmatian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Proper or common grammar part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Amin role for Forest Whitaker (anagram of dii) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Comic punch sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | A of GPA for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Plumber's charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Doctor you may visit when you have a cold: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Pro ___ (free of charge) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Like freshly-made tea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Dispatched as an email | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Heart's main supply line | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Maxi ___ (bottomwear) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | I'll put that on your ___ (I'll add it to the bill) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | *Stylish and popular and a word you could use to describe James Bond | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Actor Paul ___ of Friends | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | *Top of the building and somewhere you would expect to see James Bond's action sequences involving leaping from building to building | ROOF | 4 | |
| #63 | Here's my two cents ... in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Popeye's Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Chinese food additive that adds a certain je ne sais quoi say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 5, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 5, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DOUBLEOHSEVEN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 5, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 5, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 5, 2025 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 5, 2025 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 5, 2025 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.