Wednesday · October 15, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2025 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
1Abbreviations
Answers

October 15, 2025 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Pacino and Capone for two Show answer 3
#2 First three letters of The Alphabet Song Show answer 3
#3 Father's Day VIP affectionately Show answer 3
#4 ___ down (take notes) Show answer 3
#5 Fly like an eagle Show answer 4
#6 One who fights the villain in movies Show answer 4
#7 In ___ of (amazed by) Show answer 3
#8 Black ___ (space phenomenon) Show answer 4
#9 Palo ___ California Show answer 4
#10 What like poles of a magnet do Show answer 5
#11 Stop the loop in these popular TV shows! (1/6) Stop Lucy from pulling away this soccer plaything to trip Charlie Brown yet again! BALL 4
#12 Cartoon shriek Show answer 3
#13 I am ___ ears (I'm listening) Show answer 3
#14 The Adventures of Tom ___ novel by Mark Twain Show answer 6
#15 Lavish dinner spread Show answer 5
#16 (2/6) Stop this school transport vehicle before it hits Kenny else he'll meet his tragic fate again like in every episode! Show answer 3
#17 Shaggy Tibetan mammal Show answer 3
#18 Cow's communication Show answer 3
#19 Have ___ myself clear?: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#20 Beaver's construction Show answer 3
#21 Use Venmo perhaps Show answer 3
#22 (3/6) Stop Homer Simpson from devouring this favorite sweet treat of his or he'll get distracted and goof up again! Show answer 5
#23 Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory Show answer 3
#24 Back muscle to a weightlifter Show answer 3
#25 Nuts in a squirrel's stash Show answer 6
#26 Military's nowhere to be found letters Show answer 4
#27 (4/6) Stop the next person who asks Doctor ___? or everyone in the TARDIS will be stuck in a loop with that mysterious question again! WHO 3
#28 ___-Aid (flavored drink mix) Show answer 4
#29 The Raptors on scoreboards Show answer 3
#30 Beech family tree Show answer 3
#31 Small whirlpool Show answer 4
#32 The ___ NYC museum with an annual gala Show answer 3
#33 Suffix with lemon for a refreshing summer drink Show answer 3
#34 Now You ___ Me 2013 American heist thriller Show answer 3
#35 Not completely closed as a door Show answer 4
#36 Rob ___ Parks and Recreation actor Show answer 4
#37 (5/6) Stop Phil Dunphy from setting foot on this part of a broken staircase to spare him another classic fall! Show answer 4
#38 Mary-Kate and ___ Olsen (Hollywood twins) Show answer 6
#39 Crowd's disapproving howl Show answer 3
#40 Low-___ (nutritionist's suggestion) Show answer 3
#41 Big name in computers Show answer 4
#42 Museum collection Show answer 3
#43 Scooby-___ Where Are You! (animated show) Show answer 3
#44 ___ McEntire The Queen of Country Show answer 4
#45 Catwoman actress ___ Berry Show answer 5
#46 Wee backward Show answer 3
#47 Furry alien of 1980s TV Show answer 3
#48 Comedy series ___ & Peele Show answer 3
#49 Japanese wrestling form Show answer 4
#50 Wise ___ owl: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#51 Cool in the '90s Show answer 3
#52 Rock concert's need for short Show answer 3
#53 And ___ new chapter begins ...: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#54 ___ Story animated movie with Buzz Lightyear Show answer 3
#55 Offer at an auction Show answer 3
#56 Activity with on-screen lyrics Show answer 7
#57 Lacking brightness Show answer 4
#58 Seventh letter of the Greek alphabet Show answer 3
#59 Fleetwood ___ The Chain rock band Show answer 3
#60 (6/6) Stop Michael Scott from telling more inappropriate ones of these or HR will be on alert yet again! Show answer 5
#61 ... ___ penny hot cross buns: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#62 Went on horseback say Show answer 4
#63 Lymph ___ (inner body part) Show answer 4
#64 Clever and cagey Show answer 3
#65 Bank-lobby fixture: Abbr. Show answer 3
#66 ___ is me! (Alas!) Show answer 3
#67 Leftover morsel Show answer 3
#68 Mary ___ a Little Lamb Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 15, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KARAOKE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 15, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 15, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 15, 2025?
The October 15, 2025 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is KARAOKE at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 1 clue are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 15, 2025 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 14, 2025 and October 16, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 15, 2025 Crossword

01

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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 15, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 15, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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