Daily Themed Crossword October 17, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 17, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 17, 2025 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lose color as old clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | DJ's stack: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ thai (Asian dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Clickable item on a desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Olive ___ (salad topper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Drink at a pub | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Heredity units passed down from one's parents | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Golly ___ whiz! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Letters on a sunblock bottle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Young Sheldon network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Vowels that come between a and u | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Story of a person's life for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Covert ___ (secret missions for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Baby version of 44a who can run around within hours after birth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Catch in the act | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Honey actress Jessica | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | The ___ Supper (Leonardo da Vinci painting) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Paleozoic or Mesozoic e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Boy am ___ trouble!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | 2025 and 2024 for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Add up in a way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Body part with fingers or a unit used to measure the height of the animal at 44a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | We're on ___ way (We're coming) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Croc's cousin informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Neiiigghh! I'm the animal you're learning about in this puzzle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Do some tailoring say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Pointy radio part that catches signals | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Confess to something | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | ___ Willie Winkie (nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Number of legs a crab has | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Facial part that helps you eat ... or something a 44a can't breathe through | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Goat's baby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Porcine habitat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Jane ___ (unknown like the author of this puzzle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Newton (cookie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Highest card in a deck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Mafia title as seen in The Godfather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Toothy wheels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Another Day (Bond film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Night-time state when one dreams with eyes closed ... or something a 44a can do standing up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | El ___ Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Matterhorn or Mont Blanc e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Rock's ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___-fi (genre for Jurassic World Rebirth) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Skeleton parts ... or something an Arabian breed of 44a has fewer of than other breeds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Patience ___ virtue: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Triple-ingredient sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Barack Michelle Sasha and Malia | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Spider's prey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Boat rower's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Box of ___ chocolates (miscellaneous) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Cut ___ (dance informally): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | One uttering untruths | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Garbage container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Give ___ take (exchange of ideas) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ You Know 2010 rom-com starring Paul Rudd: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ your words! (phrase heard in kindergarten perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Leases as an apartment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ spirit (something strengthened after a bonding session) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Bird used in falconry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Dedicated to the ___ Love (song by The Mamas & the Papas): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cod catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Indecisive answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Dirt after a rainstorm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Who am ___ judge?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | May ___ Force be with you | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 17, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 17, 2025, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ASSORTED at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 17, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 17, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 17, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 17, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 17, 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.