Daily Themed Crossword October 20, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 20, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 20, 2025 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Married woman's title for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Served a meal to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Decomposes as fruits or vegetables | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Sticky stuff (anagram of pogo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Yes Captain! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Nevada's ___ 51 (site to spot aliens supposedly) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ bear (mother bear) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Buzzing insect that makes honey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Go through a novel say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Ding on a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | American ___ song by Don McLean that a chef might sing while whipping up a lemon meringue dessert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Tiniest bit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Coveted award in Hollywood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ Fried song by Zac Brown Band that a chef might hum while making buffalo wings | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Step by Step actress ___ Keanan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Solemn pledge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | London's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Small barrel for beer or whiskey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | I'm a little teapot short and ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___ and Bananas children's song that a chef may sing while preparing a fruit salad | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Black gunk used on roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ milk (vegan option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Listerine rival | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Detox facility for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Suey! song by System of a Down that a chef might rock out to while stir-frying a delicious Chinese dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Handle with ___ (words on a box containing hatching eggs) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | I love in Lima | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Prefix with meter to mean an outer boundary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Famous ___ (American cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Slangy ending for any | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | May I ___ silly question?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Kung ___ shrimp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Everything is ___ (totally fine): Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Company with a roaring lion mascot: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Rocky ___ ice cream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Pour ___ Sugar on Me Def Leppard song a chef could belt while glazing a stack of sticky donuts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | The ___ Four nickname of the Beatles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Body part that sheds tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Opposite of shallow as the ends of a pool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Most uncommon | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Miner's find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Drink enjoyed with scones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Lacking joy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Room 2002 thriller starring Jodie Foster | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Kesha's hit song TiK ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | iPhone's platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Casual Friday shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Leo Tolstoy's ___ Karenina | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ by the Ocean pop song by DNCE that a pastry chef might sing while frosting a chocolate sponge dessert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Gets a perfect score say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Oil installation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Pharmacy chain letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Sweltering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Jima Japanese island | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Driver's navigational aid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Term for an imaginary and perfect society first coined by Sir Thomas More | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | ___ dance (noisy dance) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Tiny skin openings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Something found in your soap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Quick summary of last week's episode say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ going to have a baby! I'm so happy for her! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Wine stopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Verbal equivalent of LOL: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Here ___ there ... (line in Old MacDonald Had a Farm): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Cooking by the ___ LazyTown song a chef might sing while consulting a recipe manual for every tasty dish in this puzzle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Tax advisor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Physicians' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Tigger's pal | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 20, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 20, 2025, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHICKEN at 7 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 2 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 20, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 20, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 20, 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 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.
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 20, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 20, 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.