Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 21, 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 | Fireplace residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Debate side that is not pro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Anna's sister in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Crustacean that walks sideways | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Toilet in Britain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Add ___ to the fire (make the situation worse) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | What a clock shows | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Start-___ (new companies) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ and rave (complain angrily) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Former telecom giant that merged into Verizon (anagram of get): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Mike ___ MLB outfielder whose last name is a freshwater fish often found grilled or baked on your dinner table | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Under the ___ (unnoticed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ Weasley Harry's buddy at Hogwarts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Humor with a twist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Felix ___ former MLB outfielder whose last name is a baked dessert often found at Thanksgiving dinners | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tucker ___-Cat (winter vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Marlboro product for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Pen follower to mean a friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Skillet or wok e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Singer Sheeran and actor Helms for two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Cambridge engineering school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Jerod ___ NFL coach and former linebacker whose last name is a creamy condiment often found spread on a BLT | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Bee or wasp e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Coy ___ NFL defensive lineman whose last name is a crispy meat often found on breakfast plates | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | N of USNA | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Spoken not written | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Early part of the day poetically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Actress Michele from Glee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Head of a manor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ pronounce you husband and wife ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Snapchat click for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | i or ! feature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Chip's cartoon mate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Frisco ___ (1945 crime drama) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ your age! (parent's admonishment perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Lanka Asian island | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Jack ___ former NFL linebacker whose last name is a cured meat found at deli counters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Game with Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Alley-___ (NBA move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Body part used for air intake that may be flared | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Actor Zac ___ of High School Musical | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Honolulu party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Shipped as a parcel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Ctrl-___-Del (laptop reboot combo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Kicked things off | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Don't ___ this at home (stunt performer's warning) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sushi chef's eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Jerry ___ former NFL wide receiver whose last name is a staple grain found in Asian cuisines | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Dry as a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | War ___ (2016 comedy film starring Jonah Hill) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Frisks with down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Hydromassage facility | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Thumbs-down vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | John Lennon's partner Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | It may burst your bubble? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | What sixty seconds add up to for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Jersey Shore channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sign up in Sussex | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | ___ go home now? (bored child's request): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | B in MS Word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Cowboy's suffix with buck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | It may be filled with grocery items | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Like vintage jewelry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Swiss mountain range | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Princess ___ Luke Skywalker's sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Prefix with night to mean 12 a.m. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ roll (winning streak): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Femur-to-tibia connector: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 21, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 21, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NOSTRIL 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 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 21, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 21, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 8, 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.