Daily Themed Crossword November 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
November 16, 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 | Antlered deer in Yellowstone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ the wrong way (irritate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Alphabet-starting letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ date (deadline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | John Lennon's beloved Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Cold and ___ season | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | 24-hour period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Drink through a straw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Row row row your ___ gently ... (nursery rhyme line) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Words on a garbage bin: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Beep beep! You're not ready to get up just yet so you tap the ___ button on your alarm clock for a few more minutes in bed! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Take a chill pill and lie on the couch say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Palindromic fashion magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | A few precious moments of sleep later finally awake you get dressed! You slip on your ___ and fasten each button to get ready for the day! | SHIRT | 5 | |
| #15 | We've had our ___ and downs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Pole used for fishing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Attacked like a mosquito | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Narcissist's trait | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Wall Street debut: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Car or home buyer's need from a bank often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Breakfast time! You pop leftovers in the microwave and hit the button waiting for the cheerful ___ sound! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Ballroom dance flourish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | This party and the drinks are ___! (Our treat!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | With your food in hand you sink onto the couch and click the button on the TV ___ ready for some lazy morning TV on the weekend! | REMOTE | 6 | |
| #25 | Monsters ___. (2001 Pixar film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Presidential office shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | You flip through the channels and land on The Curious ___ of Benjamin Button the perfect pick for today! (hint: see 9d) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Homer Simpson's trademark exclamation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pell-___ (in a rushed manner) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | She Bee Stingin boxer Laila | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Literary before | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Start to school or owned | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Daughter of Loki in Norse mythology | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Be moved to tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Cartoon Network's Ed ___ n Eddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hawaiian beach bash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | It's time to get moving! You grab your car ___ and hit the elevator button ready to head out for the day! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Stop and smell the ___ idiom that means to slow down and relax | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Prefix with corn to mean a magical one-horned creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Catchy songs (rhymes with tops) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Make ___ of (embarrass): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Burn brightly (rhymes with glaze) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ as a button phrase that aptly fits in with the theme of this puzzle: Button Day! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Manute of the NBA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | To ___ is human to forgive divine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | How I ___ Your Mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Where a bird may lay eggs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Big brass wind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Lanka tiny island in Asia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Bunny's jump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Nuptial promise: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ATM access code: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | German for a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Bearded African antelope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Old-school cool slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | English ___ (subject for one studying Shakespeare for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Group of crude oil-producing nations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Someone who would give you a prescription for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Barbie or Annabelle for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Fun and frolic (rhymes with pomp) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Happily-after link | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Ram or stag's gender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Animated comedy film ___ of Dogs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Armstrong who walked on the moon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | That's so-o-o-o relaxing sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Month for carols for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Three-time Hart Trophy winner Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Avicii's song ___ Brother | Show answer | 3 |
How the November 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 16, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SNOOZE at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are 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 November 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 16, 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 6 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 November 16, 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 November 16, 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.