Complete answers for the Daily Beast crossword puzzle from September 17, 2025.
Daily Beast Crossword September 17, 2025 Answers
This Daily Beast puzzle from September 17, 2025 contains 35 total clues—17 across and 18 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Daily Beast crossword archive.
Across Clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | "___ King" (British animated series on Netflix) | WOLF |
| 5A | Malia who directed 2023's "The Heart" | OBAMA |
| 10A | Drink with a polar bear logo | ICEE |
| 11A | Early cell-phone giant | NOKIA |
| 12A | Kings of ___ | LEON |
| 13A | Mena in "The Stepmother" | ERICA |
| 14A | 1992 cult classic horror film | CANDYMAN |
| 16A | Neil Young's "___ of These Days" | ONE |
| 17A | Choose | OPT |
| 18A | Director's shout | CUT |
| 19A | When repeated, a 2014 dance craze | NAE |
| 24A | Taking advantage of | USING |
| 26A | "I Am Light" singer India.___ | ARIE |
| 27A | Airline in "Catch Me If You Can" | PANAM |
| 28A | "___: Dark Phoenix" (2019 movie) | XMEN |
| 29A | "Tearin' Up My Heart" band, 1997 | NSYNC |
| 30A | "This ___" | ISUS |
Down Clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | "Muzzle of Bees" band | WILCO |
| 2D | Justin Timberlake's "Blue ___ Floor" | OCEAN |
| 3D | Sergio who directed "For a Few Dollars More" | LEONE |
| 4D | ___ off (repel) | FEND |
| 5D | "Running ___" (1993 River Phoenix movie) | ONEMPTY |
| 6D | "___ Subsequent Moviefilm" (2020 sequel) | BORAT |
| 7D | Similar (to) | AKIN |
| 8D | The Beastie Boys' "Pass the ___" | MIC |
| 9D | Letters on batteries | AAA |
| 15D | "Bust a Move" singer | YOUNGMC |
| 18D | Name for an O'Brien and a barbarian | CONAN |
| 19D | Macdonald and Crosby, for two | NORMS |
| 20D | Dramatic goodbye | ADIEU |
| 21D | Perfect places | EDENS |
| 22D | "___ Dancer" (Elton John hit) | TINY |
| 23D | Show with Marilu Henner | TAXI |
| 24D | Network that ran "Amish in the City" | UPN |
| 25D | Stockholm-based airline | SAS |
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