Daily Themed Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Daily Themed crossword puzzle from October 12, 2025.

Daily Themed Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers

This Daily Themed puzzle from October 12, 2025 contains 67 total clues—33 across and 34 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Daily Themed crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Metered ride	CAB
4A	"___ and Jerry," animated television series	TOM
7A	Get ___ of (discard)	RID
10A	Letters common in "Payola" and "Granola"	OLA
11A	Prefix with "cycle" or "verse"	UNI
12A	"For heaven's ___!"	SAKE
13A	Light touch on the back	PAT
14A	"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air"	BEL
15A	Carpet seller's calculation	AREA
16A	Towering, like skyscrapers	TALL
17A	Char, as a steak (rhymes with "fear")	SEAR
18A	Beetle or Prius, e.g.	CAR
20A	Actor Omar ___ of "House"	EPPS
23A	Crop that thrives in waterlogged fields and takes nearly 6 months of hard work by farmers before reaching our plates	RICE
24A	Brew that needs a kettle	TEA
25A	___ Tour (Tiger Woods' group): Abbr.	PGA
28A	"___ Doodle went to town, A-riding on a pony ..." (nursery rhyme line)	YANKEE
31A	Machine that reproduces documents	COPIER
33A	Palindromic fair-hiring initials	EOE
34A	Veggie that may roll off your dinner plate	PEA
36A	Note to ___ (reminder)	SELF
37A	Great ___ of China (landmark)	WALL
38A	Coyote's coat	FUR
39A	Cheerleader's cheer	RAH
41A	"___ huge fan!": 2 wds.	IMA
43A	What's seen on a clock ... and an invisible ingredient for farmers to grow the crops you see in the puzzle	TIME
44A	1983 crime film starring Al Pacino	SCARFACE
49A	"Right back ___!" ("You too!"): 2 wds.	ATYA
50A	___-hop (musical genre)	HIP
51A	Neighbor of Vietnam	LAOS
52A	Enthusiasm	ZEST
53A	"Olympus ___ Fallen" (2013 movie)	HAS
54A	Wholesome breakfast grains that need 4 months of care by farmers before they make it to our bowls	OATS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Police officer, informally	COP
2D	Chicken ___ King: 2 wds.	ALA
3D	Baseball tool for hitting home runs	BAT
4D	Big brass wind instrument (anagram of "abut")	TUBA
5D	Law school newbie: 2 wds.	ONEL
6D	Tiny grain such as proso or foxtail, which takes about 3 months of steady care before it reaches our stores	MILLET
7D	Not common	RARE
8D	Swedish furnishing giant	IKEA
9D	___ Santa (Christmastime letter starter)	DEAR
12D	Talk back with attitude, say	SASS
16D	"Star ___" (sci-fi television series)	TREK
18D	Italian "Bye-bye!"	CIAO
19D	Clearasil target	ACNE
21D	Chest muscle, for short	PEC
22D	Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)	PAO
23D	Grain of choice for Reuben loaves which takes about 9 months to grow before it reaches our ovens	RYE
25D	Dockside platform	PIER
26D	Hair-stiffening goop	GEL
27D	Dog bark sound, in comics	ARF
29D	Air quality monitoring organization: Abbr.	EPA
30D	Wriggly fish	EEL
32D	Nittany Lion's school: Abbr.	PSU
35D	"A Beautiful Noise" singer ___ Keys	ALICIA
37D	Golden grain that needs about 4 months of hard work to grow before it's ready to become our daily bread	WHEAT
38D	Nowhere close	FAR
39D	___ of passage (ceremonial observance)	RITE
40D	Singer Winehouse and actress Adams, for two	AMYS
42D	Google ___ (navigational app)	MAPS
43D	"Looney Tunes" devil, familiarly	TAZ
44D	"Silent" letters?	SHH
45D	"Good Feeling" by ___ Rida	FLO
46D	Toy's battery size	AAA
47D	Bunk for a nap	COT
48D	Feminine suffix with "host"	ESS