Complete answers for the Daily Themed crossword puzzle from October 16, 2025.
Daily Themed Crossword October 16, 2025 Answers
This Daily Themed puzzle from October 16, 2025 contains 67 total clues—34 across and 33 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 |
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1A
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___-Tarts (toaster pastries)
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POP |
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4A
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Leaning Tower of ___ (Italian landmark)
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PISA |
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8A
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Animated series "Ed, ___ n Eddy"
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EDD |
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11A
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Target for a Q-Tip
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EAR |
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12A
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Prefix with "biotic" or "oxidant"
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ANTI |
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13A
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Feline zodiac sign
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LEO |
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14A
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Boxing bout ender, often: Abbr.
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TKO |
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15A
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Mark of a deep cut
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SCAR |
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16A
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"___ hath no fury like ..."
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HELL |
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17A
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Venomous snake from Egypt
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ASP |
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18A
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Key above CapsLock
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TAB |
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19A
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"The ___ Wears Prada," film where Meryl Streep plays a demanding boss and editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Runway
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DEVIL |
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20A
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"___ to the West Wind" (Shelley poem)
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ODE |
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22A
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Kings of ___, "Notion" rock band
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LEON |
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24A
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"I ___ sorry!" ("I sincerely apologize"): 2 wds.
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AMSO |
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26A
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"Ginger" or "root" follower
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BEER |
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27A
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"All the President's ___," film where Jason Robards plays a newsroom boss who pushes for nothing but the truth
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MEN |
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30A
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Colonel Sanders' beard
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GOATEE |
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32A
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Mexican-American, e.g.
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LATINO |
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34A
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Wise, nocturnal bird
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OWL |
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35A
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"Aren't ___ pair?" ("Send In the Clowns" lyric): 2 wds.
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WEA |
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37A
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"A bird in the ___ is worth two in the bush"
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HAND |
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38A
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"___ Space," film where Gary Cole plays a micromanaging boss who is obsessed with TPS reports
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OFFICE |
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41A
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"You all right?" response: 2 wds.
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IMOK |
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44A
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Panic-stricken
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FRANTIC |
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48A
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"___ Brockovich," film where Albert Finney plays a skeptical advocate boss who is also empathetic at the same time
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ERIN |
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49A
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Stunt pilot's maneuver
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LOOP |
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50A
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Year-___-glance: 2 wds.
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ATA |
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51A
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Where to find a date?
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PALM |
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52A
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Suffix with "north" or "east"
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ERN |
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53A
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Twelve, in Roman numerals
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XII |
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54A
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"200" or "500" race, briefly
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INDY |
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55A
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Passports and driver's licenses: Abbr.
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IDS |
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56A
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Stopover stop
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INN |
Down Clues
| # |
Clue |
Answer |
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1D
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Animal rights organization: Abbr.
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PETA |
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2D
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Wine barrel trees
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OAKS |
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3D
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"The ___," film where Sandra Bullock plays a commanding boss who gets engaged to her assistant
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PROPOSAL |
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4D
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Cut, copy, and ___ (Word document actions)
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PASTE |
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5D
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Ancient Peruvian native
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INCA |
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6D
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Horse's home
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STABLE |
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7D
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"Up in the ___," film where Jason Bateman plays a pragmatic boss who manages a team at an HR consultancy firm
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AIR |
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8D
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Distance above sea level, for short
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ELEV |
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9D
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Cold cuts shop
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DELI |
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10D
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Barbie or Raggedy Ann, e.g.
|
DOLL |
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16D
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Coop female
|
HEN |
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19D
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Nickelodeon's bilingual "explorer"
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DORA |
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21D
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___-com company (online business)
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DOT |
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23D
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Dragon-roll ingredient
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EEL |
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24D
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"A long time ___, in a land far away ..."
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AGO |
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25D
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Trim the lawn, say
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MOW |
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26D
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Hamburger meat
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BEEF |
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27D
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___ Thermopolis, Anne Hathaway's "The Princess Diaries" role
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MIA |
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28D
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Letter after "emm"
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ENN |
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29D
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Silent approval
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NOD |
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31D
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Furry creature from "Star Wars"
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EWOK |
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33D
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Agatha Christie's "And ___ There Were None"
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THEN |
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36D
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"I can't ___ it" ("I don't have the financial means")
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AFFORD |
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39D
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Appliances for pressing clothes
|
IRONS |
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40D
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Pen or bottle topper
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CAP |
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41D
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Tehran's territory
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IRAN |
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42D
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Not-too-spicy, as salsa
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MILD |
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43D
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"Not ___ watch!": 2 wds.
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ONMY |
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45D
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"___ Driver" (Robert De Niro movie)
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TAXI |
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46D
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"I feel ___ my bones": 2 wds.
|
ITIN |
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47D
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Abel's biblical brother
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CAIN |
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48D
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Anaphylaxis treatment, for short
|
EPI |
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49D
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Floral chain
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LEI |
