Complete answers for the Daily Themed crossword puzzle from October 3, 2025.
Daily Themed Crossword October 3, 2025 Answers
This Daily Themed puzzle from October 3, 2025 contains 68 total clues—33 across and 35 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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Tater ___ (potato snack)
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TOT |
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4A
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Sheep's cry
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BAA |
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7A
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Sort through (rhymes with "gift")
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SIFT |
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11A
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Mike & ___ (fruity candy)
|
IKE |
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12A
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___-purpose flour
|
ALL |
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13A
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"Queen of Jazz" ___ Fitzgerald
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ELLA |
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14A
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Medicine capsule
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PILL |
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16A
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Number on a driver's license which denotes one's age: Abbr.
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DOB |
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17A
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Thicken, as blood
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CLOT |
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18A
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NFL's Manning and director Roth, for two
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ELIS |
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20A
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"Put your ___ up! A braided bun will let the world know you're ready for the marriage mart!"
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HAIR |
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22A
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___ butter (skincare ingredient)
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SHEA |
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24A
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Government agents, for short
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FEDS |
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27A
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"The promise of forever was penned in a ___! He wrote to your father to ask for your hand in marriage, oh what a gentleman!"
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LETTER |
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30A
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One of the 50 stars on the USA flag
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STATE |
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32A
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"___ got a bad feeling ..."
|
IVE |
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33A
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Participated in a marathon
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RAN |
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36A
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Carry around with difficulty
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LUG |
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37A
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White picket ___ (suburban house's barrier)
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FENCE |
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40A
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"Your ___ card, if you please sir. Leave it on the tray, and visit her you may!"
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CALLING |
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43A
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"This ___" (words seen alongside "Handle with care"): 2 wds.
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ENDUP |
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44A
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Drive away a stray
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SHOO |
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45A
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Aries zodiac symbol
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RAM |
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47A
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"Bridgerton" brothers Anthony and Colin, to their father
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SONS |
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50A
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"All ___ glitters is not gold"
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THAT |
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53A
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Victorian ___, a time long past where you'd see the etiquette outlined in 20a, 27a, 40a, 1d, 38d and 48d
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ERA |
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56A
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Type of coastal tree with coconuts
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PALM |
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58A
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Ins and ___
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OUTS |
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59A
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Underwater vessel with a periscope, for short
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SUB |
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60A
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___ Tai (drink)
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MAI |
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61A
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___-at-home parent
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STAY |
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62A
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One tick of a ticking clock, for short
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SEC |
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63A
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Some "Star Wars" characters: Abbr.
|
ETS |
Down Clues
| # |
Clue |
Answer |
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1D
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"Just a ___ of the hat! Slight nod and a touch is all you need to show respect."
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TIP |
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2D
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"___-dokie!" (rhyming affirmation)
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OKIE |
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3D
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"A lady doesn't kiss and ___"
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TELL |
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4D
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"Breaking ___," drama series
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BAD |
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5D
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Hawaiian "hello"
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ALOHA |
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6D
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Actress Jessica of "Good Luck Chuck"
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ALBA |
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7D
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United States ___ Service (presidential protection agency)
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SECRET |
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8D
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Like one who needs medication
|
ILL |
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9D
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"Right Round" rapper ___ Rida
|
FLO |
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10D
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Rat-a-___ (drum sound)
|
TAT |
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15D
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Word seen with "grocery" or "check"
|
LIST |
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19D
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Her pronoun
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SHE |
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21D
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What-___ (uncertainties)
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IFS |
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23D
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"To ___ is human, to forgive divine"
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ERR |
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25D
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Spanish surrealist Salvador ___
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DALI |
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26D
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Leave star-struck, perhaps
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STUN |
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27D
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Autobiography's subject
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LIFE |
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28D
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Like 2, 4, 6, or 8
|
EVEN |
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29D
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___ a garden (take care of)
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TEND |
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31D
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What came before or after the chicken
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EGG |
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34D
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Summertime cooling appliances: Abbr.
|
ACS |
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35D
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Casual refusal
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NAH |
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38D
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"Drop into a ___, my dear. Dip, hold, and rise, and you might just impress Her Majesty!"
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CURTSY |
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39D
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Antipollution agency: Abbr.
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EPA |
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41D
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___ Angeles Lakers, NBA team
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LOS |
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42D
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One of two in a bow
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LOOP |
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46D
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Soldier's dining hall
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MESS |
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48D
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"Call me by my last ___. You're my dearest friend, of course, I address you by your family title!"
|
NAME |
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49D
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Strip of wood
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SLAT |
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50D
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Lean-___ (temporary shelters)
|
TOS |
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51D
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Pizza place?
|
HUT |
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52D
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"One day ___ time": 2 wds.
|
ATA |
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54D
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Regret
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RUE |
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55D
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"The Good Doctor" network: Abbr.
|
ABC |
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57D
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Prefix with "communication" or "fortune"
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MIS |
