Daily Themed Crossword September 2, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Daily Themed crossword puzzle from September 2, 2025.

Daily Themed Crossword September 2, 2025 Answers

This Daily Themed puzzle from September 2, 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
1A	"___ a Wonderful Life" (1946 film)	ITS
4A	Crust formed on a wound	SCAB
8A	Tuna container	CAN
11A	___ Cruise of "Mission: Impossible"	TOM
12A	"You snooze, you ___!"	LOSE
13A	White House's country: Abbr.	USA
14A	___ chi (martial art)	TAI
15A	Sound blasters at a concert, for short	AMPS
16A	Exterminator's target (rhymes with "rest")	PEST
17A	Staircase part	STEP
19A	Eyelid swelling	STYE
21A	"Beauty and ___ Beast"	THE
22A	Terrell ___, NFL wide receiver who delivered a great Super Bowl performance despite an injured leg	OWENS
26A	City for the Chiefs	KANSAS
31A	"Narcos" agency: Abbr.	DEA
32A	"Viva ___ Vegas!"	LAS
35A	It follows February	MARCH
36A	Physician, for short	DOC
37A	Top spot	ONE
38A	___ Rivers, NFL quarterback who played the AFC Championship despite a knee injury	PHILIP
40A	Take without permission	STEAL
42A	Winery wood	OAK
45A	___ McEntire, singer of "Can't Even Get the Blues"	REBA
48A	Narrow opening in a vending machine to put coins	SLOT
50A	___ Youngblood, NFL defensive end who played the 1979 playoffs with a fractured leg	JACK
53A	"Fantastic Four" actress Jessica ___	ALBA
56A	"Patience ___ virtue": 2 wds.	ISA
57A	Expression for "I finally get it now"	AHA
58A	Famous Egyptian queen, for short	CLEO
59A	Lifetime ___ (permanent suspension)	BAN
60A	___ Keane, "The Family Circus" cartoonist	BIL
61A	Sledding spot	HILL
62A	Provoke or irritate	IRK

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Cousin ___ (fictional character from "The Addams Family")	ITT
2D	Golden-brown buttered breakfast bread	TOAST
3D	Emmitt ___, NFL running back who delivered a legendary performance against the Giants despite a shoulder injury	SMITH
4D	Open-handed smack	SLAP
5D	Word after the "dot" in an internet address	COM
6D	Venomous Egyptian cobras	ASPS
7D	"Save the ___ for last"	BEST
8D	Actor's prompt	CUE
9D	Donkey's cousin	ASS
10D	___ King Cole of jazz	NAT
16D	Church bench	PEW
18D	Cry of horror	EEK
20D	Dino that debuted in "Super Mario World"	YOSHI
23D	"Ed, ___ n Eddy" of old cartoons	EDD
24D	Keanu's role in "The Matrix"	NEO
25D	Anatomical pouch	SAC
27D	More than enough	AMPLE
28D	"Yeah" opposite	NAH
29D	___ Lanka (island country in South Asia)	SRI
30D	Athlete's injury site, often: Abbr.	ACL
32D	___ Alamitos, California	LOS
33D	"A Bug's Life" insect	ANT
34D	What you do as soon as you wake up?	SEE
39D	Not negative, for short	POS
41D	Biblical boat built by Noah	ARK
43D	Suspect's defense	ALIBI
44D	Bernie ___, NFL quarterback who played against the Dolphins despite a fractured ankle in 1992	KOSAR
46D	German composer Johann Sebastian ___	BACH
47D	"___ want for Christmas ... ": 2 wds.	ALLI
49D	Diver's air container	TANK
50D	Quick punch	JAB
51D	Tuna from Hawaii	AHI
52D	Low-___ (diet choice)	CAL
54D	___ Air, California	BEL
55D	Pioneering internet company: Abbr.	AOL