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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword October 17 2025 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the October 17, 2025 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

67 of 67 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Lose color, as old clothes FADE 4 5A DJ's stack: Abbr. CDS 3 8A ___ thai (Asian dish) PAD 3 11A Clickable item, on a desktop ICON 4 12A Olive ___ (salad topper) OIL 3 13A Irish red ___ ALE 3 14A Heredity units passed down from one's parents GENES 5 16A "Golly ___ whiz!" GEE 3 17A Letters on a sunblock bottle SPF 3 18A "Young Sheldon" network: Abbr. CBS 3 20A Vowels that come between "a" and "u" EIO 3 22A "Data" preceder BIO 3 23A Covert ___ (secret missions, for short) OPS 3 24A Baby version of 44a who can run around within hours after birth FOAL 4 27A Apprehend NAB 3 29A "Honey" actress Jessica ALBA 4 33A "The ___ Supper" (Leonardo da Vinci painting) LAST 4 34A Taylor Swift's album, e.g. ERA 3 35A "Boy, am ___ trouble!": 2 wds. IIN 3 36A 2025 and 2024, for short YRS 3 37A Add up, in a way SUM 3 38A Body part with fingers or a unit used to measure the height of the animal at 44a HAND 4 39A "We're on ___ way" ("We're coming") OUR 3 42A Croc's cousin, informally GATOR 5 44A Neiiigghh! I'm the animal you're learning about in this puzzle HORSE 5 46A Do some tailoring, say SEW 3 47A Pointy radio part that catches signals ANTENNA 7 50A Confess to something ADMIT 5 54A "___ Willie Winkie" (nursery rhyme) WEE 3 55A Listicle number TEN 3 56A Facial part that helps you eat ... or something a 44a can't breathe through MOUTH 5 57A Goat's baby KID 3 58A Porcine habitat STY 3 59A Jane ___ (unknown, like the author of this puzzle) DOE 3
Down
1D ___ Newton (cookie) FIG 3 2D Highest card in a deck ACE 3 3D Mafia title, as seen in "The Godfather" DON 3 4D Opposite of "WSW": Abbr. ENE 3 5D Toothy wheels COGS 4 6D "___ Another Day" (Bond film) DIE 3 7D Night-time state when one dreams with eyes closed ... or something a 44a can do standing up SLEEP 5 8D El ___, Texas PASO 4 9D Matterhorn or Mont Blanc, e.g. ALP 3 10D Rock's ___ Leppard DEF 3 15D ___-fi (genre for "Jurassic World Rebirth") SCI 3 19D Skeleton parts ... or something an Arabian breed of 44a has fewer of than other breeds BONES 5 21D "Patience ___ virtue": 2 wds. ISA 3 22D Triple-ingredient sandwich: Abbr. BLT 3 23D Barack, Michelle, Sasha, and Malia OBAMAS 6 24D Spider's prey FLY 3 25D Boat rower's need OAR 3 26D Box of ___ chocolates (miscellaneous) ASSORTED 8 28D Cut ___ (dance, informally): 2 wds. ARUG 4 30D One uttering untruths LIAR 4 31D Garbage container BIN 3 32D Give ___ take (exchange of ideas) AND 3 38D "___ You Know," 2010 rom-com starring Paul Rudd: 2 wds. HOWDO 5 40D "___ your words!" (phrase heard in kindergarten, perhaps) USE 3 41D Leases, as an apartment RENTS 5 43D ___ spirit (something strengthened after a bonding session) TEAM 4 44D Bird used in falconry HAWK 4 45D "Dedicated to the ___ Love" (song by The Mamas & the Papas): 2 wds. ONEI 4 48D It's catchy? NET 3 49D Indecisive answer ANY 3 51D Dirt after a rainstorm MUD 3 52D "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds. ITO 3 53D "May ___ Force be with you" THE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 122 letters
1F
2A
3D
4E
5C
6D
7S
8P
9A
10D
11I
C
O
N
12O
I
L
13A
L
E
14G
E
N
E
15S
16G
E
E
17S
P
F
18C
19B
S
20E
21I
O
22B
I
O
23O
P
S
24F
25O
26A
L
27N
28A
B
29A
30L
31B
32A
33L
A
S
T
34E
R
A
35I
I
N
36Y
R
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37S
U
M
38H
A
N
D
39O
40U
41R
42G
A
43T
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44H
45O
R
S
E
46S
E
W
47A
N
T
E
N
48N
49A
50A
D
51M
52I
53T
54W
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55T
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56M
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57K
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58S
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59D
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for October 17, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the October 17, 2025 puzzle

The October 17, 2025 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 34 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the October 17 2025 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.