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Daily Themed Crossword August 31 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword August 31 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 66 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fireplace dustASH3Across1 Water faucetTAP3Across4 Emotion of :(SAD3Across7 Gibbon or bonobo, for oneAPE3Across10 Clock's short hand's units, for shortHRS3Across11 "Parent ___" (Lindsay Lohan starrer)TRAP4Across12 Dried grass on a farmHAY3Across14 Fast food biggie KrocRAY3Across15 Remote's "II" buttonPAUSE5Across16 Beirut's country, for short (rhymes with "web")LEB3Across17 "Twenty ___ Dresses," 2008 rom-com about a woman who seems destined to be a bridesmaid ... with 40a added inEIGHT5Across18 David ___, "Ashes to Ashes" hitmakerBOWIE5Across19 Guard dog's growlGRR3Across22 Des Moines stateIOWA4Across23 No-___ zoneFLY3Across24 Miss America accessorySASH4Across26 "___ Angry Men," 1957 crime thriller about a jury of men debating a teenager's conviction ... with 40a added inTHIRTEEN8Across30 Letters on a wanted posterAKA3Across32 Evil spellHEX3Across33 Tuna's temptationBAIT4Across34 "___ Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 1975 dramedy about a prisoner who fakes insanity ... with 40a added inTWO3Across35 Actress DuVernay's Twitter handleAVA3Across37 Title for an Italian monkFRA3Across39 "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds.ONEMORE7Across40 Santa Monica tourist attractionPIER4Across44 UPS delivery, for shortPKG3Across45 Collide withRAM3Across46 "Masterchef" applianceOVEN4Across47 "She," in RioELA3Across48 "___: Miami" (CBS hit): Abbr.CSI3Across49 Director Anderson of "The Grand Budapest Hotel"WES3Across50 TV room, for someDEN3Across51 Quick to learnAPT3Across52

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Say ___" (dentist's request)AAH3Down1 Resort with a mineral springSPA3Down2 "___ Jude," song by the BeatlesHEY3Down3 "___ Weeks Notice," 2006 dramedy about siblings who are forced to spend time together ... with 40a added inTHREE5Down4 Damascus native, oftenARAB4Down5 "Gangnam Style" singer whose name sounds like "sigh!"PSY3Down6 Elevator alternativeSTAIRS6Down7 Cut ___ (dance, informally): 2 wds.ARUG4Down8 Morse code featureDASH4Down9 Furry friendPET3Down13 Part of "rpm" or "wpm"PER3Down16 Pinocchio, e.g.LIAR4Down17 Sank one's teeth into, sayBIT3Down19 "___ la la!"OOH3Down20 Conflict portrayed in "All Quiet on the Western Front": Abbr.WWI3Down21 Ob-___ (doctor for women, for short)GYN3Down22 Green ___ (golfer's charge)FEE3Down24 ___ Luthor, DC supervillainLEX3Down25 Small battery sizeAAA3Down27 Hit the slopes, saySKI3Down28 "The Cat in the ___," Mike Myers filmHAT3Down29 "However," informally (anagram of "hot")THO3Down31 "Kapow!"BAM3Down34 "I see ___ of green, red roses too ..." ("What a Wonderful World" start)TREES5Down35 Give a heads-upWARN4Down36 Joint below the kneeANKLE5Down37 One who strictly follows a plant-based diet, sayVEGAN5Down38 "The ___ Seasons," 1981 rom-com about a group of friends on vacation ... with 40a added inFIVE4Down39 Paper with a view: Hyph.OPED4Down40 Willy in "Free Willy"ORCA4Down41 Speak like a smokerRASP4Down42 Release, as steamEMIT4Down43 Kin of "Bam!"POW3Down44

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.