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Daily Themed Crossword August 7 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword August 7 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 68 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#
___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise)PAPA4Across1 "Why ___ the chicken cross the road?"DID3Across5 Enjoyed a burger, sayATE3Across8 Radiate light, like a bulbEMIT4Across11 Australian flightless birdEMU3Across12 Like Ikea furniture: Abbr.DIY3Across13 Candy ___ (red and white Christmas treat)CANE4Across14 Cul-de-___ (street's dead end)SAC3Across15 Of sound mindSANE4Across16 Ice hockey equipmentSTICK5Across17 Youngest March sisterAMY3Across19 "Coach ___," sports film where Samuel L. Jackson motivates his team with the words, "You men played like champions ... you never gave up."CARTER6Across20 "Lanka" lead-inSRI3Across23 "Honest" President, fondlyABE3Across25 Barely passing gradeDEE3Across26 Pen nameALIAS5Across28 Football film where Charles S. Dutton motivates the titular protagonist, saying "You don't have to prove nothin' to nobody but yourself!"RUDY4Across32 Novel or play, for shortLIT3Across34 Saucer's companionCUP3Across36 Opposite of "passive"ACTIVE6Across37 Maine's country: Abbr.USA3Across40 Seaweed in sushiNORI4Across41 World War II President: Abbr.FDR3Across42 X-___ largeTRA3Across44 "One ___ time, please": 2 wds.ATA3Across46 Spanish "eight"OCHO4Across48 "We the Living" writer ___ RandAYN3Across52 Shopping spotMALL4Across53 Chit-___ (small talk)CHAT4Across55 "Angels & Demons" novelist BrownDAN3Across56 LeBron James' organization: Abbr.NBA3Across57 Informal term for a Christchurch nativeKIWI4Across58 "___ Given Sunday," sports film where Al Pacino inspires his team with the words, "Either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals."ANY3Across59 Maple fluidSAP3Across60 Shaggy Tibetan animalsYAKS4Across61

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Chest muscle, for shortPEC3Down1 "Today, I ___ man" (Bar Mitzvah words): 2 wds.AMA3Down2 "___ the tail on the donkey" (party game)PIN3Down3 "It is not the annual exam, it's just ___": 2 wds.ATEST5Down4 "Sudden ___," song by Hayley WilliamsDESIRE6Down5 Apple's desktop offeringIMAC4Down6 "The Mighty ___," sports film where Emilio Estevez tells his team, "A team is something you belong to ... something you have to earn."DUCKS5Down7 Levine of Maroon 5ADAM4Down8 "___ Dancer," song by Elton JohnTINY4Down9 Hurricane's centerEYE3Down10 Take a trip by shipSAIL4Down16 ___ Talks (inspirational talks on YouTube)TED3Down18 Audi productCAR3Down20 ___ Dhabi, capital of the United Arab EmiratesABU3Down21 ___ velvet cakeRED3Down22 AssessedRATED5Down24 ___ Young Band (country group)ELI3Down27 Post-operation site: Abbr.ICU3Down29 Brisbane's country, for shortAUS3Down30 Place to get some R&RSPA3Down31 NBA's ___ MingYAO3Down33 Modern reproductive treatment: Abbr.IVF3Down35 Study feverishly at the last minute, sayCRAM4Down38 "Remember the ___," sports film where Denzel Washington says, "Football is about ... harnessing that aggression into a team effort ..."TITANS6Down39 Baby's caretakerNANNY5Down41 Boxing film where Sylvester Stallone famously says, "... it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward"ROCKY5Down43 "Voila!": Hyph.TADA4Down44 "Blue Valentine" star GoslingRYAN4Down45 The Duchess of ___ (Goya's subject)ALBA4Down47 ___ pets (terracotta figurines)CHIA4Down49 Skateboarder TonyHAWK4Down50 ___ Redding, "Just One More Day" singerOTIS4Down51 Victory ___, race winner's celebratory roundLAP3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Thursday, August 7, 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.