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Daily Themed Crossword October 17 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 67 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword October 17 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 67 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#
Lose color, as old clothesFADE4Across1 DJ's stack: Abbr.CDS3Across5 ___ thai (Asian dish)PAD3Across8 Clickable item, on a desktopICON4Across11 Olive ___ (salad topper)OIL3Across12 Irish red ___ALE3Across13 Heredity units passed down from one's parentsGENES5Across14 "Golly ___ whiz!"GEE3Across16 Letters on a sunblock bottleSPF3Across17 "Young Sheldon" network: Abbr.CBS3Across18 Vowels that come between "a" and "u"EIO3Across20 "Data" precederBIO3Across22 Covert ___ (secret missions, for short)OPS3Across23 Baby version of 44a who can run around within hours after birthFOAL4Across24 ApprehendNAB3Across27 "Honey" actress JessicaALBA4Across29 "The ___ Supper" (Leonardo da Vinci painting)LAST4Across33 Taylor Swift's album, e.g.ERA3Across34 "Boy, am ___ trouble!": 2 wds.IIN3Across35 2025 and 2024, for shortYRS3Across36 Add up, in a waySUM3Across37 Body part with fingers or a unit used to measure the height of the animal at 44aHAND4Across38 "We're on ___ way" ("We're coming")OUR3Across39 Croc's cousin, informallyGATOR5Across42 Neiiigghh! I'm the animal you're learning about in this puzzleHORSE5Across44 Do some tailoring, saySEW3Across46 Pointy radio part that catches signalsANTENNA7Across47 Confess to somethingADMIT5Across50 "___ Willie Winkie" (nursery rhyme)WEE3Across54 Listicle numberTEN3Across55 Facial part that helps you eat ... or something a 44a can't breathe throughMOUTH5Across56 Goat's babyKID3Across57 Porcine habitatSTY3Across58 Jane ___ (unknown, like the author of this puzzle)DOE3Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ Newton (cookie)FIG3Down1 Highest card in a deckACE3Down2 Mafia title, as seen in "The Godfather"DON3Down3 Opposite of "WSW": Abbr.ENE3Down4 Toothy wheelsCOGS4Down5 "___ Another Day" (Bond film)DIE3Down6 Night-time state when one dreams with eyes closed ... or something a 44a can do standing upSLEEP5Down7 El ___, TexasPASO4Down8 Matterhorn or Mont Blanc, e.g.ALP3Down9 Rock's ___ LeppardDEF3Down10 ___-fi (genre for "Jurassic World Rebirth")SCI3Down15 Skeleton parts ... or something an Arabian breed of 44a has fewer of than other breedsBONES5Down19 "Patience ___ virtue": 2 wds.ISA3Down21 Triple-ingredient sandwich: Abbr.BLT3Down22 Barack, Michelle, Sasha, and MaliaOBAMAS6Down23 Spider's preyFLY3Down24 Boat rower's needOAR3Down25 Box of ___ chocolates (miscellaneous)ASSORTED8Down26 Cut ___ (dance, informally): 2 wds.ARUG4Down28 One uttering untruthsLIAR4Down30 Garbage containerBIN3Down31 Give ___ take (exchange of ideas)AND3Down32 "___ You Know," 2010 rom-com starring Paul Rudd: 2 wds.HOWDO5Down38 "___ your words!" (phrase heard in kindergarten, perhaps)USE3Down40 Leases, as an apartmentRENTS5Down41 ___ spirit (something strengthened after a bonding session)TEAM4Down43 Bird used in falconryHAWK4Down44 "Dedicated to the ___ Love" (song by The Mamas & the Papas): 2 wds.ONEI4Down45 It's catchy?NET3Down48 Indecisive answerANY3Down49 Dirt after a rainstormMUD3Down51 "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.ITO3Down52 "May ___ Force be with you"THE3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, October 17, 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.