The Crossword Puzzle Answers for 10/12/2025. The October 12 2025 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
The puzzles get harder and harder to solve and more complex as the week passes You can search by clue name, number or direction for example for 2 Across clue just type '2A' or '2D' for 2nd down clue.
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- Across
- 1a Common sight near the entrance of a mallMAP
- 4a Words that might precede “Out, darned Spot!”?BADDOG
- 10a Gives some heat, sayARMS
- 14a Cry of frustrationARGH
- 18a LikeALA
- 19a Blew outEXHALED
- 21a Sound from a hornBEEP
- 22a Bull in a Chihuahua shopTORO
- 23a Boast accompanying an evil laugh [120 sec.]MINEALLMINE
- 25a Low-pitched jazz instruments, for shortBARISAXES
- 27a Angler’s lureBAIT
- 28a Words on a juice cartonNOTFROMCNTRATE
- 30a What many monks and yogis areASCETICS
- 34a “Project Hail Mary” creatures, in briefETS
- 35a Director RobREINER
- 36a Lampshade-shaped candy pieceROLO
- 37a Rock band?SEAM
- 40a TidbitsMORSELS
- 41a Licorice-flavored vegetables [32 oz.]FENNELBULBS
- 45a FaintSWOON
- 47a “Please. It’s my ___”TREAT
- 48a Letter opener?TOWHOMITMAYCRN
- 54a Young girl in ScotlandWEELASSIE
- 57a Rumspringas in Amish communities, e.g.RITES
- 58a Greeting on Talk Like a Pirate DayAHOY
- 59a Word with straw or exitPOLL
- 60a Writer SilversteinSHEL
- 62a Like a certain cartoon coyote, you might sayWILY
- 63a Carpenter’s adage illustrated four times in this puzzleMEASURETWICECUTONCE
- 71a Song in a book of songsHYMN
- 72a ChanceRISK
- 73a Biohazard regulator, in briefOSHA
- 74a Platoon or battalionUNIT
- 75a “The Facts of Life” girlBLAIR
- 78a Aerodynamic qualitySLEEKNESS
- 83a Scientist who spent his last years under house arrest [8 qt.]GALILEOGALILEI
- 87a Plug, as waterDAMUP
- 88a Tech giant based in Santa Clara, Calif.INTEL
- 89a Observe the expected formalitiesSTANDREMONY
- 92a NaysNOVOTES
- 96a Job requirements for top research positions, in briefPHDS
- 97a FacilityEASE
- 98a LeveledEVENED
- 99a Put onADD
- 101a Buddhist riddlesZENKOANS
- 105a Split something equally [24 in.]WENTFIFTYFIFTY
- 110a Creature that can leap more than 150 times its own body length (!)FLEA
- 111a Lamborghinis, to someDREAMCARS
- 112a Waving the white flag, so to speakCDINGDEFEAT
- 116a Citrus drinksADES
- 117a Rock’s Nirvana, for oneTRIO
- 118a When mating typically occursENDGAME
- 119a Org. that collaborates with MADDPTA
- 120a Quirky sortDORK
- 121a John, across the pondSEAN
- 122a “Uh, your point is …?”YEAHSO
- 123a SweetsHON
- Down
- 1d Green or black African menaceMAMBA
- 2d Spider-Man, for oneALIAS
- 3d Freak outPANIC
- 4d Good name for an apiarist?BEA
- 5d Rocker ___ RoseAXL
- 6d UPS competitorDHL
- 7d Sends to HadesDAMNS
- 8d MishmashOLIO
- 9d BlokeGENT
- 10d Religious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for “father”ABBOT
- 11d Chews (out)REAMS
- 12d Classic car that shared its name with a planet, informallyMERC
- 13d Postdebate areasSPINROOMS
- 14d Some old game consolesATARIS
- 15d ___ Gay, author of “Bad Feminist”ROXANE
- 16d Fairy tale siblingGRETEL
- 17d Doofuses, north of the borderHOSERS
- 20d Absolutely, in slangDEF
- 24d Never-endingETERNAL
- 26d CPR pressure pointsSTERNA
- 29d Cycle at night?REM
- 31d Core-strengthening Pilates exercisesTOETAPS
- 32d BadlyILL
- 33d It’s covered in kernelsCOB
- 37d ___ gin fizzSLOE
- 38d “Charlotte’s Web” author’s inits.EBW
- 39d Wood found in restaurant furnitureASH
- 40d SpeckMOTE
- 41d Online shorthand meaning “Victory!”FTW
- 42d AforeERE
- 43d Previously known asNEE
- 44d Of helpUTILE
- 45d “Turn that frown upside down!”SMILE
- 46d Clever sortWIT
- 49d Big name in vacuum cleanersORECK
- 50d [It’s time for bed!]YAWN
- 51d Sharply dressedCHIC
- 52d PartROLE
- 53d The Bronx Bombers, on scoreboardsNYY
- 55d PittanceSOU
- 56d Camera type, for shortSLR
- 60d Barista’s flourishSWIRL
- 61d ___ EminenceHIS
- 63d Mouthy bird?MYNA
- 64d Name found in “whole milk”EMIL
- 65d Prefix with matterANTI
- 66d One of many in the book of JobTRIAL
- 67d Actor FirthCOLIN
- 68d EmployUSE
- 69d Hot French beverageTHE
- 70d “Resolute” item in the Oval OfficeOAKDESK
- 71d Hold dear, perhapsHUG
- 75d Men who marry later in lifeBENEDICTS
- 76d RaftsLOTS
- 77d RipenAGE
- 78d Settings of many Patrick O’Brian novelsSEAS
- 79d ReciteNAMEOFF
- 80d Moody music genreEMO
- 81d Light up?SUN
- 82d Worker with a handlerSPY
- 84d Easy-listening radio categoryLITEFM
- 85d “More or less”ISH
- 86d Business name abbr.LTD
- 90d Poor gradeDEE
- 91d Took offRAN
- 92d Man who might be installing a baby gateNEWDAD
- 93d Gild the lily, with “it”OVERDO
- 94d FacadeVENEER
- 95d Not distracted at workONTASK
- 96d Email attachment typePDF
- 99d Body parts examined for arrhythmiaATRIA
- 100d Big name in vacuum cleanersDYSON
- 101d Company that owns Words With FriendsZYNGA
- 102d A, in AshkelonALEPH
- 103d “Totally cool!”NEATO
- 104d Old ScratchSATAN
- 106d ChowFARE
- 107d Pretty cool stuffICE
- 108d Big Apple’s bravest, in briefFDNY
- 109d Something a beach lifeguard monitorsTIDE
- 113d Cry of frustrationGAH
- 114d Insta chatsDMS
- 115d Fair-hiring inits.EEO