Daily Crossword — Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Daily Crossword - Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Theme: Emotions & Feelings

Difficulty: Hard

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Across

1.Innermost part (5)

6.Like Prince's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" vis-à-vis The Chicks' version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" (5)

11.Author LeShan (3)

14.Like a soliloquist, perhaps (5)

15.Speck (5)

16.Chapter 95 (3)

17.One clever kid? (11)

19.Terrace: Abbr. (3)

20.Burden (4)

21.Tipsy: Span. (5)

23.Chain of pubs with beer and video games (7)

27.After-dinner orders (7)

29.Pierre's avian pet (6)

30.Vitamin that contributes strongly to human fertility (6)

31.Exalt (5)

32.Celebes oxen. (5)

33.Algonquin Round Table monogram (3)

36.Plastics: abbr. (4)

37.Granada girl: Abbr. (5)

38.Someone who digs Gene Simmons's band (4)

39.Notable Knicks fan Spike (3)

40.Label on all sides. (5)

41.Feeble, old style (5)

42.Zxbrgd, probably (6)

44.French alarm. (6)

45.Wing-shaped (7)

47.Goes against a proposal (7)

48.Town in W Estonia. (5)

49.Kentish freedman. (4)

50.Wood: Comb. form (3)

51.Metalworker with the wrong gun manufacturer? (11)

58.Islet (3)

59.Chat comment? (5)

60.Taste again. (5)

61.Place with a seat (abbr.) (3)

62.London dist. (5)

63.Radiator noise (5)

Down

1.Heavy antiaircraft: Abbr. (3)

2.Jelly Roll Morton quartet? (3)

3.Ancient Order of Hibernians. (3)

4.Genetic carrier, briefly (3)

5.Threefold (7)

6.Old cry of grief (5)

7.Card used to jimmy spring locks (4)

8.Opposite of doff (3)

9.DDE's command (3)

10.Xenon or krypton (7)

11.More work than required (11)

12.799, to Caesar (5)

13.Some Chevy hatchbacks (5)

18.Starter for cure or greed (4)

22.Perform a sacrifice? (3)

23.Type of lymphocyte (5)

24.Beyond Scared Straight channel (5)

25.... in 62-Down (11)

26.Dessert ar a wedding (mine had one tier of yellow chiffon with strawberries, one tier of chocolate with raspberries, and one tier of chocolate with mocha filling, covered in buttercream and fondant) (4)

27.Holding, as a receptacle: Abbr. (5)

28.Hawaiian town near Hilo. (4)

30.Monastery figure (5)

32.City near Vladivostok (5)

34.Maltese weight: 2½ gr. (5)

35.Model in 10 straight Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions, familiarly (5)

37.Very, in Germany (4)

38.It may be taken in protest (4)

40.Charitable gp.'s import? (7)

41.Winter coats (7)

43.Folksy conditional (3)

44.Arcade patron (4)

45.Poor Richard's book (5)

46.__ on the line (5)

47.Jute fiber (5)

49.Bobbie Burns. (4)

52.Fiction (3)

53.Some batteries (3)

54.French preposition (3)

55.One of the triangle congruence theorems, for short (3)

56.Grafton's "___ for Outlaw" (3)

57.Legal certifiers: Abbr. (3)

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Across

1.Innermost part (5)

6.Like Prince's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" vis-à-vis The Chicks' version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" (5)

11.Author LeShan (3)

14.Like a soliloquist, perhaps (5)

15.Speck (5)

16.Chapter 95 (3)

17.One clever kid? (11)

19.Terrace: Abbr. (3)

20.Burden (4)

21.Tipsy: Span. (5)

23.Chain of pubs with beer and video games (7)

27.After-dinner orders (7)

29.Pierre's avian pet (6)

30.Vitamin that contributes strongly to human fertility (6)

31.Exalt (5)

32.Celebes oxen. (5)

33.Algonquin Round Table monogram (3)

36.Plastics: abbr. (4)

37.Granada girl: Abbr. (5)

38.Someone who digs Gene Simmons's band (4)

39.Notable Knicks fan Spike (3)

40.Label on all sides. (5)

41.Feeble, old style (5)

42.Zxbrgd, probably (6)

44.French alarm. (6)

45.Wing-shaped (7)

47.Goes against a proposal (7)

48.Town in W Estonia. (5)

49.Kentish freedman. (4)

50.Wood: Comb. form (3)

51.Metalworker with the wrong gun manufacturer? (11)

58.Islet (3)

59.Chat comment? (5)

60.Taste again. (5)

61.Place with a seat (abbr.) (3)

62.London dist. (5)

63.Radiator noise (5)

Down

1.Heavy antiaircraft: Abbr. (3)

2.Jelly Roll Morton quartet? (3)

3.Ancient Order of Hibernians. (3)

4.Genetic carrier, briefly (3)

5.Threefold (7)

6.Old cry of grief (5)

7.Card used to jimmy spring locks (4)

8.Opposite of doff (3)

9.DDE's command (3)

10.Xenon or krypton (7)

11.More work than required (11)

12.799, to Caesar (5)

13.Some Chevy hatchbacks (5)

18.Starter for cure or greed (4)

22.Perform a sacrifice? (3)

23.Type of lymphocyte (5)

24.Beyond Scared Straight channel (5)

25.... in 62-Down (11)

27.Holding, as a receptacle: Abbr. (5)

28.Hawaiian town near Hilo. (4)

30.Monastery figure (5)

32.City near Vladivostok (5)

34.Maltese weight: 2½ gr. (5)

35.Model in 10 straight Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions, familiarly (5)

37.Very, in Germany (4)

38.It may be taken in protest (4)

40.Charitable gp.'s import? (7)

41.Winter coats (7)

43.Folksy conditional (3)

44.Arcade patron (4)

45.Poor Richard's book (5)

46.__ on the line (5)

47.Jute fiber (5)

49.Bobbie Burns. (4)

52.Fiction (3)

53.Some batteries (3)

54.French preposition (3)

55.One of the triangle congruence theorems, for short (3)

56.Grafton's "___ for Outlaw" (3)

57.Legal certifiers: Abbr. (3)

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About This Emotions & Feelings Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Wednesday, October 1, 2025 features a Emotions & Feelings theme with 78 words (37 across, 41 down).

Express yourself with clues about human emotions, psychological states, moods, and the full spectrum of feelings that make us human.

Hard Difficulty (4 stars):

This 4-star puzzle presents a serious challenge with complex wordplay, specialized knowledge, and sophisticated cluing techniques.

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This Emotions & Feelings crossword puzzle was published on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 as part of our daily crossword series. Each day brings a new theme and fresh challenges for crossword enthusiasts.

Puzzle Statistics:

• Grid size: 15x15
• Total words: 78
• Across clues: 37
• Down clues: 41
• Theme: Emotions & Feelings

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This hard difficulty puzzle requires advanced knowledge and solving techniques. Take your time and enjoy the challenge!

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