Daily Crossword — Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Daily Crossword - Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Theme: Sports & Fitness

Difficulty: Easy

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Across

1.Miss ___ ("Loki" character voiced by Tara Strong) (7)

8.Wild sheep of Africa. (7)

15.Should I deal you a hand? (7)

16.Considering the facts (of) (7)

17.Bantu ethnic group in Southern Africa (7)

18.Serena Williams has been its year-end #1 player since 2013 (7)

19.The Sugarcubes singer Einar ___ (3)

20.Briareus (7)

22.Brady Bill opponents (3)

23.Neurotic condition among Malays. (4)

25.Toast: French. (5)

26.Near Easterners: Abbr. (4)

27.Playground game variant in which "it" can't touch you if you yell out the name of your favorite show (5)

29.Propel an umiak (3)

30.Petits vegetables (4)

31.Popular tennis player? (6)

33.Professional charge from a 16-Down, perhaps (8)

36.Fayetteville sch., familiarly (4)

38.May ___ the bathroom? (4)

39.Where a pirate keeps his spoils? (8)

43.Love game? (6)

47.Intro to painting class, say (4)

48.Sue Grafton's '-- for Judgment' (3)

50.Extras: Abbr. (5)

51.Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross, briefly (4)

52.Humpback salmon. (5)

54.Cords from candlenut fiber. (4)

55.Flexing on bitches as hard as I can / Eating halal, driving the ___ (3)

56.26-Across feature (7)

58.Businesses with a green sunburst logo (3)

59.Some watches (7)

61.Beatnik growths (7)

63.It's right at Little Havana (7)

64.Girls whose names mean "expiation." (7)

65.Plumbing problems (7)

66.Cleaners in a classroom (7)

Down

1.Former name in SLRs (7)

2.Taciturn (7)

3.Sign in front of a locked door, perhaps (7)

4.Ex or sub follower (3)

5.___ fine line (tread carefully) (4)

6.Swiss mathematician Leonhard (5)

7.With 17-Across, reference book for a writer (6)

8.Artist with the piece "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" (8)

9.Fully extended, as in "Black Swan" (5)

10.__ Bator (4)

11.Bit of Morse code (3)

12.. . . and the __ defeat (7)

13.Indian rug (7)

14.Bonn boulevard (7)

21.Double Bikini, e.g.? (4)

24.Rodents that threaten sugar cane crops (7)

26.Equal rival (7)

28.There's this thing missing from my front door, and I just can't handle it! (4)

32.Letter before ge in the Spanish alphabet (3)

34.Reaction locale? (3)

35.On the water (4)

37.The Jazz Singer star (8)

39.Shane star (7)

40.Player of a wind instrument. (7)

41.Seaport on Sakhalin, former Jap capital. (7)

42.Mah jongg piece (4)

44.Bantu ethnic group in Southern Africa (7)

45.And a partridge ___ . . . (7)

46.1973 man-becomes-cobra movie (7)

49.Base hit in baseball (6)

52.Dispensary product promises (5)

53.Tour ___ (by turns): Fr. (5)

56.Calypso offshoot (4)

57.Earth, personified (4)

60.Leap: Dial. (3)

62.Twitter feeds, briefly (3)

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Across

1.Miss ___ ("Loki" character voiced by Tara Strong) (7)

8.Wild sheep of Africa. (7)

15.Should I deal you a hand? (7)

16.Considering the facts (of) (7)

17.Bantu ethnic group in Southern Africa (7)

18.Serena Williams has been its year-end #1 player since 2013 (7)

19.The Sugarcubes singer Einar ___ (3)

20.Briareus (7)

22.Brady Bill opponents (3)

23.Neurotic condition among Malays. (4)

25.Toast: French. (5)

26.Near Easterners: Abbr. (4)

27.Playground game variant in which "it" can't touch you if you yell out the name of your favorite show (5)

29.Propel an umiak (3)

30.Petits vegetables (4)

31.Popular tennis player? (6)

33.Professional charge from a 16-Down, perhaps (8)

36.Fayetteville sch., familiarly (4)

38.May ___ the bathroom? (4)

39.Where a pirate keeps his spoils? (8)

43.Love game? (6)

47.Intro to painting class, say (4)

48.Sue Grafton's '-- for Judgment' (3)

50.Extras: Abbr. (5)

51.Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross, briefly (4)

52.Humpback salmon. (5)

54.Cords from candlenut fiber. (4)

55.Flexing on bitches as hard as I can / Eating halal, driving the ___ (3)

56.26-Across feature (7)

58.Businesses with a green sunburst logo (3)

59.Some watches (7)

61.Beatnik growths (7)

63.It's right at Little Havana (7)

64.Girls whose names mean "expiation." (7)

65.Plumbing problems (7)

66.Cleaners in a classroom (7)

Down

1.Former name in SLRs (7)

2.Taciturn (7)

3.Sign in front of a locked door, perhaps (7)

4.Ex or sub follower (3)

5.___ fine line (tread carefully) (4)

6.Swiss mathematician Leonhard (5)

7.With 17-Across, reference book for a writer (6)

8.Artist with the piece "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" (8)

9.Fully extended, as in "Black Swan" (5)

10.__ Bator (4)

11.Bit of Morse code (3)

12.. . . and the __ defeat (7)

13.Indian rug (7)

14.Bonn boulevard (7)

21.Double Bikini, e.g.? (4)

24.Rodents that threaten sugar cane crops (7)

26.Equal rival (7)

28.There's this thing missing from my front door, and I just can't handle it! (4)

32.Letter before ge in the Spanish alphabet (3)

34.Reaction locale? (3)

35.On the water (4)

37.The Jazz Singer star (8)

39.Shane star (7)

40.Player of a wind instrument. (7)

41.Seaport on Sakhalin, former Jap capital. (7)

42.Mah jongg piece (4)

44.Bantu ethnic group in Southern Africa (7)

45.And a partridge ___ . . . (7)

46.1973 man-becomes-cobra movie (7)

49.Base hit in baseball (6)

52.Dispensary product promises (5)

53.Tour ___ (by turns): Fr. (5)

56.Calypso offshoot (4)

57.Earth, personified (4)

60.Leap: Dial. (3)

62.Twitter feeds, briefly (3)

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About This Sports & Fitness Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 features a Sports & Fitness theme with 72 words (36 across, 36 down).

Get in the game with clues about athletics, exercise, competitions, fitness, and the world of sports from amateur to professional levels.

Easy Difficulty (2 stars):

This 2-star puzzle offers a gentle introduction to crossword solving with straightforward clues and common vocabulary. Perfect for beginners or a relaxing challenge.

October 2025 Crossword Archive

This Sports & Fitness crossword puzzle was published on Tuesday, October 7, 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: 72
• Across clues: 36
• Down clues: 36
• Theme: Sports & Fitness

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• Look for theme-related words that might span multiple answers
• Consider specialized vocabulary common to sports & fitness
• Use crossing letters to confirm unfamiliar terms
• Think about synonyms and alternative meanings within the theme

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

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Daily Crossword — Tuesday, October 7, 2025