Daily Crossword — Saturday, November 8, 2025

Daily Crossword - Saturday, November 8, 2025

Theme: Music & Arts

Difficulty: Medium

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Across

1.Exams for some coll. applicants (7)

8.Trap for large reptiles? (7)

15.Resident of the third largest Middle Eastern city (7)

16.Seaweed. (7)

17.Bought hook, line, and sinker (7)

18.Pearl Jam hit off "Riot Act" (7)

19.Native of Barbados. (3)

20.___ ceteris (and so of the rest): Lat. (7)

22.Persona-grata link (3)

23.Sweetsop (4)

25.Well balanced (5)

26.Mouth (comb. form) (4)

27.Actor's words (5)

29.British music news and gossip mag (3)

30.Abuse of power comes ___ surprise: Jenny Holzer (4)

31.Foley artist's output (6)

33.Stingy quality (8)

36.Peer Gynt's mom (4)

38.Depositor-bought coverage: Abbr. (4)

39.Pharma examinations (8)

43.Drake or Justin Bieber (6)

47.Cardiff's land (4)

48.Religious reformer with a statue outside Prague's Old Town Hall (3)

50.The Noah Webster of Norway. (5)

51.Excuse ___ (No Doubt) (4)

52.Kumbaya or "Good Riddance," e.g. (5)

54.Cut, old-style (4)

55.Musical syllables (3)

56.Sautéed-and-simmered Japanese dish (7)

58.Nail-polish company with an "Always Bare for You" collection (3)

59.People feature (7)

61.Compliment that stops short of a burn? (7)

63.Pianist Ax (7)

64.Bonn boulevard (7)

65.The Alaska Purchase, a k a "___ Folly" (7)

66.Salamander also known as the Mexican walking fish (7)

Down

1.Moorish kettledrums (7)

2.___ principii (begging the question) (7)

3.2022 dark comedy that satirized haute cuisine (7)

4.___ tu Verdi aria (3)

5.Fill to excess (4)

6.Bolt holders (5)

7.Nurses, as a hot drink (6)

8.Style (8)

9.Check the total (5)

10.This one is ____ (4)

11.Welsh valley (hidden in C. W. MCCALL) (3)

12.___ grim picture: depicts a bleak outlook, verbally (7)

13.1948 song "It's You __" (7)

14.16 and Pregnant spin-off (7)

21.Chemical word endings. (4)

24.Washington figure (7)

26.Health: Latin. (7)

28.Ice-creamy dessert (4)

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

34.Mount ___, Australia. (3)

35.Initials of the Wagner Act: 1935 (4)

37.Ethyl alcohols. (8)

39.Dazes (7)

40.Minutes played, in hockey stat lingo (7)

41.V = IR (7)

42.Kind of pump (4)

44.Lacks truth (7)

45.Overlook, as faults (7)

46.evissimreP (7)

49.___ yarn. (6)

52.Gave a summons to (5)

53.Egg dish that's often baked, despite its name meaning "fried" in Italian (5)

56.Bump on a log (4)

57.Bat beginning (4)

60.Bambi doe (3)

62.JFK airlines, once (3)

Solving Tools

Across

1.Exams for some coll. applicants (7)

8.Trap for large reptiles? (7)

15.Resident of the third largest Middle Eastern city (7)

16.Seaweed. (7)

17.Bought hook, line, and sinker (7)

18.Pearl Jam hit off "Riot Act" (7)

19.Native of Barbados. (3)

20.___ ceteris (and so of the rest): Lat. (7)

22.Persona-grata link (3)

23.Sweetsop (4)

25.Well balanced (5)

26.Mouth (comb. form) (4)

27.Actor's words (5)

29.British music news and gossip mag (3)

30.Abuse of power comes ___ surprise: Jenny Holzer (4)

31.Foley artist's output (6)

33.Stingy quality (8)

36.Peer Gynt's mom (4)

38.Depositor-bought coverage: Abbr. (4)

39.Pharma examinations (8)

43.Drake or Justin Bieber (6)

47.Cardiff's land (4)

48.Religious reformer with a statue outside Prague's Old Town Hall (3)

50.The Noah Webster of Norway. (5)

51.Excuse ___ (No Doubt) (4)

52.Kumbaya or "Good Riddance," e.g. (5)

54.Cut, old-style (4)

55.Musical syllables (3)

56.Sautéed-and-simmered Japanese dish (7)

58.Nail-polish company with an "Always Bare for You" collection (3)

59.People feature (7)

61.Compliment that stops short of a burn? (7)

63.Pianist Ax (7)

64.Bonn boulevard (7)

65.The Alaska Purchase, a k a "___ Folly" (7)

66.Salamander also known as the Mexican walking fish (7)

Down

1.Moorish kettledrums (7)

2.___ principii (begging the question) (7)

3.2022 dark comedy that satirized haute cuisine (7)

4.___ tu Verdi aria (3)

5.Fill to excess (4)

6.Bolt holders (5)

7.Nurses, as a hot drink (6)

8.Style (8)

9.Check the total (5)

10.This one is ____ (4)

11.Welsh valley (hidden in C. W. MCCALL) (3)

12.___ grim picture: depicts a bleak outlook, verbally (7)

13.1948 song "It's You __" (7)

14.16 and Pregnant spin-off (7)

21.Chemical word endings. (4)

24.Washington figure (7)

26.Health: Latin. (7)

28.Ice-creamy dessert (4)

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

34.Mount ___, Australia. (3)

35.Initials of the Wagner Act: 1935 (4)

37.Ethyl alcohols. (8)

39.Dazes (7)

40.Minutes played, in hockey stat lingo (7)

41.V = IR (7)

42.Kind of pump (4)

44.Lacks truth (7)

45.Overlook, as faults (7)

46.evissimreP (7)

49.___ yarn. (6)

52.Gave a summons to (5)

53.Egg dish that's often baked, despite its name meaning "fried" in Italian (5)

56.Bump on a log (4)

57.Bat beginning (4)

60.Bambi doe (3)

62.JFK airlines, once (3)

Solving Tools

About This Music & Arts Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Saturday, November 8, 2025 features a Music & Arts theme with 72 words (36 across, 36 down).

Harmonize with clues about musical instruments, composers, artists, art movements, and creative expressions throughout history.

Medium Difficulty (3 stars):

This 3-star puzzle provides a moderate challenge with some wordplay and broader knowledge requirements. Great for developing your solving skills.

November 2025 Crossword Archive

This Music & Arts crossword puzzle was published on Saturday, November 8, 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: Music & Arts

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

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

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Daily Crossword — Saturday, November 8, 2025