Our Missing Letter Crossword October 12, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.
The Missing Letter Crossword October 12, 2025 Answers
If you need help solving the Missing Letter Crossword on 10/12/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!
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| # |
Clue |
| 1A |
NOUN: "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody" |
| 5A |
Swordfight wound |
| 9A |
Pitching mistakes |
| 14A |
"Yes ___?" |
| 15A |
"___ Man" (1984 Emilio Estevez movie) |
| 16A |
Diarist Nin |
| 17A |
Hindi for "potato" |
| 18A |
Plant with showy flowers |
| 19A |
Clinton's 2016 running mate |
| 20A |
PHRASE: "experiencing misfortune and especially financial distress" |
| 23A |
Business letters |
| 24A |
Any of many on a roller coaster |
| 25A |
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "landlocked country 1918–92 in central Europe; a republic with its capital at Prague...divided Jan. 1, 1993 into [two] separate countries" |
| 33A |
Untrue |
| 34A |
NOUN: "a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Christ" |
| 35A |
Charming rds. |
| 36A |
"Was ___ supposed to do that?" |
| 37A |
Pleasing vocal features |
| 38A |
NOUN: "either of two slender-bodied semiaquatic carnivorous mammals...of the weasel family" |
| 39A |
ADVERB: "used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word" |
| 40A |
African language group |
| 41A |
Waxes and ___ |
| 42A |
NOUN: "one who delivers a [major] address" |
| 45A |
London's prov. |
| 46A |
VERB: "to put into action or service" |
| 47A |
NOUN: "the jobs that a person has had" |
| 55A |
VERB: "to cite in illustration" |
| 56A |
ABBREVIATION: "1970 anti-crime law" |
| 57A |
NOUN: "any of various small rodents...that typically have a stout body, rather blunt nose, and short ears" |
| 58A |
"They're taking ___ a ride!" ("We're getting scammed!") |
| 59A |
PREPOSITION: "[perched upon]" |
| 60A |
Airline whose pilots speak Hebrew |
| 61A |
Orgs. |
| 62A |
BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Elihu 1649–1721 English (American-born) colonial administrator" |
| 63A |
Quick recharges |
| 1D |
Tom ___ ("The Grapes of Wrath" main character) |
| 2D |
Mr. Guthrie |
| 3D |
"___ Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" (2007 Adam Sandler comedy) |
| 4D |
Most wacky |
| 5D |
NOUN: "a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others" |
| 6D |
Prefix with space |
| 7D |
Use a top |
| 8D |
NOUN: "a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)" |
| 9D |
NOUN: "a dessert made of thin pastry, nuts, and honey" |
| 10D |
Have ___ about one (be mysteriously charismatic) |
| 11D |
Secular |
| 12D |
Flow stopper in a garden hose |
| 13D |
Away from NNW |
| 21D |
Just that single time |
| 22D |
NOUN: "language [spoken in northern Great Britain]" |
| 25D |
Easily-tipped boat |
| 26D |
NOUN: "the basic monetary unit of Poland" |
| 27D |
VERB: "to express [viewpoints]" |
| 28D |
River-choking deposits |
| 29D |
NOUN: "a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity" |
| 30D |
"A Fish Called Wanda" Oscar-winner |
| 31D |
ADJECTIVE: "of or relating to the mind or spirit" |
| 32D |
Poses a question to |
| 33D |
NOUN: "one who makes a practice especially for a financial reward of informing against others for violations of penal laws" |
| 37D |
Common coffee shop order |
| 38D |
Smooth out |
| 40D |
Outrageous |
| 41D |
"What ___ thinking?" |
| 43D |
Edward who played Pete Seeger in 2024's "A Complete Unknown" |
| 44D |
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "continent of the eastern and northern hemispheres that has the Atlantic Ocean to its west, the Arctic Ocean to its north, Asia to its east, and Africa and the Mediterranean and Black seas to its south" |
| 47D |
Cowardly type |
| 48D |
Sounds from the shocked |
| 49D |
COMMUNICATIONS CODE WORD: "used as a code word for the [24th] letter" |
| 50D |
Stuffable pocket |
| 51D |
Sci. for nature-lovers |
| 52D |
Another nickname for "The Big Easy" |
| 53D |
Put your hands together (for) |
| 54D |
Slippery group |
| 55D |
Sine ___ non (requirement) |
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