| THREADS | Completes a pass between defenders, ___ the needle |
| LISA | Jurnee Smollett's in The Defenders: ___ Tyler. |
| RIO | Manchester United defender ___ Ferdinand |
| COL | From the French for "neck", a pass between mountain peaks (3) |
| LACROSSE | A pass between wingers in league game (8) |
| BATTERY | A device that has a cathode, or positive plate, and an anode, or negative plate; these electrodes must be separated by and are often immersed in an electrolyte that allows ions to pass between the ele |
| EYEOF | "___ the Needle" (1981 movie) |
| PUT | "___ the Needle on It" (Dannii Minogue bop) |
| TO | Counterpart of "from," on a gift tag (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword. |
| BRENNER | The lowest mountain pass between Italy and Austria, used by the Romans 2000 years ago (7) |
| LACUMBRE | Another name for the Uspallata Pass, between Argentina and Chile (2,6) |
| KHYBER | The pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| HOUSEOFCARDS | What (The ___ ___ ___) completes a trilogy with To Play the King and The Final Cut? (5,2,5) |
| HOW | "___ did you do that?" (question about someone's method) (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in ye |
| WE | "Here ___ go again!" (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword.) |
| KNEW | Was sure about (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword.) |
| LOVE | Opposite of hate (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword.) |
| WAS | Past tense version of "is" (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword.) |
| HERE | ___, there, everywhere (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword.) |
| STAY | "Don't leave!" (Theme answer: This answer completes a "September" lyric with the other shaded answers, which are the same as the ones in these locations in yesterday's crossword.) |
