Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for April 13, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
Daily Themed Crossword Hints, April 13, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 4/13/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. First three letters of "The Alphabet Song"
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4A. Game show hosts (anagram of "cms"): Abbr.
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7A. "What's up, ___?" (Bugs Bunny opener)
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10A. Australian hopper, informally
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11A. Exclamation similar to "ohh"
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12A. Japanese heavyweight wrestling form
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13A. Low-___ (diet choice)
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14A. Like two ___ in a pod
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16A. Look after someone (anagram of "dent")
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17A. Chip and ___ (cartoon chipmunks)
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19A. ___ & the Blowfish, Grammy-winning rock group who came up with their name during their college days at the University of South Carolina
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21A. Salt and ___ shakers
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23A. Tombstone letters
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24A. Fashion magazine of French origin (sounds like "L")
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25A. "The Producers" director Brooks
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26A. Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)
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29A. ___ carte food order: 2 wds.
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30A. Chinese frying pan
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31A. Pig fat used as a cooking ingredient (rhymes with "bard")
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32A. Blu-___ (disc format)
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33A. Put in some stitches, say
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34A. "By the power vested ___...": 2 wds.
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35A. Give credit where credit is ___
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36A. Talking ___, rock band whose members met at RISD before becoming legends of '70s and '80s new wave
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38A. School for toddlers, say: Hyph.
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39A. Furry red monster of "Sesame Street"
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40A. Antioxidant berry
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42A. Snaky swimmers
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44A. College-town band known for "Losing My Religion," whose early gigs in Athens led to a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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47A. Long bone in the leg
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48A. Longest African river
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49A. The Bard's hullabaloo
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50A. ___ Floyd, psychedelic trailblazing group originally formed by architecture students at Regent Street Polytechnic
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51A. Shaggy's buddy Scooby-___
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52A. Temporary teacher, informally
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1D. Rainbow shape
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2D. ___ constrictor (large snake)
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3D. British chart-topping band known for "Yellow," whose members became friends during orientation at University College, London
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4D. Pancake syrup
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5D. "Hurray!" or "Ole!" in a stadium
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6D. ___ Na Na, American rock and roll group
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7D. Tune for two
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8D. Prefix with “present” to mean everywhere at once
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9D. "The Da Vinci ___" (Dan Brown novel)
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12D. What a red light signifies
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15D. Princess Fiona's lover who is a green ogre
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18D. King Kong, for one
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20D. Liquid that is also called "black gold"
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21D. "... and a partridge in a ___ tree"
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22D. Queen of Jazz, ___ Fitzgerald
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25D. Trim the lawn.
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26D. ___ box, mythological object that released evils into the world
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27D. Upper limbs.
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28D. Dedicated poem
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30D. Vampire ___, indie rockers who started out with a rap collaboration while still at Columbia University
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31D. Actor Neeson of "Taken"
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33D. Take legal action
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35D. "Can I buy you a ___?" (question you may hear at a pub)
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36D. What Adele said "from the other side?"
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37D. What ___ is new?
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38D. "No ___, no gain"
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40D. Snake seen in hieroglyphics
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41D. ___-Town (Illinois city nickname)
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43D. Vowels that end "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
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45D. School's URL ending
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46D. Flash ___ (spontaneous performers)
Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.
The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.
If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.
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