Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for April 28, 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 28, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 4/28/26. 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. Cold cube from a freezer
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4A. Navigation aid on a smartphone: Abbr.
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7A. Popular three-ingredient sandwich order: Abbr.
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10A. Sniffing organ
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12A. ___ polish (beauty product)
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14A. Hawaiian welcome garland
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15A. Hazardous urban haze
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16A. ___ mater (university from where one graduated)
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17A. Wood-splitting tool
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18A. "The best is ___ to come"
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20A. Do you share a hobby with ___ Gronkowski, the former football tight end? It's a yes if you're a big fan of solving jigsaw puzzles!
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22A. Completely engrossed (anagram of "part")
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24A. Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr.
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25A. Do you share a hobby with Mookie ___, the baseball shortstop? It's a yes if you love spending time playing golf during your free hours!
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26A. Hit song by Adele from a James Bond movie
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30A. Picnic-crashing insect
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31A. Charge for a service
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32A. ___ Pérignon (champagne brand)
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33A. Mad Hatter's drink
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34A. Word that may follow "traffic" or "strawberry"
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35A. Do you share a hobby with ___ Hammel, the former baseball pitcher? It's a yes if you love having a collection of Legos!
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37A. "Don't ___ words in my mouth!"
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38A. "It's s-so-soo ch-chilly outside!" sound
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39A. Weight measurements for cakes or dumbbells: Abbr.
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40A. Do you share a hobby with ___ Reaves, the basketballer known as "Hillbilly Kobe?" It's a yes if you love creating content about golf!
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43A. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, e.g.: 2 wds.
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46A. Sticky tree fluid
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48A. Shape of a pendulum’s path
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49A. "Is ___ dog or a wolf?": 2 wds.
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50A. Muhammad ___, the "Greatest" in the ring
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51A. Popeye's anchor, e.g., for short
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52A. Apprehend, as a crook
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53A. "Ratatouille" rodent
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1D. Walk-___ (some closets)
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2D. Website address ender
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3D. Paul Anka's "___ Beso"
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4D. Swarming and buzzing pest
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5D. Pen ___ (far-off correspondent)
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6D. ___ card (mobile phone insertion): Abbr.
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7D. Spill the beans
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8D. ___ Luthor, Superman's nemesis
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9D. "___ your shoelaces before you fall" (fasten)
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11D. Land of pharaohs
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13D. Do you share a hobby with ___ Fitzgerald, the former football wide receiver? It's a yes if you love photography!
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19D. Creatures from outer space: Abbr.
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21D. Big and clumsy sort
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22D. Actress Russo from "The Thomas Crown Affair"
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23D. “___ boy!” (encouraging words)
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24D. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower, familiarly
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25D. Nocturnal winged mammal
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26D. Academic term, for short
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27D. Interrupters in a YouTube video, for short
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28D. British lavatory
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29D. Letters before "O"
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31D. Skim milk doesn't have this
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34D. Do you share a hobby with ___ Tucker, the football placekicker? It's a yes if you love singing opera!
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35D. 11th graders, for short
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36D. State-of-the-___ technology
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37D. "Antiques Roadshow" network: Abbr.
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38D. Public transportation option
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39D. Prefix meaning "milk"
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40D. United __ Emirates
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41D. Bavarian river
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42D. Simba's wife in "The Lion King"
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43D. "Unforgettable" singer ___ King Cole
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44D. Undergarment with an underwire
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45D. "I'm ___ payphone, trying to call home ..." (Maroon 5 lyric): 2 wds.
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47D. ___ vipers (highly toxic snakes)
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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