Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 28, 2025 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, August 28, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 8/28/25. 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. Freshly painted
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4A. Cosmopolitan or Harper's Bazaar, for short
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7A. "Married to the ___" (Michelle Pfeiffer film)
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10A. "Why don't you give ___ shot": 2 wds.
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11A. Congo's continent, for short
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12A. Yoko ___, "Walking on Thin Ice" singer
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13A. Popular jazz instrument, for short
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14A. It goes on a hanger
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16A. Serve a drink, say
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17A. Apple mobile device
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19A. Group of professionals, for short
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20A. "Only one way to find ___!" cliche dialogue said in many movies like "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "The Karate Kid Part III"
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21A. Pop's Lana ___ Rey
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23A. Snack in a stack
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26A. DC summer clock setting: Abbr.
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27A. Actor Pacino and weathercaster Roker
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30A. "He's ___ behind me, isn't he?" cliche dialogue said in many movies like "Shrek" and "Deadpool"
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32A. Big Apple initials
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33A. "More than I wanted to know": Abbr.
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34A. ___ Paulo Brazil
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35A. Million Years ___ (Adele song)
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37A. ___-up (confined)
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38A. One ____ time (2 wds.)
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39A. ___ favor ("please" in Spanish):
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41A. ___ house (packed venue)
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44A. Opposite of "joy"
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47A. "What's ___ for us?" 2 wds.
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48A. "No ___!" ("No issues!" slangily)
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49A. Prefix with "demic" or "dermal"
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52A. "Air Jordan" company
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53A. Fixed periodical payment for a loan: Abbr.
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54A. Fled
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55A. "Never Have I ___" (popular drinking game)
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56A. "Is that all you've ___?!" cliche dialogue said in many movies like "The Mummy Returns" and "Rocky II"
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57A. Suffix with "north" or "east"
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1D. Madison's state, for short
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2D. Educated guess on when a flight will land: Abbr.
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3D. "___ Driver," Martin Scorsese's 1976 classic crime film
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4D. ___ Picchu, Peru
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5D. "The game is ___!" (Sherlock Holmes line)
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6D. Mom's mom, affectionately
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7D. Imitates a cow
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8D. Responsibility
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9D. "I was ___ ready!" cliche dialogue said in many movies like "Hondo" and "Blade: Trinity"
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15D. Tot's sleeping companion, perhaps
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16D. Good buddy
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18D. "Hunny"-loving bear
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22D. And so forth for short
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23D. Surgeon's workplaces: Abbr.
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24D. Narrow inlet for a river (anagram of "air")
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25D. ___ ideal (Freudian concept)
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26D. U2 collaborator Brian ___
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27D. Munched some lunch
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28D. Letters after "K"
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29D. Lie unused
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31D. Create lace
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36D. Inhale deeply, in shock
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37D. Quid ___ quo
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38D. Adjust or change
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39D. Trailer or teaser, for short
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40D. Planetary path
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41D. Speeder's penalty:
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42D. Oxford or Harvard, for short
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43D. "It's not what it looks ___," cliche dialogue that's said in many movies like "Blades of Glory" and "The Matrix"
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45D. Portland state for short
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46D. "___ not so different, you and I," cliche dialogue that's said in many movies like "Austin Powers" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
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50D. ___ excellence (exceptional)
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51D. Motorist's refuge
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.
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