Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for December 13, 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, December 13, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 12/13/25. 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. Bean ___ (comfy seat)
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4A. Closest pal: Abbr.
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7A. Angelina Jolie starrer "Mr. & ___ Smith"
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10A. Words of consent at an altar: 2 wds.
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11A. White as a ghost
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12A. Winning tic-tac-toe line, perhaps
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13A. Hammer or screwdriver, e.g.
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15A. Beams of sunlight
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16A. "At this instant!"
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17A. Miner's haul
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19A. Casual top worn with jeans, usually
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21A. Sudden voltage increase (anagram of "urges")
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24A. "___, meeny, miney, moe..."
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25A. Burnt to a ___ (completely burnt)
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26A. Report ___, progress report on your academic performance that you'd hide until you'd worked up the courage to show it to your parents
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27A. Traveler's stop by the roadside
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28A. ___ favor ("please" in Spanish):
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29A. They are confessed in confessionals
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33A. Horse's home
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36A. "___ many cooks spoil the broth"
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37A. Alligator kin, for short
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38A. Secret ___, private journal full of your secret crushes and dreams, that was carefully hidden from parents and prying siblings
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40A. Train track part
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41A. I threw away my golf shoes when I got a hole in one e.g.
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42A. "Sneakers" actor Kingsley
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43A. ___ letters, handwritten notes from a secret admirer that you'd hide away in between the pages of your books so no one could find them
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46A. Swanky transport to prom, for short
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50A. Like most prime numbers
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51A. Debate position that's not "against"
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52A. Where most people live
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53A. Game ___, Nintendo's handheld game console that you'd hide away so you wouldn't be caught playing during study time
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54A. Winter illness that spreads easily
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55A. "Do you ___ to go for a walk?"
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1D. "Just a little ___" (small amount)
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2D. William Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing"
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3D. Slimy, sticky stuff
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4D. Sheep's cry
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5D. "No-___ zone" (where planes or drones are not allowed)
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6D. Cause increasing bitterness (rhymes with "pester")
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7D. Pocket ___, allowance earned for completing chores that was carefully hidden away where no one would find it
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8D. Australian hopper with a pouch, for short
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9D. "You reap what you ___"
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11D. ___-school (school for tots)
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14D. Large blocks of wood seen near a fireplace
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18D. Gym workout unit, for short
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20D. Make ___ meet (just manage)
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21D. ___-fi ("Dune" genre)
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22D. Vessel found in the word "burn"
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23D. ___ Tin Tin (canine superstar)
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24D. "Me and ___ and the Dying Girl" (2015 comedy-drama)
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26D. Corn eater's leftover
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28D. "___-Man," arcade video game
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30D. "Give ___ little time" ("Be patient"): 2 wds.
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31D. Neither's partner
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32D. Vegan kind of milk
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33D. Lead-in to “Lanka”
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34D. Fee for roads and bridges, say
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35D. End of a university's URL
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37D. Sweet treat that you'd secretly hide away, hoping no one would find your chocolate collection
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39D. Sister-___ (spouse's sister): Hyph.
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40D. Make over completely, from scratch
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41D. Country where one can hike the Inca Trail
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42D. Move up and down like a buoy
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44D. ___ the record (confidential)
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45D. Audio control button on a remote, for short
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47D. "It ___ tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury ..." (line from "Macbeth"): 2 wds.
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48D. What a clock's big hand measures, for short
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49D. Cheerio morsel
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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