Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for December 26, 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 26, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 12/26/25. 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. ___ bear (mother bear)
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5A. ___-fi ("Avatar" genre)
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8A. Flutter, like a bird's wings (rhymes with "slap")
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12A. Singer ___ Clapton of "Layla"
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13A. Charged particle
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14A. Volcanic flow
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15A. "Jack and Jill ___ up the hill..."
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16A. How-___ (instruction manuals)
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17A. Leave off the list
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18A. "___ nearly time, get ready!"
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20A. "The Parent ___" (Lindsay Lohan movie)
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22A. Hot chocolate drink with marshmallows
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25A. ___ capacity, property of water that makes it a good warmth storage medium
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26A. ___ double (daredevil on a film set)
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27A. Dig into food
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28A. ___-Tac-Toe
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31A. Frozen block of water with the unique property of being less dense than the water that was used to make it
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32A. Kilt-wearing boy, perhaps
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33A. U.S. medical insurance group: Abbr.
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34A. Color akin to aqua or cyan
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36A. Shelled slow mover in the garden
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38A. Missy Elliott's genre
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39A. Boiling ___, the "hot spot" of liquid water where it starts vaporizing and escapes as steam
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40A. Formal wear often paired with trousers
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42A. Smoked meat, maybe
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43A. Standout color of the sea that is caused by water selectively absorbing colors and scattering this cool shade
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44A. System ___ Down (hard rock band): 2 wds.
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46A. Throat-clearing word
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50A. ___ up with (tolerates)
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51A. Not negative, for short
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52A. Title for a lady in Spain
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53A. "All Star Mr & ___" (show hosted by Phillip Schofield)
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54A. Mermaid's realm
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55A. "Freaks" director Browning whose name is an anagram of "dot"
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1D. Kitten's cry
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2D. "___ you ready for this?"
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3D. Part of an hour, for short
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4D. Capillary ___, property of water whereby it can climb up thin tubes or plant stems all on its own
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5D. Relaxes in a chair, say
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6D. Sound of a dove
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7D. "She walked to school ___ of taking the bus"
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8D. What bugs and water striders do on water, due to the property of its high surface tension
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9D. Aladdin's treasure
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10D. Bird-related prefix (anagram of "via")
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11D. ___ on the back (approval)
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19D. Rat-a-___ (drum sound)
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21D. Cheese-loving pest
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22D. "___: Miami" (procedural TV show): Abbr.
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23D. Medicines bought without a prescription: Abbr.
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24D. Billiards stick
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25D. Recover, medically speaking
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28D. Bangkok cuisine
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29D. "___ love with you" (romantic declaration): 2 wds.
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30D. Young stallion
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32D. Portable computers
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34D. Gives it a shot
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35D. Musical gift
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36D. Place for a pedicure
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37D. Wanderer without a permanent address
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40D. Talk drunkenly
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41D. Humble homes sometimes made of grass
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42D. "Every problem ___ solution": 2 wds.
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43D. Heart rate count Abbr.
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45D. Bad guy, to the hero
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47D. Chili pepper or magma descriptor
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48D. Brian ___, singer of "By This River"
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49D. Ticked off
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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