Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for May 16, 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, May 16, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 5/16/25. 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. IRS's collection
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4A. Meow-er
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7A. "In ___ likelihood ..."
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10A. Spanish cry at a football stadium
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11A. Yale or Dartmouth, e.g., for short
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12A. '___ there be light'
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13A. Perform like Adele or Sabrina Carpenter
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15A. Sheep's greeting
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16A. "Breaking ___" (series with Bryan Cranston)
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17A. Mystical glow
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20A. ___ runner, "Looney Tunes" bird who inspired the name for a spider species
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22A. Calendar units, for short
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23A. Crow's call
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24A. "Frankly ...," to a texter: Abbr.
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27A. Give stars on Uber
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29A. Animated fish from the eponymous Pixar movie which inspired the name for a spider species
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33A. "Metallic" humor with a twist
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35A. Not even
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37A. ___ Zeppelin (rock band)
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38A. King ___, giant gorilla from many eponymous movies who inspired the name for a finch species
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39A. On ___ for the course (right on track)
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40A. Hot temper
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41A. Unbiased hiring letters
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43A. Curtain hanger
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45A. Inspiring talk before a big game
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48A. Dog's foot
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50A. Dinosaur-like monster from a 1954 movie who inspired the name for a few crustacean species
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55A. You ___ what you sow
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58A. Sandwich fish
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59A. Aesop's "The ___ Who Cried Wolf"
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60A. The Three Musketeers, for one
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61A. Bambi's dad e.g.
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62A. Scarfed down a meal
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63A. Group of buffalo or goats, usually
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1D. How-___ (instructional books)
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2D. "Beef" actress ___ Wong
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3D. Warrior princess from the eponymous TV series who inspired the name for an isopod species
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4D. Baby bear
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5D. Santa ___, California
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6D. Homecoming Queen's head topper
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7D. Actress Jessica of "Good Luck Chuck"
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8D. Show the way
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9D. Inc. in London, for short
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14D. Chewing treat that's usually borrowed
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18D. ___ Gilmore (one of the Gilmore girls)
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19D. "___ rule, I don't allow it ...": 2 wds.
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21D. "I can make it on my ___!" (young adult affirmation)
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23D. Fragrant closet wood
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24D. "___ ToK" (Kesha hit)
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25D. Response to "Dude!," say
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26D. Fine-tune, as a skill
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28D. Preferred bunk, to kids
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30D. Peyton Manning's very successful younger brother
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31D. Prefix with "maid" for a mythical sea creature
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32D. “___ to a Nightingale,” John Keats poem
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34D. Doctors Without Borders or World Wildlife Fund, e.g.: Abbr.
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36D. ___-dead gorgeous
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42D. Allergy "Pen" prefix
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44D. ___ Vader, villain from the "Star Wars" franchise who inspired the name for a "sea bug" species
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46D. Actor Idris from the "Luther"
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47D. Piece of land
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49D. Shapeshifting prefix with "wolf"
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50D. Some sports cars: Abbr.
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51D. "Get ___" (Jordan Peele movie)
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52D. Genetic code of life: Abbr.
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53D. Zig's other half
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54D. Sailor's affirmative
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56D. With the next word, one piece of an Apple earphone
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57D. With the previous word, one piece of an Apple earphone
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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