Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for May 3, 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 3, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 5/3/25. 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. Pirate's vessel that may sink
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5A. Summer cooling appliances: Abbr.
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8A. Arrow's partner:
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11A. Within arm's reach, say
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12A. Scottish headwear (anagram of "mat")
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13A. Honest President on the penny, lovingly
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14A. Prefix with "present" or "potent"
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15A. Aloe ___ (soothing lotion ingredient)
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16A. Lobster eater's mealtime wear
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17A. Place to see lions and pandas
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19A. (1/7) Bright lights, buzzing machines, and the smell of buttery popcorn ... your perfect arcade day starts now! Ready to ___ some games?
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21A. Ambulance crew member: Abbr.
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22A. Golfing legend Ernie ___
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23A. Letter in a dollar sign, phonetically
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26A. Suffix with "mountain" or "auction"
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28A. Burger's fizzy companion
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32A. (2/7) First stop: the ___ coin machine. You feed it some cash and watch as a pile of coins tumbles out. Let the games begin!
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34A. Celestial sphere, like a planet
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37A. Video's counterpart, for short
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38A. Shape on a Chinese checkers board
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39A. "Who Wants to ___ Millionaire?": 2 wds.
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40A. Curtain holder
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41A. Soap-maker's ingredient
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44A. Organization for the Yankees and Dodgers: Abbr.
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46A. (3/7) Where to next? You spot the racing game and slide into the driver's ___. Hands on the wheel, foot on the pedal ... the race is on!
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47A. Tilt, like the tower in Pisa
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50A. Detonation letters
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52A. Make frothy, as cream
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55A. In the thick of
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57A. Santana's "___ Como Va"
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58A. Wine valley in California
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59A. (4/7) Time for some Whac-A-___ action! You raise the mallet, take aim, and start bopping those sneaky critters before they disappear!
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60A. Slangy "sure"
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61A. Approving head bob
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62A. "The ___ & Stimpy Show" (animated series)
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1D. ___-cone (cold treat)
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2D. Skirt's sewn border
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3D. “Lost” actor Somerhalder
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4D. (5/7) You decide to test your luck at the claw machine! You insert a coin, eyes on the ___. The claw drops, grips ... and grabs!
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5D. Had a smoothie bowl, say
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6D. ___ diem ("Seize the day!")
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7D. "S" on a T-shirt
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8D. One in a diaper
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9D. Kimono sash
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10D. Spider's woven trap
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15D. Participate in elections, say
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18D. Scary sign of things to come
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20D. The “A” of LMAO
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23D. Flying saucer passengers: Abbr.
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24D. Regular pub crawler, perhaps
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25D. Reggae's kin (anagram of "ask")
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27D. Loot a house, say
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29D. Dinghy propeller
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30D. Jack and Jill, e.g.
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31D. Use a plus sign
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33D. "Perry Mason" series writer ___ Gardner
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35D. "Everybody Hurts" band
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36D. (6/7) One last challenge: the pinball machine! You launch the ___ and it zooms through ramps and bumpers. Can you beat the high score?
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42D. "Contagious" sign of sleep or boredom
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43D. Actor ___ Hawke of "Before Sunrise"
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45D. Laser light
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46D. Choreographer's unit
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48D. "Omnia Vincit ___" ("Love conquers all")
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49D. Cleopatra's river
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50D. (7/7) The final game is over and all the coins are spent. With sore fingers and a stuffed ___ in hand, you exit the arcade!
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51D. "Science Guy" Bill who's a contemporary of Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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53D. Wall Street launch Abbr.
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54D. A mouse may move across one
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56D. Hibernation site for a bear, perhaps
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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