Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for November 20, 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, November 20, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 11/20/25. 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. Angel's instrument
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5A. Place to apply gloss
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8A. Government agency responsible for air travel safety: Abbr.
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11A. ___-B (dental hygiene brand)
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12A. "Or so ___ been told"
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13A. Charged atomic particle
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14A. "What's Love Got to Do with It" singer ___ Turner
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15A. Manhattan or Brooklyn cops: Abbr.
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17A. School transportation, usually
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18A. Bill ___, TV's "Science Guy"
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20A. "Get ___ It," teen comedy film starring Kirsten Dunst that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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22A. Parking ___ (street device)
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25A. "How ___?" (waiter's question to a diner, perhaps): 2 wds.
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27A. Southern breakfast porridge
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28A. Power supply, for short
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29A. "She's the ___," rom-com sports film starring Amanda Bynes that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
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30A. Deadly Egyptian slitherer
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31A. Sword in Olympic fencing
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35A. Dust and grime
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37A. Mai ___ (bar order)
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38A. "10 Things I ___ About You," rom-com starring Heath Ledger that's an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
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39A. Chooses actors for a film, say
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41A. Celebratory verse
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42A. Easy ___ (Kraft pasta product)
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43A. "___ Business," comedy film starring Bette Midler that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"
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45A. Heavy metal band behind "Enter Sandman"
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51A. "Go ___ snail's pace": 2 wds.
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52A. "The ___ and the Heron," a Studio Ghibli film
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53A. Kesha's hit song "TiK ___"
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54A. Large amount of weight
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55A. "Monsters, Inc." girl
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56A. "... come ___ standstill..." 2 wds.
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1D. ___ chocolate (winter beverage)
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2D. "Bang Bang" singer Grande, to her fans
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3D. Sprinted in a race, say
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4D. "Forbidden ___," sci-fi action film starring Walter Pidgeon that's seemingly loosely based on William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
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5D. "Whose __ Is It Anyway?"
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6D. ___ League (prestigious universities)
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7D. ___ talk (pre-game motivation)
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8D. Dalai Lama's land
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9D. Tart, like a lemon
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10D. Reply to a question, for short
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16D. Recommended amount of medicine
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19D. 12-month periods, for short
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21D. ___ President of the United States (POTUS' second)
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22D. "The Wizard of Oz" studio: Abbr.
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23D. From a bygone ___ (distant past)
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24D. Material used in making food cans
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25D. "___ Side Story," musical drama film starring Rita Moreno that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
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26D. Swiss skiing spot
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30D. 'Two heads ___ better than one'
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32D. NBA scoring units, for short
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33D. Enjoy an apple pie, say
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34D. German word for "ice"
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35D. Parental palindrome
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36D. Celebrity couple, to a tabloid
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38D. Hulk ___, WWE legend with an iconic mustache
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39D. ___ Tech (university in Pasadena, for short)
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40D. Common knee injury site: Abbr.
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42D. Sandwich spread, for short
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43D. Dracula's alternate form
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44D. "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.
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46D. Draw back, as a tide
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47D. "It's ___ late!"
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48D. Cousin from "The Addams Family"
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49D. Murmur from a pigeon
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50D. Letters before a nickname
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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