Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for October 12, 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, October 12, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 10/12/25. 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. Metered ride
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4A. "___ and Jerry" (animated television series)
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7A. Get ___ of (discard)
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10A. Letters common in "Payola" and "Granola"
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11A. Prefix with "cycle" or "verse"
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12A. "For heaven's ___"
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13A. Light touch on the back
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14A. The Fresh Prince of ___-Air
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15A. Carpet seller's calculation
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16A. Towering, like skyscrapers
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17A. Char, as a steak (rhymes with "fear")
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18A. Beetle or Prius, e.g.
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20A. Actor Omar ___ of "House"
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23A. Crop that thrives in waterlogged fields and takes nearly 6 months of hard work by farmers before reaching our plates
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24A. Brew that needs a kettle
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25A. ___ Tour (Tiger Woods' group): Abbr.
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28A. "___ Doodle went to town, A-riding on a pony ..." (nursery rhyme line)
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31A. Machine that reproduces documents
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33A. Palindromic fair-hiring initials
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34A. Veggie that may roll off your dinner plate
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36A. Note to ___ (reminder)
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37A. Great ___ of China (landmark)
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38A. Coyote's coat
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39A. Cheerleader's cheer
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41A. "___ huge fan!": 2 wds.
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43A. What's seen on a clock ... and an invisible ingredient for farmers to grow the crops you see in the puzzle
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44A. 1983 crime film starring Al Pacino
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49A. "Right back ___!" ("You too!"): 2 wds.
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50A. ___-hop (musical genre)
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51A. Neighbor of Vietnam
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52A. Enthusiasm
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53A. "Olympus ___ Fallen" (2013 movie)
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54A. Wholesome breakfast grains that need 4 months of care by farmers before they make it to our bowls
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1D. Police officer, informally
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2D. Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
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3D. Baseball tool for hitting home runs
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4D. Big brass wind instrument (anagram of "abut")
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5D. Law school newbie: 2 wds.
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6D. Tiny grain such as proso or foxtail, which takes about 3 months of steady care before it reaches our stores
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7D. Not common
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8D. Swedish furnishing giant
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9D. ___ Santa (Christmastime letter starter)
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12D. Talk back with attitude, say
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16D. "Star ___" (sci-fi television series)
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18D. Italian "bye-bye"
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19D. Clearasil target
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21D. Chest muscle, for short
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22D. Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)
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23D. Grain of choice for Reuben loaves which takes about 9 months to grow before it reaches our ovens
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25D. Dockside platform
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26D. Hair stiffening goop
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27D. Dog bark sound, in comics
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29D. Air quality-monitoring organization: Abbr.
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30D. Wriggly fish
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32D. Nittany Lion's school: Abbr.
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35D. A Beautiful Noise singer ___ Keys
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37D. Golden grain that needs about 4 months of hard work to grow before it's ready to become our daily bread
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38D. Nowhere close
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39D. ___ of passage (ceremonial observance)
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40D. Singer Winehouse and actress Adams, for two
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42D. Google ___ (navigational app)
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43D. "Looney Tunes" devil, familiarly
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44D. Silent letters?
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45D. "Good Feeling" by ___ Rida
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46D. Toy's battery size
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47D. Bunk for a nap
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48D. Feminine suffix with "host"
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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