Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for October 2, 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 2, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 10/2/25. 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. Jumbo ___ (large aircraft)
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4A. Audi competitor: Abbr.
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7A. "The ___ on the Shelf" (rhyming Christmas book title)
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10A. Limb with a bicep
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11A. "Yes," to Captain Hook
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12A. "Now you ___, now you don't!" (magician's "disappearing" phrase): 2 wds.
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15A. "The Adventures of ___ Tin Tin"
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16A. ___ Flanders, Homer Simpson's neighbor
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17A. Ryan Reynolds or Brad Pitt, for one
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18A. "The sun ___ in the west" (goes down)
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20A. ___ Roy (cocktail)
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22A. Not wild, as an animal
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23A. Boxing stats: Abbr.
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25A. Best serve, in tennis
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27A. ___ mall (sidewalk shopping locale)
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30A. Prefix with "byte" for large storage capacity (anagram of "rate")
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32A. Persona that antagonists adopt in the "Scream" franchise, whose look could inspire your simple but scary Halloween mask
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35A. Baseball card stat: Abbr.
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38A. ___ Sheridan of "Ready Player One"
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39A. Residue from a fire
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40A. ___ pressure (group influence)
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41A. Saucer's partner
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42A. ___ the Rabbit, monstrous figure seen in "Donnie Darko" whose look could inspire your scary Halloween mask
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43A. One end of the volume knob, for short
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44A. Top dog at a company: Abbr.
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45A. ___ Voorhees, antagonist of the "Friday the 13th" series whose look could inspire your scary Halloween mask
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48A. Capital of Northern Ireland
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52A. "___ say a word" ("Your secret is safe with me"): 2 wds.
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53A. "It's ___-win situation": 2 wds.
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54A. Red antagonist from "The Powerpuff Girls"
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55A. Cancun’s country, for short
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56A. ___ in the Mask, one of the antagonists from "The Strangers" whose look could inspire your simple but scary Halloween mask
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57A. Wood-shaping tool
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1D. Cookie holders
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2D. Smallest of the Great Lakes, by name and volume
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3D. Animated crime-fighting reptiles named after Renaissance artists: Abbr.
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4D. Ray-___ (brand of sunglasses)
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5D. Michael ___, antagonist from the "Halloween" franchise whose look could aptly inspire your scary Halloween mask
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6D. "What can ___ now?" ("What's our plan?"): 2 wds.
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7D. "That" in Spanish (anagram of "sea")
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8D. Hannibal ___, antagonist of "The Silence of the Lambs" whose look could inspire your scary Halloween mask
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9D. Soft and crumbly Greek cheese
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13D. Who your sibling might call to tattle on you
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14D. Before, in poetry
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19D. Goes downhill on snow
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21D. Cookie baker's yield
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24D. ___ out (unsubscribe from a service)
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26D. Semicircular letter, phonetically
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27D. "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (The Beatles song)
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28D. "Love ___ neighbor..."
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29D. Eggs used as sushi garnish
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31D. Field of expertise, say
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33D. ___ fur (fake fur that a vegan may use)
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34D. Cleopatra's bane, in legend
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36D. ___ Stiller of "Night at the Museum"
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37D. Rub the wrong way
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40D. Mentor at a college, for short
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41D. "___ Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli hit)
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42D. One who has committed a serious crime
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43D. "Blue" day of the week, for short
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44D. "Peacemaker" star John ___
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45D. ___ Carrey of "The Mask"
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46D. Feeling at a fireworks show, say
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47D. Boston Red ___ (MLB team)
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48D. Collision sound, in a comic
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49D. Expression for a eureka moment
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50D. PBS's "___ the Science Kid"
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51D. Popular celebrity gossip website: Abbr.
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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