Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for October 3, 2026 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 3, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 10/3/26. 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. Historical period
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4A. Mississippi ___ pie (chocolate-based dessert)
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7A. It's smaller than a city
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11A. Pen ___ (long-distance friend)
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12A. Suspicious and on guard (rhymes with "fairy")
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13A. "___-hoo!" (rhyming cry of delight)
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14A. Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent": 2 wds.
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15A. Teenager's skin trouble
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16A. Flapjack breakfast chain: Abbr.
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17A. (1/7) *Triiing* You reach to snooze your phone alarm, but instead there's an alarm ___ rattling you awake. Something's wrong.
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19A. Nitrous ___ (laughing gas)
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20A. Animal that goes "pop!" in a nursery rhyme
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24A. Coleslaw condiment, for short
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27A. (2/7) This isn't your room. Panic sets in. You need the date, but there is no phone in sight. You spot a ___ on the wall and gasp: it's 1985!
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32A. "Are you vegan ___ meat-eater?": 2 wds.
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33A. "___ be okay!" ("Don't worry!")
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34A. "I shouldn't have done that!" exclamation
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35A. (3/7) You run into the hallway, desperate to find where you are. Rummaging in drawers, you find a crumpled paper ___. You're in New Jersey!
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36A. "___ man walks into the bar..." 2 wds.
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37A. Chooses, with 'for'
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38A. (4/7) Hands shaking, you hunt for a phone. Finally, you find one, but it's a rotary ___, heavy and fixed to the wall with a spiral cord.
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41A. Supermodel ___ Carangi
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42A. "It's of no ___!" ("This is pointless!")
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43A. Justin Timberlake's boy band
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45A. Reply to a question, for short
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46A. Stack of cash
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49A. (5/7) You hear a ___ drifting from another room. Expecting a speaker, you find a dusty, old record player, its tune hauntingly familiar.
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50A. Prefix with puncture
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51A. Inflated sense of self
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52A. "Peek-___!" (game with a toddler): Hyph.
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53A. "___ Loves You," hit single by The Beatles
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54A. Arrow's partner:
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1D. Heroic narrative like "The Odyssey," e.g.
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2D. Tram track part
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3D. "One more thing…"
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4D. McDonald's Big ___ (burger)
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5D. Vessel used to hold ashes
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6D. Colorant that can turn your hair purple
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7D. Caramel-coated Mars bar
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8D. "___! I wasn't expecting you!": 2 wds.
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9D. (6/7) You shiver, instinctively searching for a thermostat. Instead, you find an empty fireplace with a pile of ___ and a box of matches.
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10D. "Yep" counterpart
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12D. (7/7) You hear a faint ringing. You chase it from room to room, until ... you ___ up to your phone blaring by your bed, back to the present!
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18D. U.S. Navy rank (anagram of "cow"): Abbr.
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19D. The Grand __ Opry
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21D. "Lawyers ___ behalf of their clients": 2 wds.
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22D. Something that might be tossed and dressed
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23D. Right-angled Tetris shape
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24D. Mother, affectionately
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25D. Palindromic constellation name
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26D. Talk non-stop (rhymes with "tap")
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28D. "In space, ___ can hear you scream" (advertising tagline for "Alien"): 2 wds.
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29D. Pretty cool, slangily (rhymes with "rope")
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30D. Like a befitting reply
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31D. Blog feed format: Abbr.
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33D. Newton who discovered gravity
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38D. Local dialect or jargon
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39D. Midday meal where you might have a 22d
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40D. Comic book series installment
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41D. Women's health specialist, informally
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43D. U.S. surveillance group: Abbr.
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44D. Kind of story
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45D. Small-size batteries
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46D. Fly catcher
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47D. In the bygone days
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48D. ___ Jones & Company (publishing firm)
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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