Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for October 5, 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 5, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 10/5/25. 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. Place to get a drink and play some darts (rhymes with "tub")
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4A. Number associated with birthdays
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7A. Joan of ___ (historical figure)
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10A. "What ___ told you that ship hasn't sailed?": 2 wds.
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11A. Singer Grande of "The Boy Is Mine," to fans
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12A. ___ as a fiddle (hale and hearty)
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13A. *Device or gadget, and something Q may make to aid James Bond in combat
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15A. Large male pig
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16A. ___ Weasley, Harry Potter's best pal
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17A. Flight's landing hour: Abbr.
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20A. *Film ___, what Daniel Craig or Pierce Brosnan participated in to make James Bond movies
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22A. *Spy on someone, like James Bond
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24A. Train stop, for short
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25A. Wall Street launch (anagram of "opi"): Abbr.
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26A. ___-smacking good (like a tasty meal)
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28A. Place to grab a cappuccino
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32A. *James Bond's code number ... and the underlying connection between the themed entries at 13a, 20a, 22a, 44a, 51a, 44d, and 47d
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36A. "Pay ___ mind" ("Just ignore the matter"): 2 wds.
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37A. "___ is me!" ("Oh no!")
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38A. "How to ___ Away with Murder" (TV show starring Viola Davis)
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39A. If I Ruled the World rapper
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42A. Explosive letters
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44A. *Word for a criminal, that you could use to describe the villains that James Bond cracks down on
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46A. Sticky road goo
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48A. Letters on a "will pay you back" note
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49A. ___ de Janeiro (city in Brazil)
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51A. *Loud sound that may be heard as James Bond walks away from an explosion
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54A. Popular '60s dress style
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55A. Attempt
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56A. Baby doctors, for short
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57A. "___ habits die hard"
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58A. Second largest ocean, for short
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59A. Pudding fruit, perhaps
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1D. Plum’s center
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2D. Alien's ride Abbr.
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3D. Science class with dissection, for short
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4D. Ooh and ___ (sounds of amazement)
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5D. "Ewww!"
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6D. Octopus limb count
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7D. Jimi Hendrix's hairdo
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8D. Laugh ___ (very amusing)
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9D. FedEx unit, for short
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14D. "The Wolf of Wall Street" actor DiCaprio, fondly
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18D. ___ plaza (highway fare locale)
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19D. "I baked ___ just for you" (apple dessert): 2 wds.
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21D. "___ upon a time ..." (fairy tale starter)
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22D. Apt name for a Dalmatian
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23D. "Proper" or "common" grammar part
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25D. ___ Amin, role for Forest Whitaker (anagram of "dii")
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27D. Comic punch sound
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29D. "A" of GPA, for short
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30D. Plumber's charge
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31D. Doctor you may visit when you have a cold: Abbr.
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33D. Pro ___ (free of charge)
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34D. Like freshly-made tea
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35D. Dispatched, as an email
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40D. Heart's main supply line
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41D. Maxi ___ (bottomwear)
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43D. "I'll put that on your ___" ("I'll add it to the bill")
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44D. *Stylish and popular, and a word you could use to describe James Bond
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45D. Actor Paul ___ of "Friends"
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47D. *Top of the building, and somewhere you would expect to see James Bond's action sequences involving leaping from building to building
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48D. "Here's my two cents ..." in textspeak: Abbr.
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50D. Popeye's Olive ___
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52D. ___-Wan Kenobi, "Star Wars" character
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53D. Chinese food additive that adds a certain "je ne sais quoi," say: 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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