Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for September 16, 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, September 16, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 9/16/25. 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. Rainbow shape
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4A. Lost traction on the road, say (rhymes with "skid")
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8A. ___ chocolate (winter beverage)
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11A. Cow's call
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12A. Tree with cones and needles
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13A. Candy ___ (striped Christmas treat)
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14A. Incomes earned by retirees
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16A. "I'm in it for the long ___" (determined to finish)
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17A. Raggedy ___ (doll)
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18A. ___ Universe (pageant title)
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19A. Monthly magazine edition
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22A. Actor ___ Affleck from "Gone Girl"
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23A. Inexperienced player, in gaming lingo (anagram of "boon")
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24A. British Formula One team and sports car brand known for its signature papaya orange-colored supercars
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28A. Place to get a latte
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29A. FBI agent, slangily
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30A. Critical hospital wing: Abbr.
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31A. Captain Jack ___, Johnny Depp's character in "Pirates of the Caribbean"
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33A. ___ Martin, British Formula One team and car brand famously featured in James Bond movies
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35A. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" ('90s sitcom)
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36A. Make up a story
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37A. Turns that aren't rights
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41A. Rock-hard peach part
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42A. "___ what you did there!": 2 wds.
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43A. ___-Benz, car brand that owns the German Formula One team known for its "Silver Arrow" cars and three-pointed star logo
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48A. Shopping center
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49A. "The ___ Love" (2014 film starring Elisabeth Moss): 2 wds.
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50A. "___ making myself clear?" (stern words from a parent): 2 wds.
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51A. Red ___, Austrian Formula One team named after an iconic energy drink that may "give you wings"
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52A. 1990s hip hop group Salt-N-___
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53A. Gymgoer’s physique, slangily
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1D. Electric guitar enhancer, for short
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2D. Sushi chef's eggs
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3D. ___ artist (swindler)
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4D. Vertebra location
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5D. "The ___ King" (Disney film with Simba and Nala)
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6D. Weary commuter's resthouse
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7D. __ Moines Iowa
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8D. American Formula One racing team named after one of the largest machine tool companies in the world
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9D. "The drinks are ___!" ("We'll buy"): 2 wds.
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10D. Yellow pages number, for short
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13D. Shanghai’s country
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15D. Swiss Formula One team with a name that means "clean" in German
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18D. ___ B of the Spice Girls
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19D. Abbreviations in company names
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20D. Bubble-making bar in the bathroom
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21D. Place to throw a throw, perhaps
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22D. Letters following "A"
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24D. Hungry kitten's cry (sounds like "mule")
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25D. ___ of passage (ceremonial observance)
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26D. Pro-recycling prefix
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27D. Rosary carrier in a convent
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29D. "Friend or ___"
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32D. NFL ball carriers: Abbr.
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33D. A Beautiful Noise singer ___ Keys
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34D. Construction location
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37D. Forearm or leg, e.g.
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38D. Jacob's Biblical twin
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39D. ___ asleep (dozed off)
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40D. ___ on someone (snitch)
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41D. Get ready for an exam, say
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43D. Clean, as a floor
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44D. Suffix with "butyl"
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45D. Pat gently, as while applying makeup
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46D. Music genre for Weezer
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47D. Sloth from the "Ice Age" movies
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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