Daily Themed Crossword Hints September 22 2026

Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for September 22, 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, September 22, 2026

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 9/22/26. 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.

• 1A. Flash ___ (spontaneous performance)
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• 4A. Shape a beard, say (rhymes with "brim")
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• 8A. Corn on the ___
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• 11A. "Sure thing, captain!"
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• 12A. Like a ready-to-eat fruit
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• 13A. Suffix for a lemon-based beverage
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• 14A. Coffee alternative for some
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• 15A. Once ___ A Time
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• 16A. Store sign during the day
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• 17A. Salted part of a shot glass
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• 19A. Time to get fan-tastic! Gatorade ___, celebratory tradition in football where the winning coach gets an icy postgame bath from players
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• 21A. Winery tub
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• 23A. Main ingredient in pasta or bread
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• 27A. "All of Me" singer John
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• 30A. Dern from "Big Little Lies"
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• 31A. Month after March, for short
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• 32A. De-tension center?
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• 35A. Brother's counterpart, for short
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• 36A. "The ___ Show with Jon Stewart"
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• 39A. Seventh-inning ___, one of baseball's best-loved crowd traditions, when fans sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
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• 42A. ___ Tai, cocktail with rum and curacao liqueur
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• 43A. Apple PC
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• 44A. Material collected as evidence: Abbr.
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• 46A. Towel ___, classic crowd tradition born in Vancouver in 1982 where NHL and NBA fans wave white towels in support of their team
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• 50A. "The sauce was just ___ spicy" (little bit): 2 wds.
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• 53A. Word that might follow "road" or "guilt"
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• 56A. Much fuss about nothing
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• 57A. Illegally manipulate, as a sports match
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• 58A. Instrument for Orpheus
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• 59A. Taste, as a hot toddy
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• 60A. Tit for ___ (eye for an eye)
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• 61A. Orecchiette pasta shape
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• 62A. Sound of the letter after "O"
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• 1D. Pilates class need
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• 2D. Santana's "___ Como Va" (anagram of "yeo")
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• 3D. Teddy ___ toss, classic crowd tradition where junior hockey fans toss toys on the ice after a first goal
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• 4D. Harry S. ___, 33rd president of the U.S.
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• 5D. Common "wardrobe malfunction"
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• 6D. Discontinued Apple music player
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• 7D. Waiter's handout
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• 8D. Rally ___, celebratory tradition in baseball where fans flip their headwear inside out during late innings
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• 9D. Poet's tribute
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• 10D. Actor ___ Affleck of "Argo"
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• 16D. Tulsa state, for short
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• 18D. "Now ___ seen it all!"
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• 20D. Dallas Cowboys' organization: Abbr.
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• 22D. Six-pointers in football: Abbr.
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• 24D. Overthrow, as a ruler
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• 25D. ___ acid (kidney stone component, often)
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• 26D. Poison ivy woe
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• 27D. Wee chap, in Scotland
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• 28D. Air quality-monitoring group (anagram of "ape"): Abbr.
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• 29D. Like the Reaper
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• 33D. Tire pressure measure: Abbr.
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• 34D. Cash-dispensing device: Abbr.
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• 37D. Actress Cheryl of "Charlie's Angels"
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• 38D. Yang's partner, in Chinese philosophy
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• 40D. Eminem, for one
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• 41D. ___-friendly (like solar panels)
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• 45D. The Falcons, on scoreboards
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• 47D. "Ant-Man and the ___" (Paul Rudd movie)
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• 48D. Actress ___ Falco of "Nurse Jackie"
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• 49D. Rock climbing need
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• 50D. Class with smocks
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• 51D. Spanish for "aunt"
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• 52D. IRS or FBI staffer, for short
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• 54D. Seeded deli loaf
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• 55D. Retirement savings option: Abbr.
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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.