Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — November 20, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated November 20, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1H
2A
3R
4P
5L
6I
7P
8T
9S
10A
11O
R
A
L
12I
V
E
13I
O
N
14T
I
N
A
15N
Y
P
16D
17B
U
S
18N
19Y
E
20O
21V
E
R
22M
23E
24T
E
R
25W
26A
S
I
T
27G
R
I
T
S
28E
L
E
C
29M
A
N
30A
S
P
31E
32P
33E
34E
35D
36I
R
T
37T
A
I
38H
A
T
E
39C
40A
S
T
S
41O
D
E
42M
A
C
43B
44I
G
45M
46E
47T
A
L
L
48I
49C
50A
51A
T
A
52B
O
Y
53T
O
K
54T
O
N
55B
O
O
56T
O
A

Clues & Answers

Across

1AAngel's instrumentHARP
5APlace to apply glossLIP
8AGovernment agency responsible for air travel safety: Abbr.TSA
11A___-B, dental hygiene brandORAL
12A"... or so ___ been told"IVE
13ACharged atomic particleION
14A"What's Love Got to Do with It" singer ___ TurnerTINA
15AManhattan or Brooklyn cops: Abbr.NYPD
17ASchool transportation, usuallyBUS
18ABill ___, TV's "Science Guy"NYE
20A"Get ___ It," teen comedy film starring Kirsten Dunst that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"OVER
22AParking ___ (street device)METER
25A"How ___?" (waiter's question to a diner, perhaps): 2 wds.WASIT
27ASouthern breakfast porridgeGRITS
28AWhat a conductor may conduct, for shortELEC
29A"She's the ___," rom-com sports film starring Amanda Bynes that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"MAN
30ADeadly Egyptian slithererASP
31ASword in Olympic fencingEPEE
35ADust and grimeDIRT
37AMai ___ (bar order)TAI
38A"10 Things I ___ About You," rom-com starring Heath Ledger that's an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"HATE
39AChooses actors for a film, sayCASTS
41ACelebratory verseODE
42ASinger Miller of "Good News"MAC
43A"___ Business," comedy film starring Bette Midler that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"BIG
45AHeavy metal band behind "Enter Sandman"METALLICA
51A"Go ___ snail's pace": 2 wds.ATA
52A"The ___ and the Heron," a Studio Ghibli filmBOY
53AKesha's hit song "TiK ___"TOK
54ASuffix with "Bridger" or "Down" for popular TV showsTON
55A"Monsters, Inc." girlBOO
56A"Come ___ standstill": 2 wds.TOA

Down

1D___ chocolate (winter beverage)HOT
2D"Bang Bang" singer Grande, to her fansARI
3DSprinted in a race, sayRAN
4D"Forbidden ___," sci-fi action film starring Walter Pidgeon that's seemingly loosely based on William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"PLANET
5D"Whose ___ Is It Anyway?"LINE
6D___ League (prestigious universities)IVY
7D___ talk (pre-game motivation)PEP
8DDalai Lama's landTIBET
9DTart, like a lemonSOUR
10DReply to a question, for shortANS
16DRecommended amount of medicineDOSE
19D12-month periods, for shortYRS
21D___ President of the United States (POTUS' second)VICE
22D"The Wizard of Oz" studio: Abbr.MGM
23DFrom a bygone ___ (distant past)ERA
24DMaterial used in making food cansTIN
25D"___ Side Story," musical drama film starring Rita Moreno that's loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"WEST
26DSwiss skiing spotALP
30D"Two heads ___ better than one"ARE
32DNBA scoring units, for shortPTS
33DEnjoy an apple pie, sayEAT
34DGerman word for "ice"EIS
35DParental palindromeDAD
36DCelebrity couple, to a tabloidITEM
38DHulk ___, WWE legend with an iconic mustacheHOGAN
39D___ Tech (university in Pasadena, for short)CAL
40DCommon knee injury site: Abbr.ACL
42D___ ClinicMAYO
43DDracula's alternate formBAT
44D"Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.ITO
46DDraw back, as a tideEBB
47D"It's ___ late!"TOO
48DCousin from "The Addams Family"ITT
49DMurmur from a pigeonCOO
50DLetters before a nicknameAKA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.