Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
October 15, 2018 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "I ___ fine" (sense of physical or mental state) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | ___ shot (vaccine for a seasonal illness) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Popular clothing company "___ Strauss & Co." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Oscar nominated title role of Peter Fonda as a beekeeper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Taxi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "Love don't ___ a thing" (Jennifer Lopez song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Charles Dickens' "___ Mutual Friend" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Astonish or shock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Improved muscle shape | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Smoked meat of a pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Utterly dislike | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Make it quick!": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Exhaust or wear out of patience | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Opposite of West | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Fish that resembles a snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Not in manual mode | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Most populous continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Anticipatory time? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "24K Magic" singer who won the award for R&B Song "That's What I Like" in Billboard 2018: 2 wds | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Be under an obligation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "The shopkeeper gave me a veg burger in ___ of hamburger" (instead of) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Not colored like one's hair | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Fresh off the press | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Cat guinea pig e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Michael Jordan entered this league in 1984: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Cartoonist Keane from "The Family Circus" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | In the past | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Morning droplet on a leaf? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Egg ___ protein filled part of eggs | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | "Every dog has ___ day" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | What "I" stands for in "VIBGYOR" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #32 | Informal no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Spherical celestial object | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "___ anybody seen my book?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Aircraft's tail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Home to a pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Love Story" singer-songwriter who won the award for Top Female Artist in Billboard 2018: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #38 | "What a ___ change compared to a year ago!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Armed conflict between two countries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Because ___ Loves You" Beatles song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Bonnie and Clyde" actor Warren ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Dance move everyone is doing this year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Nickname of Abraham Lincoln | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "The security around the city ___ up during an important event" (makes stronger and effective) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "Roses ___ red" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "___ go for a picnic!" (make happen) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Flower garland in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Change made by a proofreader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Small island or peninsula | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | You either lose or win money with this | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Snare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | A sharp blow or hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "The long ___ for freedom..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Teenager's woeful skin outbreak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Take care of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "Shape Of You" artist who won the award for the Top Male Artist in Billboard 2018: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | Finishing line of a skirt? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Concern about trivial things | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Fish catcher? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Master card in a pack? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Scrabble piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Slowly blend with the background | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Traveler's resting place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Flower's straight support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Small dot or patch on a cloth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Narrator of "How I Met Your Mother" ___ Mosby | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 15, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2018, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TAYLORSWIFT at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 15, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 15, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 11 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 15, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.