Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
October 15, 2019 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | School of whales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Word used with "Insta" in the world of social media | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mandela's home country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | What you come up for while swimming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bull's target in a ring | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Income earned by a corporate | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Pouched animal slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Traditional Japanese garment clincher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Like a possible candidate for a weight loss challenge | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Shakespeare's stage? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | 100-___ light bulb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Eve's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "What does that have ___ with anything?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Air___ Airways (Florida-based carrier acquired by Southwest Airlines) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Continent with the world's highest mountain peaks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Backward movement of a wave say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Stinky smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Silva Brazilian soccer player nicknamed "Pele in skirts" who has scored the most number of goals at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 3 wds. | MARTAVIEIRADA | 13 | |
| #19 | Cain's brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Olympic swimmer ___ Thorpe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Honest president for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Seafood option | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Attack violently | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Iron ___ (English heavy metal band) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ Wamback American former soccer player who was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the year | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "Peekaboo ___ you!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "___ of discussion!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Swedish vodka giant | Show answer | 7 | |
| #29 | Scottish cap for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Impact sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | State whose capital is Charleston: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Femme fatale in movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Organized defense force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Lyft competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Fill one's stomach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Female Panthera tigris | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Evil giggle | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | More than burn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Caustic chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | American former soccer player who held the record for most international goals scored by a woman or man until 2013: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Region or territory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Largest alpine lake in North America | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tiny amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Mimic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Atlanta-based airline | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ cat (feline from the memes) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Key that has four sharps: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Run away from prison say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Farm tower used to store grain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Burglars get caught in this: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Document on camera for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | American former soccer player who won the Golden Shoe (now renamed) for scoring 10 goals at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup: 2 wds. | MICHELLEAKERS | 13 | |
| #53 | Cover on a mason jar say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Sue Grafton's "___ for Evidence": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Exercise unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Wen retired Chinese soccer player who won the FIFA Female Player of the Century along with 44a in 2000 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "___ the season to be jolly." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | In ___ (instead) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "By ___! I've got it!" (exclamation of surprise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Promotional materials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sports channel co-owned by Disney: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 15, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MARTAVIEIRADA at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 15, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 15, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 15, 2019 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 62 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 15, 2019 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 15, 2019 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.