Daily Themed Crossword October 18, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 18, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
October 18, 2019 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Constellation part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Talk back with attitude | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mode opposite to manual | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Condescending sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Brazilian dance style | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Woolly animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Fall behind say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Like a good watchdog say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Wish granter in "Aladdin" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Small spot of land surrounded by water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Rock at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Tai ___ (martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Cat's ___" 1988 novel by Margaret Atwood about a painter Elaine Risley who looks back at her younger days | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Fish that's a sushi staple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Pub purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Like a wallflower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Molecular unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sports stadium | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | "So be it" in church | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Fabricated fact | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "The ___" 1993 novel by Margaret Atwood about three women who get exploited individually by another woman: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Midterm e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Blowgun missile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Earl Grey or Oolong for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___-Hulk (green superheroine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Place for a sauna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Note-taking need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "The Ice Storm" director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Pick a card ___ card" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Pup's squeaky cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Horse with a flecked coat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Bumbling and clumsy sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Laila of the ring | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Fish catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "The ___" 1985 dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Ownership document | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Roadside eatery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Store or put away for future use | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Sharp side of a razor say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Hole in the ground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | In good shape and health | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Green of "Casino Royale" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | All over the web like some memes say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Humble dwelling place | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ de plume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "___ Disorder" 2006 collection of connected short stories by Margaret Atwood which chronicles the pains of a Canadian family | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Big trade fair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "The ___" 1969 novel by Margaret Atwood about a young woman named Marian who is a market researcher: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | "The Heart Goes ___" 2015 novel by Margaret Atwood in which people have to swap their homes with prison cells every month in a dystopian future | LAST | 4 | |
| #51 | Da Vinci's "____ Lisa" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Big zoo primates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Breaking information on TV or paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Bolt partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Give a thumbs down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "I think" in textspeak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Lion's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Tug-of-war need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Official behind a catcher for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pop-up annoyances for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Fresh way to start | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "___ many cooks spoil the broth" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "___ It Go" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Highlands girl | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 18, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 18, 2019, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HANDMAIDSTALE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 18, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 18, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 18, 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 64 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 18, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 18, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.