Tuesday · October 22, 2019 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 22, 2019 Answers

All 61 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 22, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

61Clues
12Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

October 22, 2019 — All 61 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Pupil's place Show answer 3
#2 Hydrocarbon suffixes Show answer 4
#3 Silent approval Show answer 3
#4 Work unit for short Show answer 3
#5 "Now You ___" series of heist thriller films starring Morgan Freeman: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#6 Wing measurement Show answer 4
#7 Compete in a slalom Show answer 3
#8 Oven for pottery Show answer 4
#9 Prefix with "galactic" and "spatial" Show answer 5
#10 Like a sitcom with exaggerated emotions Show answer 9
#11 Management degree: Abbr. Show answer 3
#12 Vegetable that turns a salad red Show answer 4
#13 Alan of "M*A*S*H" Show answer 4
#14 Days of ___ (days gone by) Show answer 4
#15 ATM code: Abbr. Show answer 3
#16 Slender wriggly fish Show answer 3
#17 Slight advantage say Show answer 4
#18 Ctrl-___-Del Show answer 3
#19 Spearheaded a campaign say Show answer 3
#20 ___ United FC MLS team based in Minneapolis-Saint Paul area that plays in Western Conference of Major League Soccer(MLS) Show answer 9
#21 Greek goddess of rainbow Show answer 4
#22 Heart's partner Show answer 4
#23 One lacking experience Show answer 4
#24 Edible root like a yam Show answer 5
#25 Password creator Show answer 4
#26 2010 psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman which is based on an original story by Heinz: 2 wds. Show answer 9
#27 Stick connected to a reel Show answer 3
#28 Monogram on L'Homme products Show answer 3
#29 Tax deferred account: Abbr. Show answer 3
#30 Genre with spoken lyrics Show answer 3
#31 Brewpub choice Show answer 3
#32 Eurasia's ___ (mountain range) Show answer 4
#33 Similar in nature Show answer 4
#34 Period after Mardi Gras Show answer 4
#35 MLS team based in Utah that is a member of MLS Western Conference: 3 wds. Show answer 12
#36 Place for mascara Show answer 4
#37 Dangler on a kite Show answer 4
#38 Ocean predator Show answer 4
#39 Pod item that can roll Show answer 3
#40 Part of an hour for short Show answer 3
#41 Organization with the motto "Rule by Obeying Nature's Laws": Abbr. Show answer 3
#42 Pigmented parts of 1d Show answer 5
#43 "If ___ Have You" (song by Shawn Mendes): 2 wds. Show answer 5
#44 Handed over as land Show answer 5
#45 Bill ____ Climate Lab Show answer 4
#46 ___ SC team based in Tennessee that will join MLS in 2020 Show answer 9
#47 Aviation prefix with "nautical" Show answer 4
#48 "As ___ saying...": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#49 Low in fat Show answer 4
#50 Tree that sounds like "you" Show answer 3
#51 Fleecy female Show answer 3
#52 "Frankly my dear I don't give a ___" (Rhett Butler's last words) Show answer 4
#53 It is the cruelest month according to T.S. Eliot for short Show answer 3
#54 "Give ___ break!": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#55 ___ York City FC MLS team based in The Big Apple that is a member of MLS Eastern Conference Show answer 3
#56 Notable historic period Show answer 3
#57 Small battery size Show answer 3
#58 Weapon used in fencing sport Show answer 4
#59 Luke to Darth Vader Show answer 3
#60 Nine digit ID: Abbr. Show answer 3
#61 No-win situation Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the October 22, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 22, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is REALSALTLAKE at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 22, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 22, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 22, 2019?
The October 22, 2019 grid has 61 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 61 clues. The longest answer is REALSALTLAKE at 12 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 22, 2019 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 21, 2019 and October 23, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 22, 2019 Crossword

01

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 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 22, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 22, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

61clues on this board
12longest answer
6,030boards archived
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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