Daily Themed Crossword October 24, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 24, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
October 24, 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 | Tuna at sushi bars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Moonlight" Oscar winner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "West Coast" singer Del Rey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Rebel Wilson romantic comedy film "___ It Romantic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Wild ___" 1960 drama film directed by Elia Kazan starring Montgomery Clift | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Dorm watchers briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Foreign or unfamiliar | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Smelting refuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Works on a sum say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Multi-platinum Steely Dan album | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Lightsaber wielder in "Star Wars" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Professional group briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "The time ___ come..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Des Moines state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The ___ of March (day in Roman calendar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Traveler's stopover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Routing preposition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Gambler's chances | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "___ Brooklyn" 1945 romantic drama film directed by Elia Kazan starring Dorothy McGuire: 4 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #21 | Takes part in a marathon say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Great Barrier ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Salem's state informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Large coffee vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Historic time span | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Oz. and mg. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Question concerning timelines? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Department with the motto "Improving the health safety and well-being of America": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Poetic night | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___-hoo (sobbing sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Insect with a stinger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | 19th letter of the Greek alphabet which is represented by "T" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Movies for movie lovers" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Submissions to editors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Winter hours in Texas briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 1947 Western drama film directed by Elia Kazan based on a 1936 novel of the same name starring Katharine Hepburn: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "A" in Germany | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Big primates in the zoo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Acting opportunity say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Stock market debut: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Force out from power | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Good heavens!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Hour after midnight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Shiny knight wear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Without exception | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sierra ___ (country in West Africa) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Let ___" (Beatles hit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Panic ___" 1950 noir film directed by Elia Kazan starring Paul Douglas: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | Tidy and orderly like a room | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Keep ___ on (observe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Fey of "Date Night" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Spill the beans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Swing to and fro like trees during storm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Play group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "I think" in textspeak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Woolly mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Bud on a spud | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "___ Doll" 1956 dark comedy drama film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Karl Malden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Negative prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Install as carpet or bricks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Visitors from outer space briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "We ___ the Champions" (Hit by the Queen) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Caustic cleaner | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 24, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 24, 2019, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THESEAOFGRASS at 13 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 5 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 24, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 24, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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.