Monday · October 4, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 4, 2021 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 4, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

October 4, 2021 — All 66 Clues

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

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#1 Desktops and laptops: Abbr. Show answer 3
#2 ____ stick (jumping device) Show answer 4
#3 Miner's find Show answer 3
#4 Municipal URL ending Show answer 3
#5 "The Phantom of the ___" 2004 musical film Show answer 5
#6 Glove alternatives Show answer 7
#7 Muddy stuff (rhymes with "duck") Show answer 4
#8 Utilize Show answer 3
#9 Chin feature Show answer 5
#10 Coastal Alaskan city Show answer 5
#11 Happy ___ (McDonald's item) Show answer 4
#12 Stage name of late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Show answer 3
#13 Prize distribution event in Nashville: Abbr. Show answer 4
#14 Brisbane's country for short Show answer 3
#15 Trim like a photo Show answer 4
#16 Britain's ____ of Man Show answer 4
#17 Australian flightless bird Show answer 3
#18 "Edge of ____" 1981 Stevie Nicks track from her album "Bella Donna" Show answer 9
#19 "___ A Stranger" (1955 film): 2 wds. Show answer 5
#20 Walkman battery letters Show answer 3
#21 Go bad like fruit Show answer 3
#22 "If Anyone ____" 1983 Stevie Nicks track from her album "The Wild Heart" Show answer 5
#23 Mary's pet Show answer 4
#24 Water carrier Show answer 4
#25 Chef's sense of taste Show answer 6
#26 Like the Sahara Show answer 4
#27 "Leather and ___" 1981 Stevie Nicks track from her album "Bella Donna" Show answer 4
#28 "Nothing else" in text speak: Abbr. Show answer 3
#29 Savings plan initials Show answer 3
#30 Picnic pest Show answer 3
#31 Play object for a child Show answer 3
#32 "___ Max" (action film) Show answer 3
#33 ___ Vera (succulent plant) Show answer 4
#34 Prince William's Cambridge title Show answer 4
#35 Painter Pablo of "The Weeping Woman" Show answer 7
#36 Thomas ___ Edison Show answer 4
#37 "___ Lamp" 1981 Stevie Nicks track from her album "Bella Donna" Show answer 4
#38 Curved shape Show answer 3
#39 Biographer Leon Show answer 4
#40 Affirmative anagram of "aye" Show answer 3
#41 Artist's stand Show answer 5
#42 Turkish title Show answer 3
#43 Gives the go-ahead to Show answer 3
#44 Airplane ticket word Show answer 3
#45 Have it ___ (hold a grudge): 2 wds. Show answer 5
#46 Love to death Show answer 5
#47 Sees eye to eye? Show answer 6
#48 "___ on Fire" 1989 Stevie Nicks track from her album "The Other Side of the Mirror" Show answer 5
#49 Soccer match scoreboard figure Show answer 4
#50 Secretion organ Show answer 5
#51 ___ Gaga singer known for her track "Poker Face" Show answer 4
#52 ___ Paulo Brazil Show answer 3
#53 Merchandise and stock: Abbr. Show answer 3
#54 "___ long way" (last): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#55 Word before "father" or "head" Show answer 4
#56 Cool in the '90s Show answer 3
#57 Sign of what's to come Show answer 4
#58 Bumped into Show answer 3
#59 Pilot's in-flight announcement: Abbr. Show answer 3
#60 Constantly criticize Show answer 3
#61 Male parent lovingly Show answer 3
#62 Spoken not written as an exam Show answer 4
#63 Prefix with "physics" Show answer 4
#64 Cunning like a fox Show answer 3
#65 Color of anger Show answer 3
#66 Solo male at a party? Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the October 4, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 4, 2021, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SEVENTEEN at 9 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 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 4, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 4, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 4, 2021?
The October 4, 2021 grid has 66 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 66 clues. The longest answer is SEVENTEEN at 9 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 4, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 3, 2021 and October 5, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 4, 2021 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 4, 2021 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 4, 2021 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

66clues on this board
9longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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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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