Daily Themed Crossword October 13, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 13, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 13, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | High tennis shots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Pick up as weights | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Artist's spark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Ranch newborn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "To Tell the ___" American TV panel show whose longest host was Alex Trebek | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Beast of burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Infomercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Orator's stage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Scatters all over | Show answer | 6 | |
| #10 | American TV game show featuring quizzes hosted by Alex Trebek between 1984 and 2020 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #11 | ___-dropping moment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Without further ___..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Soaking ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Skunk's defense | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Used a chair say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actress Penelope from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Formally surrender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Ken to Barbie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Elton John's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Tree-anchoring part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ and pepper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Framed in a way: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | "___ the season..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Polloi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ bran | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Here's what I think" in text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "The ___ of Odds" American TV game show hosted by Alex Trebek between 1973 and 1974 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #28 | "___ Rasputin" Boney. M's lyrics: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Judge or think | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Concealed say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Witch from a fairy tale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Doctors' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Out of place | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Apple's platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Sally Field's "Norma ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | The Monkees' "___ Believer": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ bad!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Beats by ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Bull's eye hitter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Tetley beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | 9-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Stockholm's land | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Nintendo's Super ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Starchy tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Superman's letter? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Facts and figures for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Las Vegas ___ (famous road) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Montgomery of jazz | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Halts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "My ___ Friend's Wedding" (Julia Roberts starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | American game show hosted by Alex Trebek during the 1980's that aired on NBC | Show answer | 11 | |
| #53 | Turkish currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | To border on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | It wasn't built in a day proverbially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | A-line line | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Passing trend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Friend or ___?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "As ___ as the hills" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Dry as a bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Pitch-setting instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Ice-bucket challenge cause: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Flat ___ (car problem) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "Forever Faster" brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Banned pesticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Word after "wing" or "life" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Iris holder? | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 13, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 13, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BATTLESTARS at 11 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 2 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 13, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 13, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 13, 2021 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 13, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 13, 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, 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.