Daily Themed Crossword October 18, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 18, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 18, 2021 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cooking measures for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Mention someone on a Facebook comment say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Smoothie bowl berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Group of friends | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ and dont's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Temple of the ___ "Hunger Strike" former rock group that reunited in 2016 for a tour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Santana's "___ Como Va" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | It's usually raised during a toast | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Johnny Depp starrer "___ of the Caribbean" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Bacon or ham e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Actor Epps of "Love and Basketball" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Fixes as a match | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___-jerk reaction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Simba's uncle in "The Lion King" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "They tried to make me go to ___..." (Amy Winehouse's song lyric) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Popeye's love Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "I think ___ love": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | See-through window part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ anemone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Against the Machine "Bulls on Parade" rock band that was set to reunite in 2020 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "A ___ for sore eyes" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Airport scanning organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Thinly spread | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Bit of butter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Balaam's mount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | The "S" in CST briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Used a bean bag | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "___ what?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Black ___ "Paranoid" rock band that reunited in 2012 before disbanding in 2017 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #30 | Baboon for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Bikini top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Every cloud ___ a silver lining" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | October's position on the calendar | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Inquisitive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Spare in a Brit's boot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Good ___ day (popular Instagram hashtag) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | World Heart Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Beaver construction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The Original ___ "Where Eagles Dare" horror punk band that reunited in 2016 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | ___ bean | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | It makes bread rise up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Take home pay | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Fasten with a string | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Female sibling fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Tome and Principe country in central Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Colombo's country ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ hostess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Winona ___ actress from "Beetlejuice" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Huckleberry Finn's pal Tom | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | "The ___ are lovely dark and deep..." (Robert Frost's words) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Custom-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Crue American heavy metal band of "Same Ol' Situation" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | "I'm working ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Boxing match enders: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Rock band ___ Fighters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Paul ___ who sang "Eso Beso" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Opus" or "Agnus" follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Spanish "that" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | International fuel group: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Raven" author Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Flock female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | MSNBC rival: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Christian ___ French fashion designer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Superlative suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | System of a ___ heavy metal band that went on a hiatus in 2006 and made a comeback in 2010 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Website for all things handmade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | ___ al-Khaimah (one of the seven United Arab Emirates) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Last ___ (WhatsApp feature) | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 18, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 18, 2021, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PIRATES at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 18, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 18, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 18, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 18, 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.
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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.