Daily Themed Crossword October 20, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 20, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 20, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Popular three-ingredient sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Cold utterance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Smell strongly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Actor Gosling from "The Notebook" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Real ___ agent | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | "Do not put all your ___ in one basket" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Virginia ___ actress who plays Karolina Dean in the Marvel TV series "Runaways" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #8 | African grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Leak slowly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Oil container | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Make your own beer say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Grande North American river | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Publishing VIPs for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Early hour? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Mentally stable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Political assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Earl Grey e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "It's too good to be ___!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Valentine's week flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Prepare the dough | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Cousin of ostrich | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "___ favor" ("Please" in Portuguese) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | On vacation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Kilimanjaro or Everest for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Rhenzy ___ actor who plays Alex Wilder in the Marvel TV series "Runaways" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Losing position | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Swedish furniture seller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Buddhist discipline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Ear cleaner: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Most powerful piece in Chess | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Close by say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Snow" or "corn" follower | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Fairy tale witch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | One-___ wonder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Worldwide workers' group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | High-___ (image quality) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "The ___ Letter" 1995 movie starring Demi Moore | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Assumed name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ Barer actress who plays Gertrude Yorkes in the Marvel TV series "Runaways" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Absorb with "up" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Allegra ___ actress who plays Molly Hayes Hernandez in the Marvel TV series "Runaways" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Lyrica ___ actress who plays Nico Minoru in the Marvel TV series "Runaways" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Harden as ice-cream | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Adventure camera brand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Autumn lawn tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Craft brewery letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "Smack That" rapper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Gives stars to an online website say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Right on a map | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Insulting comment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Lithium ___ battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ of Wight England | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Massage therapist's place of work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Napkin's place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Brickmaker's oven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Dublin's land for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Austrian peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Dee river | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Twist lick dunk" cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Slap a legal notice against | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Valley California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Tennis court divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Italian "three" | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 20, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 20, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GARDNER at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 20, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 20, 2021 — Questions
What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 20, 2021?
How many clues are in this puzzle?
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Where can I find other dates?
Other Crossword Boards
3 Tips for the October 20, 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 66 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 20, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 20, 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.