Daily Themed Crossword October 29, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 29, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 29, 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 | Fingers-on-shoulder kind of touch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Defrost as meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Palette selection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "You ___ what you eat" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Transcendentalist poet Emerson's middle name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Michael Caine's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Claflin "Enola Holmes" actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Get out of bed | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | King with a "golden touch" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Role in a play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Luau finger food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Dunkable cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Little mischief makers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Psychic radiance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Bunche Harvard alum and political scientist who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | "Umbrella" singer to her fans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Bicep curls target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Slippery banana part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Dry as a dustbowl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Congress member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Two-base baseball hit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Large tourist transport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Juan Manuel ___ Harvard alum and former president of Colombia who received the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Actress Patricia ___ of "Hud" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Al ___ Harvard alum and 45th U.S. vice-president who was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Clique or community | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___-view mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Opposite of WNW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "I'm speechless!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Lamenter's sorry state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "That's what ___ said!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "That" in Spain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | English alphabet starters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Boyfriend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ Lock (laptop key) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ cavity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "Star Wars" heroine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Ellen Johnson ___ Harvard alum and 24th president of Liberia who received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Clickable pictures on a desktop | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Torah teacher | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Service charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Wish You ___ Here" (Pink Floyd album) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Obamacare: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Tarzan's pal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Highlighter filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Canon's competitor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Swiss army ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Like angles between 90 and 180 degrees | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Citrus-flavored instant drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | A dog may bury one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Scarecrow's want in "The Wizard of Oz" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Loaded like a chocolate cake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Larry Bird's league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Dae-Jung ex-professor at Harvard and former President of South Korea who received the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Garden pond fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Henry ___ Harvard alum and former U.S. Secretary of State who received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | Used a barcalounger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Chatterbox's "gift" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Keebler cookie figure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | U.K. military arm: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Company name-ender sometimes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | One-kind connector: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Opening night extravaganza | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "I've seen better" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Ping-pong partition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Soul sister say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 29, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 29, 2021, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KISSINGER at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 29, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 29, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 29, 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 9 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 29, 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 29, 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.