Daily Themed Crossword October 1, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 1, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 1, 2022 — 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 | Sugar-searching insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Lobster eater's neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tibetan ox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cue game with an eight ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dedicated verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Sign over a theater door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Bridge Over ___ Water 1970 best-selling album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Actor Jared of Requiem for a Dream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | De ___ (You're welcome in Spanish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Street cat's home perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Uses a shovel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Apple's apple e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Frampton ___ Alive! 1976 best-selling live album by English rockstar Peter Frampton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Tiny salamander | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Taylor Swift's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Dr. who co-wrote In da Club | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Donkey's yo! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Chest muscle to a gym rat for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Reed who sang Walk on the Wild Side | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Appear as a problem | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Tech giant that made Simon: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | You Got That ___ 1978 song by Lynyrd Skynyrd | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | The ___ is a Ghetto 1972 best-selling album by American funk/rock band War | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Suffix with hypn to mean sleep-inducing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Cambodia's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ben-___ (Lew Wallace classic) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Hershey's teardrop-shaped chocolate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Pig's messy meal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Guatemalan's gold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Sound from a baby's crib | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Greenhouse holders? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Subject concerned with mental health for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Z's position alphabetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Perfectly fit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Neither a yes ___ a no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | It's ___ soon to tell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Partner of italics and underline | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Just the way something should be | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Where Goldilocks was caught sleeping | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Goodbye ___ Road 1973 best-selling album by English singer-songwriter Elton John: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #41 | Figure skater's jump | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Windy day flier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Calf-strengthening exercise | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Happy Meal delight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Low-pitched guitar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Celebrate another birthday say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Two aspirins a day e.g | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Desktop that may be connected to AirPods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Lunch time for most | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Teapot's target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Math class where you study triangles for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Number on a driver's license: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | 1977 best-selling album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Marlboro remnants | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | I haven't decided ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Recycling bin top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Thank U Next singer to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Nest-building stinger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Karl Johans gate locale in Norway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ of color (really colorful) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Track star's units | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Greek epic starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Imitate a kangaroo say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Crushed ingredient in some cocktails | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Damian Marley to Bob Marley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Rolled-up grass | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 1, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 1, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is YELLOWBRICK at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 1, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 1, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 1, 2022 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 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 1, 2022 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 1, 2022 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.