Daily Themed Crossword October 2, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 2, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 2, 2022 — 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 | Tiny stroller occupant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | From ___ to bottom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Garbage can raider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wonder-filled feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Spa goer's wrap-around | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Score 100% on a test say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Garner Yes Day actress who received the 2022 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Margarita garnish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Stressful burden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Meat eater's obstacle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Viola ___ Troop Zero actress who received the 2021 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Rephrase sentences say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Wipe from a pen drive | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ Gordon-Levitt Project Power actor who received the 2016 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | What ___ is new? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Clean and set as restaurant tables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Through on an itinerary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Poet whom the Edgar Award is named after | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | For ___ a jolly good fellow... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ up (repressed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Elizabeth ___ The Hunger Games actress who received the 2020 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Dozens of? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Greeting gift from Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Rounded nail shape need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ant-Man and the Wasp actor who received the 2018 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Olaf's creator in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Radiate as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Fawkes Night (U.K. celebration) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Messi's footwear perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Images that represent one on social media: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Bit of snickering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Mahal (Indian monument) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Still have to repay say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | On a scale of one to ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ scramble (vegan breakfast) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | More than overweight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | The p in mph | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Shower for a flower? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Wile E. Coyote's supplier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Casual wardrobe item briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Clean as vegetables | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Loud form of pollution | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Places for parking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Story of one's life for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Like the Mariana Trench | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Guthrie of Alice's Restaurant fame | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Money plant holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Dance party VIPs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Any multiple of 2 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Color of uncooked chicken perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ off to you! (kudos) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Platt The Politician actor who received the 2020 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | In ___ (occupied) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hi there! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Two cards of the same value say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Black ___ (high level in Karate) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ Ventimiglia This Is Us actor who received the 2019 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | In addition to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Without mixers? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | California's San ___ Dam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Shortest month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Sidewalk walker for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Sound engineer's concert device | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Eww that's yucky! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | When are you ___? (question to a mother-to-be) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Henna e.g. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 2, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 2, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JENNIFER at 8 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 2, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 2, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 2, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 2, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 2, 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.
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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.