Daily Themed Crossword October 8, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 8, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 8, 2022 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Went for a dip in the pool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | I think I know the answer! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Mom-and-___ store | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ to the throne (next in line) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sphinx's foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Have to repay a friend say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Ship's steering wheel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Places 1983 comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Acorn-dropping tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Send an email to the wrong person e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Evil spirit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Loaded with ham or chicken say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Address that starts with www: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Lock insert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ court (law student's co-curricular) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The ___ 1985 adventure comedy film starring Sean Astin and Josh Brolin | Show answer | 7 | |
| #17 | A Fish Called ___ 1988 heist comedy film starring John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | I ___ you're happy! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | I'm on my way sometimes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Horror-filled cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Simple machine like a crowbar e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ in the Wind 1973 song by Elton John | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Eden explorer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Suffix with methyl or ethyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Coming to ___ 1988 rom-com starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | Alfred Hitchcock's ___ Window | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Where an egg becomes a fried egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Butter follower to mean a flower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Swiper's Nickelodeon foe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | La-la lead-in while singing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ out of it! (recover and move on) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | No talking! sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Like early-morning hours | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Have body pain say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 1983 comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Bright as a learner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ pants (baggy trousers) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Well ___ (in the know how) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Paste from Polynesia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Enter at your ___ risk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Hat-hanging prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Reality show staple | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Isao ___ Japanese golfer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Jeans part that may be ripped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Salivate like a dog | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Flee with one's fiance? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Well-defined as muscles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Do the Tarzan yell say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | That's yucky! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | French fashion designer's monogram: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Film sequence unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Not in a million years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Gradually break a habit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Soothe as a sprain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Kick out a tenant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Appear periodically as symptoms | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Revenge of the ___ 1984 comedy film starring Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Urgent police alert: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Tai (Tiki bar serving) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Bath's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Actor KJ who plays Archie on Riverdale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Measure of Earth's age | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | The Altar in the night sky | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Tyler the Creator's genre | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 8, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 8, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRADING at 7 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 8, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 8, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 8, 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 65 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 8, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 8, 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.