Daily Themed Crossword October 18, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 18, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 18, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Historical period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Honor (respectful address for a judge) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Fall back as the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Slangy refusal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Voluminous hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Mary ___ Cosmetics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | St. Louis ___ MLB team and member of the NL Central division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Heredity unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Capital of Belarus | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Lanka (Asian island nation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Bowling alley unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Pittsburgh ___ MLB team and member of the NL Central division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles | Show answer | 7 | |
| #13 | Gambler's giveaway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Loud sleeper's noise | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | The ___ Squad ('60s TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Slippery shower bar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | The T in EST | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Facebook ___ (community) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Auction action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ That Bass song by Fred Astaire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Boston ___ MLB team and member of the AL East division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Take a criminal off the streets say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sanitizer's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | What a flat roof doesn't have | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Blossom supporter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Oakland ___ MLB team and member of the AL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Trim off the skin as from fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Feng ___ (Chinese aesthetic system) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Double reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Pilates targets briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Yes informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Michael ___ The Martian actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Business letter abbreviation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Wander aimlessly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | First 30-day month of the year | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | New York ___ MLB team and member of the AL East division that is the team with the most World Series titles | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | One ___ kind: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Virtual address: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Actress Portia de ___ of Arrested Development | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ out a living | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Disallow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Adieu! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Mode designer in The Incredibles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Winning ___ everything | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | San Francisco ___ MLB team and member of the NL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Monopoly purchases: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ and simple (absolutely clear) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Work incessantly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | At Wit's End author Bombeck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Slowly leak through | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Hit in a high arc | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Store overseer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Miner's find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Los Angeles ___ MLB team and member of the NL West division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Kissing in a garden for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Trash can's plea: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | ___ favor (please in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | December 25th informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Spelling insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | At the peak of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Intuitive feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Class about demand for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Therapeutic spot? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Indent key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Love ___ neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Artist's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Gloss target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Salty water body | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 18, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 18, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CARDINALS at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry 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 18, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 18, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 18, 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 68 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 18, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 18, 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.