Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 21, 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 | Buffalo's cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Hendrix's hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Home coming attendee for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Gmail folder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Pixar's clownfish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Hi-___ image | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Former MLB pitcher Jim | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Kubla ___ poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge which is also subtitled as A Vision in a Dream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Happily ___ after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Cloudless sky briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Interruptions during a podcast for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Murder ___ Wrote (song by Chaka Demus & Pliers) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Low-fat meat e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Mason ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Group of songs performed at a gig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ audible?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Braxton (Last Call singer) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Actress Gardner of The Killers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | To ___ Wordsworth poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in response to Wordsworth's autobiographical poem The Prelude | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | SUV alternative? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Life of Pi director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Relative of Inc. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ at Midnight conversational poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that speaks of neoplatonism | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Send off as a rocket | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Atmospheric prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Shelled sideway walker? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Indian beach attraction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Gentle and docile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | The ___ of Ancient Mariner poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Canadian ice hockey legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Rock n' Roll Is King group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Milky white gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | August follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tesla product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Spanish cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | What an owl is considered to be? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Questioned say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ in Solitude conversational poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge with notes of patriotism for the British people | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Genetic information carrier: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Mel of baseball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Easily twisted foot part | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Glassmaker's oven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Actress Thurman of Kill Bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Weekday opener for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Pick-up vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that was written using an accentual metrical system | Show answer | 10 | |
| #48 | Pouch like structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Attorney's subject | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Virgin ___ Records (British record label) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Down with fever say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Bread spread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Not happy at all | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Gutowski (YouTuber) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Return gift from beaches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Windshield darkener | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Tattered cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Corrective eye surgery: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Academic URL ending usually for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Alpaca's cousin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Celebrities' aspiration? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Instagram video type | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cookie every crossword-maker loves? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Non-profit groups: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Earth's deepest layer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | The Eolian ___ poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that discusses his anticipation of conjugal love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | ___-Magnon (early human) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ off (tear apart) | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 21, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 21, 2022, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRISTABEL at 10 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 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 21, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 21, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 21, 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 10 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 21, 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 21, 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 8, 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.