Friday · October 21, 2022 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2022 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
10Longest
3Shortest
4Abbreviations
Answers

October 21, 2022 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#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
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About this puzzle

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.

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FAQ

October 21, 2022 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 21, 2022?
The October 21, 2022 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is CHRISTABEL at 10 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 4 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 21, 2022 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 20, 2022 and October 22, 2022.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 21, 2022 Crossword

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

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How we check

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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
10longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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