Daily Themed Crossword October 23, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 23, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 23, 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 | Vogue or Cosmopolitan for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fog mixed with smoke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Neither follower usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Ophthalmologist's concern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Where Jack and Jill went | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | According to me in texts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Majesty (royal address) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | The Green Berets actor Ray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Vogue's editor-in-chief Wintour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook who studied psychology from the Harvard University | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Selma ___ Hellboy actress who was studied psychology from the University of Michigan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Lucy In The ___ With Diamonds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Ring thing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | What a dirty dog desperately needs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Portman Black Swan actress who studied psychology at Harvard University | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Alien spaceship: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Brideshead Revisited author Evelyn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | If ___ else fails... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Jon ___ The Daily Show host who studied psychology in the College of William & Mary | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Move at a regular pace? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Treadmill or weightlifting spot for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | This is so relaxing! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Vodka or tequila serving | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Conga! singer ___ Estefan who studied psychology at the University of Miami | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Wordless affirmation? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Croft: Tomb Raider (Angelina Jolie starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Ed ___ n Eddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Zero's binary partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Infuriated feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Dennis the Menace actress Thompson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Craven Scream director who studied psychology at Wheaton College | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Comic writer Stan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Starchy root | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Not thrilled | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Yes captain! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Sanitizer target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Baby ___ doo doo doo... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Opal e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Like matured wine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Summer of Soul singer Simone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Prefix with present | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Pride sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ mater (former school) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Fire powder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Amy's sister in Little Women | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ reflex (muscular contraction in the mouth) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Six-wheeled transport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Towards the rear on a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ pick (sharp bit on a figure skater's blade) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Pecan or cashew e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Name of yellow Teletubby when said twice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Never speak ___ of the dead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Antlered Yellowstone sight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Where there's a will there's a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Tricep or bicep locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Kilogram or pound briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ is she? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | I second that! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | White Christmas need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Sharpen as skills | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Laudative poems | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ on (have faith in) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Mental flash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | The ___ Project (Ryan Reynolds movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | ___ Wayne Funeral rapper who studied psychology at the University of Phoenix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ you sure? | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 23, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 23, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NATALIE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 23, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 23, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 23, 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 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 23, 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 23, 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.