Daily Themed Crossword October 1, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 1, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 1, 2023 — 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 | Farm animal with a stubborn attitude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | iPad download for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Relaxing getaway | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Null and ___ (no longer valid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Summer sky color perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Close buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Poker-starting payment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Lip ___ Battle (musical competition) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Require medication say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Well-mannered man informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Three or more musical notes played simultaneously like A major or B minor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Extreme fury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Big pig say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Combination of musical pitches or tones into a pleasing composition say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | November ___ Guns N' Roses hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | What a surprise! cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ many cooks spoil... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Speed or pace of a piece of music say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | ___-pong (table tennis) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ as directed (instructional words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Fox's foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Lil ___ X Old Town Road hitmaker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Musical ability? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Like a piece of music played without electric instruments | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Subsides as the tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Floor furnishing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Kind or type? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Rhythmic and basic unit of time in music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Be Home for Christmas (Bing Crosby hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Important period of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | With the greatest of ___ (without struggle) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Enjoyed a picnic spread say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | X sometimes? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Lana Del Rey's ___ for Life | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Actress Gardner of Mogambo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody or Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Construction spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Six-pack muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Two-___ (like some tissues) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Fruit ___ (party drink in a bowl perhaps) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Practice for a big boxing bout say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Settled the bill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Against ___ odds (in the face of difficulty) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Levi's fabric | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | HELLO...hello...hello... effect at a canyon say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Relaxed running pace for a horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Storybook monster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Ambient musician Brian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Kangaroo's small jump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Sushi bar tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Harry Potter's chum Weasley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Shape of ___ (Ed Sheeran hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Sound booster at a concert for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Craft brew initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | It's ___ or never! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Steeped beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Homophone for new? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Religious offshoot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Valued property say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Walmart or Macy's e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ Without a Cause (1955 drama film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Solo piece for a soprano in an opera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Like films with an ardent fanbase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Stare at shamelessly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Tehran's country that shares a border with Turkmenistan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Sweetheart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Low-voiced chorus member | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Editor's Leave it as it is | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 1, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 1, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ACOUSTIC at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
None of the clues on this grid carry abbreviation or multi-word flags, so every answer is a single word spelled out in full.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 1, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 1, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 1, 2023 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 8 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 1, 2023 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 1, 2023 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.