Daily Themed Crossword October 8, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 8, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 8, 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 | It's s-s-oo cold! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Perform on stage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hawaiian tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ sure! (Will do!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ Beta Kappa (college honor society) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | George to William Prince of Wales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The Simpsons teacher ___ Krabappel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Don't ___ words in my mouth! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Annoy or bug excessively | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Happy tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Spick and span | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | What would you call someone who partners with Robbins to serve you ice cream? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | ___ party (beer party at college) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ of the blue (all of a sudden) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Cry accompanying a forehead slap perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Crossword-lover's cookie? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Devoured a burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Spot for dirty dishes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Yakety-___ (trivial talk) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Juliet's beloved | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | What would you call a Colonel who serves you food from KFC? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Straight Outta Compton rap group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | I'm with ___ (words on a beau's tee maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | What would you call a clown who serves you food from McDonald's? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | John's ode to Yoko? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Apple's famous all-in-one desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___-rock (music genre for The Killers) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | What would you call someone named John who serves you pizza? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ cheap (very cheap) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Faux ___ (minor fashion error) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | A ___ in the right direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Time-saving abbreviation? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___-faced (dishonest) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Sack or can? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Adios! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Bull energy drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Trained for a marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Smartphone download for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | What would you call a mouse who serves you cheese? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Name of a book or song say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Largest continent on the planet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Vehicle honker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | What a squid squirts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Watch like a ___ (watch very carefully) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Red Cross specialty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Bearded antelopes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Narcissist's problem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Piglet's dad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Volkswagen's former slogan Das ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Stalk in the garden? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Old what's-___-name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Charles Bukowski's Ham on ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Commonly-pierced body part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Gives the go-ahead for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | I don't think so informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | I ___ it! (I thought so!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Make official as a law | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Snowy or barn bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Falls as the temperature | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Change with the times | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Heckle or harass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Leave off the list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Drug-busting cop informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Hari (infamous WWI figure) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Highest point of something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Back of the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Subject for the TV show Suits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | What would you call a General who serves you Chinese food? | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 8, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 8, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SANDERS 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. 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 8, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 8, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 8, 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 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 8, 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 8, 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.