Daily Themed Crossword October 10, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 10, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 10, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ripped stomach muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___-guzzling vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Cost an ___ and a leg (be very expensive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Pigmented ring-like eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | State-of-the-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Nat ___ Wild (cable TV channel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ model (person to emulate) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Paid athlete for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Term that represents a score of zero in tennis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | What you make in Scrabble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Little boo-boo? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Point of ___ (opinion) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Fortuneteller's deck of cards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ point stage in a tennis match where the receiving player can win the game with the next point | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Plumber's pipe cleaner? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Insect that makes combs and wax? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ year (period of 366 days) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | IRS collection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Train track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Tennis shot where a player hits the ball before it can bounce off the ground | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | ___ Hathaway Ocean's 8 star | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Spinning shaft between wheels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Kick-___ 2 (2013 superhero film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Ford v Ferrari actor Christian ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Tennis shot where a player's arm crosses their body before swinging the racket | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Star of the opera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Term for that price is negotiable in ads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Tend to some pressing issues? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Karaoke singer's prop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Furry family friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Bread with hummus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Flamenco exclamation? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ one's dirty laundry in public | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Arch above the eye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Grain-holding structure on a farm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Generation ___ (disparity) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Archery projectile | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Put in the overhead bin say (anagram of tows) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Four score and seven years ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Speed up as an engine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Howard (one of the Three Stooges) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tennis shot that starts off each point | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ mean fighting machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Retro phone feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | The I in TGIF | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ out (squeeze with effort) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Give stars on Yelp say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ that works! (words of agreement) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___-Mex (regional cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Rowan Atkinson's Mr. ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Brake for a jockey? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Top piece of a two-piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Sweet but Psycho singer ___ Max | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Chicken ___ (itch-inducing disease) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Plumbing problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Attorney's degree in the U.K.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Show the way? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Sailor's vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Draped Indian garment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Long transport to the Emmys for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Like the Wicked Witch of the West | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Jazz genre for Charlie Parker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Nickname for Abraham Lincoln | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Collapsible bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ...my circus ___ my monkeys | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Certain forensic sample: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Type of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiver | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 10, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 10, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BACKHAND at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 10, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 10, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 10, 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 67 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 10, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 10, 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.