Daily Themed Crossword October 14, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 14, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 14, 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 | Angelina Jolie's Mr. & ___ Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | What you open at a bank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Baby's chest protector at dinner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___-la-la! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ guy walks into a bar... (start of many a joke): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Slow ___ snail (very slow): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Prominent feature for a hornbill or a toucan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___-Man (arcade game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Miserables 2019 thriller starring Alexis Manenti | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Every ___ and cranny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ at Midnight 1966 movie directed by Orson Welles that's considered one of his greatest works | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | ___ Rodriguez Jane the Virgin actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Edge of a sewed cloth say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___! As if! (disbelieving laugh) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | The A in Q&A for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Bronze ___ (historical period) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Paleozoic and Cenozoic for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | One billion years in geology | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Days of ___ (former times) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Frozen rain pellets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Ben to Ross Geller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Book cover blurb for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ de Triomphe (famous French monument) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The Merchant of ___ 1969 short film directed by Orson Welles based on Shakespeare's eponymous play | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Touch of ___ 1958 movie directed by Orson Welles that was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ram's beau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Be the One singer Lipa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Sir ___ McCartney who was a member of the Beatles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___-hour traffic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Walk-___ (like some large closets) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | The first letter in Stop phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ news (made-up story) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Occupied an armchair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Code-cracking organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | German a also a word hidden in Frankenstein | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Flash ___ (spontaneous dance group maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | The Lady from ___ 1947 movie directed by Orson Welles that was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry | Show answer | 8 | |
| #39 | Egyptian serpent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | One giving a pep talk in the locker room | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Secret stash say (homophone of cash) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Lip ___ (chapped lips soother) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Oh ___! (I get it now!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Low-pitched guitar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Ornamental pond fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | She's ___ roll!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Citizen ___ 1941 drama directed by Orson Welles considered to be one of the greatest films ever made | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | If ___ be so bold... (Let me speak my mind..): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Devious chuckle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Plea from the sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Large Mongolian desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | The Little Mermaid prince | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Croat or Serbian for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | The Great Gatsby or Fahrenheit 451 e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | The Emperor's ___ Clothes Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Mature as fruit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Business ___ (flight seating option) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Brand with foam-based toys | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Right on the map | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Prefix with honest or respectful | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Summer and Smoke actress Merkel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Canada's southern neighbor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Abu Dhabi's nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Glide through a snowy slope say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Female chicken | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 14, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 14, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHANGHAI 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, and 5 clues carry 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 14, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 14, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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.
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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.