Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 15, 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 | ___ well that ends well | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Tiny trouble maker say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Initials on a sunscreen bottle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Frothy shaving stuff | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | You can't have your cake and eat it ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Dangerous Woman singer Grande fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Roman garment that's also common frat party attire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Rose's love interest in Titanic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Eggy Christmas beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | What a polygraph detects | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Potato-___ phrase used to refer to a thoughtless person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___-hanging fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Cloud Shepherd artist Jean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ potato phrase used to refer to a complicated or problematic situation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Stark Sean Bean's Game of Thrones character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ John's Pizza | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Snare for capturing prey say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | On the ___ (fleeing) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Does this ___ weird to you? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Stronger Than Pride singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Agree silently? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | X-___ vision | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | I smell a ___ (There's a traitor amongst us!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Ctrl + Z on a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ potato phrase used to refer to a lazy person | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | So in Scotland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Sawyer of fiction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Domesticate as an animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ and potatoes phrase used to refer to the most basic aspects of something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Signature Obama health measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Add-___ (extras) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Fairy tale baddie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Tip holder? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Standard coffee order for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | College senior's hurdle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Fore's opposite on a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Restroom in Manchester | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Jet ___ (traveler's tiredness) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ potatoes phrase used to refer to something that holds little importance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Let's call ___ day!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Chocolate-flavored coffee say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Card game played with a straight face | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Beach castle material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Opposite of con in a debate competition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Newton (cookie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Crown's centerpiece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Atom with a charge? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Instagram and Facebook for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Brooklyn ___ for short (NYC neighborhood) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Would you like chopsticks ___ fork? (question at a Chinese restaurant maybe): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Prefix with pole to mean a frog baby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | The Da Vinci Code author ___ Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Prefix for space or nautical | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Mendel's veggie? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Actress ___ Poehler of Parks and Recreation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Home to Machu Picchu | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ potato phrase used to refer to someone glued to a computer screen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Genetic evidence at a forensic lab: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Chris Evans or Denzel Washington for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | The ___ of Glamis Macbeth's title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Software's trial version for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___-cola | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Actor ___ Epps of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Mahal Indian mausoleum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | M in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Sunny-side up requirement? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Fourth letter of third phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Golf prop | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 15, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is COUCH at 5 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 2 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 15, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 15, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 15, 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 5 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 15, 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 15, 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.