Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 21, 2023 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___-per-view event | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Small recipe measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | My ___! (Oops!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Rage or fury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Female sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Totally destroy (word found hidden in bruin) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | 7D's furry companion in Back to the Future who shares a name with the physicist who deduced E = mc^2 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Killer black-and-white predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Shade of color say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Unit of power that sounds like what? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Ring-shaped bread roll | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ flakes (breakfast cereal) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ of Wight county in the English Channel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ and cry (public outcry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Noisy dispute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Places where crops are grown | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | ___ Zemeckis acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker who directed the Back to the Future film trilogy | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Cooling device with blades? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Last three vowels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Actress Jessica ___ of Dark Angel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Statistician's average? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Blue expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Lingerie item with cups? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Auditioner's hope | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Type of pressure? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | DMC ___ car model that was modified into a time machine in Back to the Future | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Tropical topic? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Battery size for a TV remote maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Prefix with sphere or friendly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | The Grand Ole ___ Tennessee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | The Haunting of ___ Manor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ light bulb (energy-efficient bulb): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Mincemeat ___ (Christmas staple) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 7 Rings singer Grande to her fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Currency in Tokyo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Typical high schooler age-wise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | On/off ___ (light-controlling button) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | The ___ is mightier than the sword | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Dr. Emmett Doc ___ eccentric scientist experimenting with time travel in Back to the Future | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Saintly glow surrounding a person say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Merriam-Webster or Oxford e.g. for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ Geo Wild (wildlife-focused channel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Iron alloy used to make knives | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Shop ___ You Drop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Tannen businessman who is the antagonist in Back to the Future | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | China's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Country singer ___ Campbell who sang Universal Soldier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Planet (nature documentary series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Take It on the Run band ___ Speedwagon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ on (have faith in) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Celestial sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Sports organization founded by Billie Jean King: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | This pizza is to ___ for! (So yum!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | And ___ new chapter begins...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Cookie creator? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | This is beyond incredible! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | ___ McFly time-traveling teenager who is the protagonist in Back to the Future | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Warning sound from a smoke detector | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Alfred Hitchcock's ___ Window | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Skin care brand that rivals Neutrogena | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Vietnamese soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Apply with care as ointment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Conger or Moray e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pass easily? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Wordless approval | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 21, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 21, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EINSTEIN at 8 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, and 1 clue carries 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 21, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 21, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 21, 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 66 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 21, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 21, 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 8, 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.