Daily Themed Crossword October 30, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 30, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 30, 2023 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bowler or fedora e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ E Mode eccentric suit designer in The Incredibles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Vincent ___ Gogh who painted Wheatfield with Crows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ carte (menu choice): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Remove the skin from as a potato | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | How old a person is say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The ___ Australian pop duo whose highest-charting song Untouched peaked at #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Say yes silently | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | The E in E.T. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Run away to get married | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Dress with an evening or wedding variety say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Immediately! on an email: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Wrestling surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Small land surrounded by water say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Get in the way of say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Upper house in U.S. politics say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Willa ___ singer whose highest-charting song I Wanna Be Bad peaked at #22 on the U.S. Billboard 100 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Spy organization headquartered at Langley: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Floored the accelerator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Cry from a cavalry commander | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Space related prefix with nomy or physics | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ Hilton socialite whose song Stars Are Blind topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Big ___ (popular McDonald's order) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Barber's concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Huron or Baikal for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ooh and ___ (admire something say) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Poet ___ Pound who wrote The Cantos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Out in the open ocean say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | 24 hours | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Wall street trading center: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | In one ___ and out the other | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | I ___ a Dream (famous MLK speech) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ Trebek who hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Small fruit-filled dessert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Prefix with Pen for a life-saving device | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Honorable or respectable say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O' ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | In addition to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Carlton singer and pianist whose highest-charting song A Thousand Miles peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | A long long time ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Flanders Homer Simpson's mustachioed neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Nonprofit's URL-ending letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Supermodel ___ Campbell who walks the ramp | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | No ___ no gain! (words outside a gym maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ and Peace by Leo Tolstoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___-rock (rock subgenre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sound of the letter before Q | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | What-___ (hypothetical questions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Floor-cleaning tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Holier-than-thou | Show answer | 7 | |
| #51 | Sums up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Chandelier and Cheap Thrills singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Wynonna ___ 2010s horror series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Singing ensembles at church say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | ___ Town rap rock band whose highest-charting song Butterfly reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Met ___ prestigious fundraiser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Clear as a blackboard | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Every now and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Swedish DIY furniture brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Char as a steak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Insane or infuriated | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Small battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Norma ___ 1979 Sally Field movie | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 30, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 30, 2023, a Monday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VERONICAS at 9 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 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 30, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 30, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 30, 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 30, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 30, 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.