Daily Themed Crossword October 3, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 3, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 3, 2024 — 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 | Midday snooze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ la la (song syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tidal withdrawal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Large flightless bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | My Gal ___ 1942 Rita Hayworth film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Put down as a carpet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Robin ___ Good Will Hunting actor with a plural last name | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Mentally sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | The P in MPH | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Winnie-the-___ fictional teddy bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Android alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | James ___ Ghosts of Mississippi actor with a plural name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Tom ___ A Man Called Otto actor with a plural last name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Enid Blyton's Toyland hero who sports a red t-shirt | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | ___-cone (cold treat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Lend a helping hand say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ not funny! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Bear in the snow? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Je ___ (I speak in French) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Amy ___ American Hustle actress with a plural last name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Opus ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | At ___ (military command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Chris ___ Captain America: The First Avenger actor with a plural last name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Length of time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Croat or Serbian for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Prefix with natal or classical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Poetic evening | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | That's ___ of your business | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Scottish headwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Playground game that's all about chasing and dodging | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Break-___ (certain crimes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Furious feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Mexico Albuquerque's state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Who ___ to complain?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Fleshy part of an orange | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Airport bag-checking organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Sloped wheelchair access | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | The first A in AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | She in Portuguese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Officially forbid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Adios! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Star Wars princess | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Uncrease as one's clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Go away bird! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ up (confess) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Reggae's kin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Garfield's canine pal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Discontinued insecticide letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | The S in GPS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Hello! in Mexico | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sample a drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Spot with a sauna and jacuzzi perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Conk out with off | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ jokes (poor jokes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Prayer ending word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Cape Town's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Keanu ___ John Wick actor with a plural last name | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Actress Tyler of The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Race in The Time Machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Rihanna's 2016 album with the hits Love on the Brain and Work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | In close proximity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | To ___ extent (partly) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Game ___ match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pod vegetable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Life of Pi director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 3, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 3, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILLIAMS 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 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 3, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 3, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 3, 2024 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 3, 2024 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 3, 2024 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.