Daily Themed Crossword October 11, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 11, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 11, 2024 — 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 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Attacked like a mosquito | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Scholar's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Mamma ___! Here We Go Again (2018 musical film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Expressive rock genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rock band's trip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Fitting as a reply (anagram of tap) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Lois who is Superman's love interest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Military force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Urban haze | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ like thunder British idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe a furious person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Female sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Make bread? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ the love of God (desperate plea) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Not an amateur | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Every ___ has a silver lining idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used by optimists | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Press ___ key to continue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Shade or tint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Giants' great Mel ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ bran muffin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | To get ___ of idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used when you find out a secret | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | To the ___ degree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Give credit where credit is ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Wise person or a wise-sounding herb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | The ___ Tune Show (animated series with Daffy and Speedy) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Actor Schreiber from Spotlight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Done with with of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Nightmarish street tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Rule Britannia! composer Thomas ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Ethyl ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Actor Vigoda from The Godfather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Oktoberfest drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Team head briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Durban or Cape Town's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Doctor's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Tear apart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Raining ___ and dogs idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe torrential weather | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Not above | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Instagram upload | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Cargo unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tiny skin opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sing without lyrics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Devoid of moisture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Mexican dish served in a shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Baywatch actor Zac | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Waiter's handout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Well-ventilated as a room | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Prefix with friendly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Key on either side of the space bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Go bad like stale food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | What butter or oil may contain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Participate in a marathon say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | British reference book: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | i and j topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Hershey Bears' league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ hours (early) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Lightning ___ strikes the same place twice idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe a rare event | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Whatcha ___? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | To be snowed ___ idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe an overload of work | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Concrete chunk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Suffix with million or billion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Hereditary unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Utah's Family City | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | One in a decade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Flour bag weight units: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ culpa | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 11, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 11, 2024, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LOONEY at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 11, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 11, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 11, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 11, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 11, 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.