Daily Themed Crossword October 18, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 18, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 18, 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 | ___ of war (picnic game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ dinner time! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Female parent lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Colorful eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Murmur of a dove | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Sailor's assent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Circle of ___ allusion meaning the cycle of birth death and rebirth that can be seen in The Lion King | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Lean ___ fighting machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Maternal aunt e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Prefix that means new | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Comic ___ (font) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ ticket allusion meaning a golden opportunity that can be seen in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Prefix meaning three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Eureka! kin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | L in LA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Rabbit ___ allusion meaning an obsessive subject that can be seen in Alice in Wonderland | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Potluck choice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Severely annoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sleep phase letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Prohibit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Go bad like week-old bananas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Shame on you! cluck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Why ___ the chicken cross the road? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Allusion to describe someone's weakness that is Superman's bane | Show answer | 10 | |
| #26 | Will pay later letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cookie often dunked in milk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Dancing Queen band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Song syllable after Fa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Hi-___ graphics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Nickelodeon's little explorer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Sault ___ Marie Ontario | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Yoga practitioner's requirement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Play-___ (modeling clay) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Shop ___ You Drop popular game show | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Illusionist ___ Geller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Animated Internet file: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cooling cube? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | You're ___ phrase meaning deep trouble that was used in Ghostbusters | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Submarine-detecting acronym | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Red planet between Earth and Jupiter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Santana's ___ Como Va | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Australian city in Victoria for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | E-mail button | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Prefix for chrome or logue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Shocking swimmer? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Medical research organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | G in OMG | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Buckeye state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ in translation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sister or cousin e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Boston Bruins legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Actor DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ambulance figure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | URL starter: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | R in NPR | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Make a woolen cap say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Calm before a ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | South ___ (Seoul's site) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___-end (no way ahead) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Peck on the cheek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Plant's buried part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Christmas season | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Where a bird may lay eggs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Dude! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | That feels good! | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 18, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 18, 2024, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KRYPTONITE at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 18, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 18, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 18, 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 10 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 18, 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 18, 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.