Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 21, 2024 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | For ___ a jolly good fellow ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Mother's Day month | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Wide-mouthed reaction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Picnic pest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Furious rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Get ___ of (throw out) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Month before April for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Metric distances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | How long have you been ___ this device? (utilizing) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Mariah ___ singer with the hit Emotions who can hit whistle notes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Empire ___ Building New York City | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Couple's digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Create a ___ (like an emotional outburst in public) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ Runner 1982 cyberpunk film | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Everything is fair in love and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Make a decision | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Criminal's other name say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | ___ Speedwagon band famous for Keep On Loving You | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Where there's a will there's a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Aussie bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Georgia ___ singer with the hit Save My Soul who can hit whistle notes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Palindromic grandma lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Cigar remains | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Steven ___ lead singer of the band Aerosmith with the hit Sweet Emotion who can hit high notes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Distantly located | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___-purpose flour (finely ground wheat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Trunk of a tree (anagram of lobe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Doctor ___ Marvel's supervillain who made his debut in Fantastic Four | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | At ___ soldier! (military command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ Rose lead singer of Guns N' Roses with the hit Sweet Child o' Mine who can hit high notes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | The ___ Squad (late '60s crime-drama series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Rock's ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Sandwich meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Pass as a law | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Juice sipping aid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | ___ Patton lead singer of the band Faith No More with the hit Everything's Ruined who can hit high notes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Military ground force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | She said ___! (post-proposal cheer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Grande singer with the hit Imagine who can hit whistle notes | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Season of snow | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | ___ of Seventeen song by Stevie Nicks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Los Angeles school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | One-dish meal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Loot a bank say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Under the ___ (song from The Little Mermaid) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Grassy spaces outside houses | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Carte starter: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Letters that help you make a birdhouse? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Heavenly sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Pay-___-view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ good to be true | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Shipped a package say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Unsure answer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Remove cargo from a truck say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Moderately hot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | No ___ no foul | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Nothing ___ Matters (song by Metallica) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Coral formation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Brush twice a day advisors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Swiper from Dora the Explorer e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Major name in emails: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | UK lavatory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Kind of light used in Halloween decor perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 21, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 21, 2024, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARIANA at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 21, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 21, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 21, 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 64 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 21, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 21, 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 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.