Daily Themed Crossword October 9, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 9, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
October 9, 2018 — All 57 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Standing on the summit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Upper limb which goes into a shirt sleeve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Elderly and lecherous | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Money lent on the basis of a property | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | Gain knowledge of a new craft say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "A giant ___ for mankind" Neil Armstrong's famous words | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Volcano in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | What does Morgan Freeman do in movies? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Beta Kappa academic honor society in the USA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "___ good to be true!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | A peck or a smooch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Beer barrel usually found at a party | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Long time period in History | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Player who may take big risks at a casino | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Carve in stone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Days Of ___ Lives" American daytime soap opera | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Savings plan for later years: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Prefix meaning against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | 5 time US Open champion in the Open Era from USA who was nicknamed "Pistol": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #20 | "He completed the task with ___." (without much efforts) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "The ___ Piper Of Hamelin" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Neither a solid nor a liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Garbage ___ (container for taking out trash) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Unfair inclination towards a person which can hamper one's judgment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Electrically charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Ski lodges which are triangular in shape: Hyph. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Kind of brew in pubs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Having a pleasant and aromatic smell like some flowers and spices | Show answer | 8 | |
| #30 | Doctor's ___ (money charged for a service) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Hair-raising cry usually in cartoons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Poetic form of "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | 5 time US Open champion in the Open Era from Switzerland who is nicknamed "Swiss Maestro": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #34 | Narrow strap attached to a horse to control it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | A certain sense of panache (anagram of "lane") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Number that follows zero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Commit a blunder (behave like a human as per a popular saying) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Small water body where one might go fishing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Part of the face that may blush | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Spy organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Button used after typing a mail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Droop like aged skin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Karate's cousin which is also an Olympic sport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | 4 time US Open champion in the Open Era from USA who was nicknamed "Superbrat": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #45 | Capital of Norway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Sound made by a dove | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | A very distinct smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "Ed Edd n ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | University near Harvard: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Inspiration for a poet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Long period of time to a Geologist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Perform a basic mathematical operation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "___ mind is a devil's workshop." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Surface over which grass grows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Agree quietly like a bobblehead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ off (left the ground like an airplane) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Make an attempt | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 9, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 9, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 57 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROGERFEDERER at 12 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 3 clues carry 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 9, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 9, 2018 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 57 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 57 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 9, 2018 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.
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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.