Daily Themed Crossword October 14, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 14, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
October 14, 2018 — 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 | Special kind of clothes say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Fuel for a car | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Annoying wake-up call from a bedside clock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Brown shade often seen in old photographs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Actor ___ Kilmer of "Batman Forever" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ of silence (solemn promise) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Poems addressing a particular subject | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "She ___ her way through the crowd." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Kitty (Japanese cartoon character named for a greeting) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Brave one who fights the villain in movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Actress ___ Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Tin Tin (canine superstar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | The good ___ days | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | India pale ___ (type of beer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Without further ___..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Necessary ___ (bad but good?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Eminem's genre of music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Second largest stringed instrument after the double bass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | With 48a it's the name of the NBA team that is part-owned by Grammy-winning singer Usher (birthday today) | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Cinema's nightmarish street? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Under the table deal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ lettuce (also known as Boston lettuce) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Let go of something in exchange of money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Letter sent by post | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ of the story (lesson) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Same boring routine everyday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Grey dust from a cigarette | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hollywood's Bruce ___ (action star) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Former British P.M. Tony ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | "___ that glitters is not gold." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Words exchanged by the bride and groom at the altar: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Participated in a marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "What's the ___?" ("It's pointless") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Dress up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | American soap opera "___ Beautiful" about the Forrester family in which singer Usher played the character of Raymond: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Lew Wallace's "Ben-___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | A long passage of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Homes built by birds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Make a sketch of something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "...Give us this day ___ daily bread..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Person who doesn't like the company of others | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Berry with which wine is made | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Flat surface | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Electric ___ (type of fish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "People like him are the ___ of the earth." (good and honest) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Young sheep: Plural | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Fancy headpiece worn by a queen or a princess | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | More or ___ (almost the same) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Relaxes in a chair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Leak gently through a crack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mark ___ (Creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Socially awkward person who is good in Science stereotypically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | An important wheel-shaped part of a machine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | With 15a it's the name of the NBA team whose mascots are Moondog and Sir C.C. and which is part-owned by Usher | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | Actress ___ Gardner of "Mogambo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Animal doctor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | A beam of sunshine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Hollywood's ___ West | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Machine where bread is baked | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Coffee substitute which comes from the leaves of a plant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "It's f-f-freee-zing..." (sound of someone feeling extremely cold) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Golden ___ Bridge San Francisco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Agent of reconnaissance? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Not happy at all | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 14, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 14, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEBOLDANDTHE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 14, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 14, 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 14, 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.
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.