Tuesday · October 23, 2018 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 23, 2018 Answers

All 64 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 23, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.

64Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

October 23, 2018 — All 64 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Gillette ___ Plus Show answer 4
#2 Perform a role on stage Show answer 3
#3 Relax slangily Show answer 5
#4 Musician's pace often measured by a metronome Show answer 5
#5 ___ constrictor snake Show answer 3
#6 "Wanna ___?" (a gambling action) Show answer 3
#7 Make changes in a document Show answer 4
#8 A small mischievous child for a Britisher Show answer 4
#9 Sleep noisily Show answer 5
#10 Marking on a dalmatian or a leopard for example Show answer 4
#11 ___ intended (deliberate play on words) Show answer 3
#12 Lines of dedication to someone Show answer 3
#13 After nine but before eleven? Show answer 3
#14 "___ End" (movie culmination title) Show answer 3
#15 Devices used for stopping a moving vehicle by applying pressure Show answer 6
#16 Physical structure of a human that holds all the flesh and organs Show answer 4
#17 Like Rodin's "The Thinker" Show answer 4
#18 Edge of a glass Show answer 3
#19 Finnish F1 driver Kimi ___ nicknamed "Iceman" who has started 142 races for Ferrari Show answer 9
#20 The wife of Michael in "Godfather" Show answer 3
#21 ___ male (dominant one in a male group) Show answer 5
#22 Arizona tribe famous for making dolls Show answer 4
#23 Saline form of sadness rolling down one's cheek? Show answer 4
#24 Take a peek at something Show answer 4
#25 Arabian country where Chandler ran away to get rid of Janice in "Friends" Show answer 5
#26 "When Harry ___ Sally" movie starring Meg Ryan Show answer 3
#27 Expressive rock genre Show answer 3
#28 Religious female often referred to as a "sister" Show answer 3
#29 Coke competitor Show answer 5
#30 First letter of the academic honor society Show answer 3
#31 Cul-de-___ (road leading to nowhere) Show answer 3
#32 "I feel" in texting language: Abbr. Show answer 3
#33 Large Australian bird that is unable to fly Show answer 3
#34 One round of the track for an athlete Show answer 3
#35 2017 world champion British F1 driver who has started a record number of 220 races for Mercedes: 2 wds. Show answer 13
#36 Mila Kunis starrer " The Book Of ___" Show answer 3
#37 ___-Mart Stores Inc. (former name) Show answer 3
#38 How does a programmer talk to the computer?: 2 wds. Show answer 6
#39 Aspiring attorney's exam in the USA: Abbr. Show answer 4
#40 Denali National Park state for short Show answer 3
#41 Small symbols on your desktop or phone screen Show answer 5
#42 Who flies a plane? Show answer 5
#43 Smaller version of a bird that is thought to be wise Show answer 5
#44 Tiny ___ or a young child so to say Show answer 3
#45 Payment method Show answer 4
#46 Favorite gaming action for a FPS gamer Show answer 5
#47 It's "Ciao!" to Italians Show answer 5
#48 Hair from sheep used to knit Show answer 4
#49 Browning's poem "___ Be in England": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#50 Fat in the can that may be used in cooking Show answer 4
#51 "On the ___ hand..." Show answer 5
#52 Overhaul or make again Show answer 4
#53 Former music store purchases which were round and shiny in nature: Abbr. Show answer 3
#54 British F1 driver David ___ who has started 150 races for Mercedes Show answer 9
#55 Liquid used for frying Show answer 3
#56 A card game played with a special deck similar to "Crazy Eights" Show answer 3
#57 Like almost all of Turkey's flag Show answer 3
#58 Football stadium cheer or encouragement to a matador Show answer 3
#59 Eat a meal in the night Show answer 4
#60 It has a trunk branches leaves and sometimes even fruits Show answer 4
#61 ___ school (someone who believes in traditions of the past) Show answer 3
#62 Narrow opening in a vending machine to put coins Show answer 4
#63 Numbers like 35 and 7 Show answer 3
#64 "He is ___ funny!" (very) Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 23, 2018 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 23, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LEWISHAMILTON at 13 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. There is also a mini crossword for October 23, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 23, 2018 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 23, 2018?
The October 23, 2018 grid has 64 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 64 clues. The longest answer is LEWISHAMILTON at 13 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 23, 2018 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 22, 2018 and October 24, 2018.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 23, 2018 Crossword

01

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.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 23, 2018 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 23, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

64clues on this board
13longest answer
6,030boards archived
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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