Daily Themed Crossword October 9, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 9, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
October 9, 2019 — 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 | Victor Hugo's "___ Miserables" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Facility where experiments are conducted for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Part of a rainbow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "His cup was filled to the ___." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Father's brother to you | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Bel Ami" actress Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Indian heritage site Taj ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "Live to a ripe old ___ of 100." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Prefix with "dextrous" to mean someone who uses both left and right hand with equal ease | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Towards the tail of an aircraft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Dunaway Bonnie from "Bonnie and Clyde" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | MTV show featuring requested music videos: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Mess up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Remind repeatedly to the point of annoyance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Third one in a calendar for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___-fi (futuristic film genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | 2019 miniseries on HBO based on the nuclear disaster that happened in 1986 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #18 | Race with handoffs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Basic ___ (requirements) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Nonprofit group's URL ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "Friends with Benefits" actress ___ Kunis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Clickable image on a desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Like a haunted house | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Frame from an animated movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Walking limb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Parrot's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Old record company which was a division of Atlantic Records: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "Candle in ___ Wind" (Elton John song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Third baseman Ron nicknamed "The Penguin" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Stage backdrop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Disheartened | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Suffix with "mountain" or "musket" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Before to poets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Carpet alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Opposite WNW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 2019 miniseries on Netflix based on the wrongful prosecution of five teenagers in the 1989 Central Park jogger case: 4 wds. | WHENTHEYSEEUS | 13 | |
| #37 | "The Bluest Eye" novelist Morrison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Emerge from an egg say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Continental currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ West Florida | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cereal grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Strongly recommend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Give it a shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Letters on some explosives: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Earliest stage | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Rower's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Varied like some gift box chocolates: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "___ may bloom into a flower.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | 2019 drama series on BET based on the creation of television host Don Cornelius's legendary dance and music program: 2 wds. | AMERICANSOUL | 12 | |
| #50 | Source of inspiration to an artist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Well-defined periods in history | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Points a dart at a dartboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Bator Mongolia (former name) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Like some delicate trimmings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ the hatchet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Cobra's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Elvis's "Viva ___ Vegas" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sault ___ Marie Ontario | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Statue of Liberty's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Colloquial name for the largest art museum in 50a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "The ___" 2019 drama series on Hulu based on the life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Iowa's ___ Moines River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Expected norm for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Last party occasion in December: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 9, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 9, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WHENTHEYSEEUS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 9, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 9, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 9, 2019 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 9, 2019 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 9, 2019 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.