Daily Themed Crossword October 12, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 12, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
October 12, 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 | Oscar Wilde's "A Woman ___ Importance": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Bird that gives a hoot? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Bark of a big dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "Girls" creator Dunham | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Comic's "Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Catch a burglar red-handed say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "It was never ___ the money." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Luxury cars from Germany | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Top-grossing star for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "Home" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "A" in NBA: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Editor's "Leave it as it is" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "The Fountainhead" author Rand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | One whose victory means your defeat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Company that made the first ATM: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "The Walking Dead" creature | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Like a curry full of flavors and spices say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Gandhian prefix with "violent"? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Right this moment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Last name of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | "Period ___" 1962 comedy-drama film starring Jane Fonda as Isabel Haverstick: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Nerdy sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Industry for many Silicon Valley startups for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Grain in Cheerios | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Withdraw like a wave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Sense of wonder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Taiwan-based computer manufacturer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "___ Ballou" 1965 western musical comedy starring Jane Fonda as Catherine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Portuguese "she" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ practice (normal process) for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Political ___ (subject of many social researchers for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Part of the human body's cage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | 2011 animated movie about a macaw named Blu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | In need of medicine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Gift from a poet perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Side" 1962 drama film starring Jane Fonda as Kitty Twist: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Kenobi preceder in "Star Wars": Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Back of the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Methods or routes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Pilot's announcement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "A ___ Moms Christmas" (Mila Kunis comedy film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Fit for the job | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | British auto parts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Waiter's extra? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Mocking look | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Introverted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Gets better like wounds with time | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Additionally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | 1966 rom-com starring Jane Fonda as Ellen Gordon: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | Informal refusal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Salon colors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Bereft of light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Boy's name that rhymes with "Madam" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Thanksgiving tubers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Like a rich person's wallet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ and fauna | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Nay's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cavity filler's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Popular ski city in Colorado | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Conger or moray e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Violently crash against something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | A foot has five of them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Students who are in their final year: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Distance may be measured in this unit: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 12, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 12, 2019, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WALKONTHEWILD at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 12, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 12, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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.
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.