Daily Themed Crossword October 3, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 3, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 3, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | On and ___ switch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Boat propellers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Aries zodiac symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Hit the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Bill ___ part-owner of the New York Mets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "Rocket ___" Elton John hit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Tommy Lee Jones' character in "Men in Black": 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Affirmative head action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Comply with as laws | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "I'd like to say ___ words": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Electrical safeguard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Baseball Tonight" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "___ so serious?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Excessive criticism | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Give it ___" (try): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | George W. ___ former US President and former part-owner of the Texas Rangers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Very hungry say | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | "___ Cried" 1962 Jay and the Americans hit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "___ with my little eye" (children's game): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Egg producer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Lion's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Not a friend? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Like good soil | Show answer | 7 | |
| #25 | Apple's platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Soap ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ and flow" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bounce back audio effect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Far ___ (video game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Archaic "Go quickly" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Stand-up comic Jo ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Place for a convict? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___-Z popular rapper and former stakeholder of the Brooklyn Nets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Guitarist's sound blaster for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Affirmative answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Underpants (rhymes with "griefs") | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | J. Edgar Hoover's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Gluttony for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___ Street" (children's TV show) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Outline cast by the sun | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | "Adieu" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Infant's chest protector | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Faith or hope | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Shakira's "___ Don't Lie" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Johnson former basketball champion and previous stakeholder of the Los Angeles Lakers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Belonging to me say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Domestic cat or dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Gal ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Australian buddy? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Baby's first word maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Uppermost point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ mortals (ordinary) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Twisted the truth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Type of cold tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Take down ___ (humiliate): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Predecessor to a DVD player: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Singer Beckham | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | ___ Grande | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Under the weather say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pub brew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Actress Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Bee follower alphabetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Smith actor and part-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | The "E" of "CEO" for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | US Postal Service for farm families: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | El Matador cheer | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 3, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 3, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FAMISHED at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 3, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 3, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 3, 2021 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 3, 2021 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 3, 2021 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.