Daily Themed Crossword October 8, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 8, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 8, 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 | Rumple as hair (rhymes with "fuss") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | British sports cars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Annoying insect that bites | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Fizzy beverage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Not admitting to a fact say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Christmas month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Significant slice of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Ice-cream holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Roxette's " ___ Your Heart": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #10 | Scientist's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Legendary boxer Muhammad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Sandwich letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Colorful card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "The Mask of ____" (1998 film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Zilch or nada e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Under the weather say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Down in the dumps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Put ___ act: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "This ___" song from "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "Whose line ___ anyway?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "The ___ Night" 1889 oil-on-canvas painting by Vincent Van Gogh | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Bump into with force | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sunrise direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "What?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Singer Grande to her fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Smudge with a greasy substance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | "It's ___ dawn...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Bread choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Teen's spots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "___ Blossoms" group of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh which show flowering trees | Show answer | 6 | |
| #31 | Attorney's exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "Ferris Bueller's ___ Off" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Singer Rogers of "The Gambler" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Balaam's beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Room coolers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actress Gadot of "Justice League" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Give permission | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Golf Ball prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Professor Severus of "Harry Potter" films | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | "The ___ Eaters" 1885 painting by Vincent Van Gogh which is now placed in a Dutch museum | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Suffix with "benz" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "The ___ House" 1888 oil painting also named "The Street" by Vincent Van Gogh | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Uselessly hang around | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Captain's record book | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "She is ___ attending an ivy league": 2 wds. (determined) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "This ___ shall pass" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Oolong for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | English basics taught in nursery school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Snow house | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Like a poor excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Spoken not written say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tip bills often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | B-school degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | First words spoken by a baby perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | The "A" in ETA for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ of Steel" (Superman movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | London citizen informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "Ratatouille" star? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "And ___ were to refuse?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Prince Valiant's son | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Spoiled or unruly teen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "___ Terrace at Night" 1888 oil painting by Vincent Van Gogh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Hollywood's ___ West | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Cartoonist Peter ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | To mix well | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Trains which run overhead: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 8, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 8, 2021, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LISTENTO at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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 8, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 8, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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.