Daily Themed Crossword October 14, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 14, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 14, 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 | Appealed earnestly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Addition symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Etna's output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Ohm or Volt e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Retail events | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Keeping Up with the ___" 2016 action-comedy film starring Zach Galifianakis as Jeff Gaffney | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | 9-to-5 ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ hygiene (dentist's concern) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Please Forgive Me" singer ___ Adams | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Ripped apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Cough syrup measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Disney Princess ___ White | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Ballpoint and fountain e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Singer ___ del Rey of "Diet Mountain Dew" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Bobby of hockey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "___ for Schmucks" 2010 comedy film starring Zach Galifianakis as Therman | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | "___ and dusted!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Bad to the bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Aye" antonym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Fe to a pharmacist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Due ___" 2010 film starring Zach Galifianakis as Ethan Chase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "She" in Lisbon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | CNN offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Stone and Barrow in New York for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Waiter's serving platters | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Indian flatbread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Counterpart of "digital" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #28 | Humanities degrees: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | French for "me" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ out (decide against) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Wall Street debut: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Family member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Victor Hugo's "___ Miserables" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Birds' beds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Balkan or Caspian e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Cable initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Smith singer of "How Do You Sleep?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Be the peacemaker say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Pencil's companion | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Venue for a debate | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | "It's Kind of a Funny ___" 2010 comedy-drama film starring Zach Galifianakis as Bobby | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Actor Mineo from "Exodus" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Occurring once a year | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Banking convenience: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "___ me anything" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ Kardashian Kim Kardashian's sibling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "He's Just ___ That Into You" 2009 movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Buttered breakfast bread | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "___ and steady wins the race" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Distress at sea: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Spaghetti aglio e ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "The ___" 2009 comedy film starring Zach Galifianakis as Alan | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Of superior quality: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "___ le roi!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Biblical garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Tenant's monthly concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Sinusitis specialist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Woods protagonist of "Legally Blonde" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Baseball's ___ Gehrig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Neo-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ hattrick: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Reindeer from "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "Between ___ Ferns: The Movie" 2019 comedy film starring Zach Galifianakis as himself | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Snaky swimmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Camping gear | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 14, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 14, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HANGOVER 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 1 clue carries 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 14, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 14, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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.
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.