Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 15, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arrow's companion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Get-out-of-jail money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Rihanna's "Te ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wayside stopover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ Women" book by Louisa May Alcott which features the line "I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Slow-moving mollusk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Droop like the middle of a sofa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Soundless communication: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Arch St.Louis | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Wedding spot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Like fine wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Under the ___ of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Middle-eastern airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Notre ___ de Paris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Prefix with "present" or "potent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Decryption organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "___ Land" 2016 movie starring Emma Stone: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Can't stop ___ stop!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Key with Ctrl and Del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | London transit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Mai ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Empower | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | ___ Hampshire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Beach feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "The Perks of Being a ___" book by Stephen Chbosky which features the line "We accept the love we think we deserve" | Show answer | 10 | |
| #27 | China's setting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Future attorney's exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Arctic or Indian e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Antonym of "liability" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Crow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Word before "spirit" or "player" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Kind of truck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Leer at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Trials and tribulations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "___ Dolorosa" song by Sandi Patty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Wuthering ___" book by Emily Bronte which features the line "Whatever our souls are made of his and mine are the same" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | "___ There Delilah" song by Plain White T's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Sense of self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Dig in!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Writing instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Chick" or "sweet" follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | It is measured in pounds for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Blue ___ largest mammal on earth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Play by William Shakespeare which features the line "This above all to thine own self be true" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Like dough after baking | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Jockey's strap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "The Hunger ___" book by Suzanne Collins which features the line "And may the odds be ever in your favor" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Fashionable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Hold onto tightly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "Suicide Squad" actor Jared | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Love you to the ___ and back" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Lou Grant" production company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Participate in a slalom say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | The Beatles' "___ Leaving Home" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "The Defiant Ones" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Zoology or Botany for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Silly as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Wednesday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Italy's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "The ___ Runner" book by Khaled Hosseini which features the line "For you a thousand times over" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Uncle" in Sao Paulo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Clickable image on a PC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Draco to Lucius Malfoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | God with a hammer | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 15, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2021, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WALLFLOWER at 10 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 2 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 15, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 15, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 15, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 15, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 15, 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.