Tuesday · October 19, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 19, 2021 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 19, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

October 19, 2021 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Befitting Show answer 3
#2 Slack jawed reaction Show answer 3
#3 U.N arm headquartered in Geneva: Abbr. Show answer 3
#4 German "a" Show answer 3
#5 Wetland Show answer 5
#6 Apple desktop Show answer 3
#7 Exec's aide for short Show answer 4
#8 "___ Ten" documentary about Adam a triathlete who attempts to break the ten-hour mark Show answer 7
#9 Juliet's love Show answer 5
#10 "___ Rasputin...": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#11 Like some readers Show answer 4
#12 "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" Show answer 4
#13 "I second that!" Show answer 4
#14 ___ beta kappa Show answer 3
#15 Cigar residue Show answer 3
#16 Egg in a zoology lab Show answer 4
#17 Heaps Show answer 4
#18 ___ of tongue Show answer 4
#19 Charlize Theron's birth country: Abbr. Show answer 3
#20 "The Last ___" 2018 documentary about four triathletes Show answer 4
#21 Doesn't die out Show answer 5
#22 Give one's word Show answer 6
#23 Divine garden Show answer 4
#24 Took off suddenly Show answer 4
#25 "Heart: Flatline to ___ Line" 2016 documentary about six cardiac patients participating in athletic events Show answer 6
#26 Charged particles Show answer 4
#27 Christmas carol Show answer 4
#28 Wedding words: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#29 Actor Vin of the "Fast & Furious" franchise Show answer 6
#30 Froot ___ Show answer 5
#31 Stranded motorists' organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#32 ___ DiFranco singer of "Fire Door" Show answer 3
#33 Truth or ___ Show answer 4
#34 Homer Simpson's cry Show answer 3
#35 ___ and out Show answer 4
#36 Composer Zimmer Show answer 4
#37 Chemical suffix Show answer 3
#38 Utility bill data Show answer 5
#39 Transmitted electrical impulses Show answer 7
#40 Actress Gardner from "The Night of the Iguana" Show answer 3
#41 Cable alternative: Abbr. Show answer 3
#42 Coastline feature Show answer 3
#43 Ambulance sound Show answer 5
#44 "___ bitsy spider" Show answer 4
#45 Talk with excessive pride Show answer 5
#46 Plead Show answer 3
#47 Actress ___ Kaling from "The Office" Show answer 5
#48 "100 ___" 2016 Spanish film about a man with multiple sclerosis who competes in a triathlon Show answer 6
#49 U.C Berkeley B-school Show answer 4
#50 "The Man with the ___" 2018 documentary about British professional triathlete Tim Don Show answer 4
#51 Certain eyebrow shape Show answer 4
#52 Actor Jared ___ of "Suicide Squad" Show answer 4
#53 Manicurist's targets Show answer 5
#54 Med school course for short Show answer 4
#55 Length x width for a rectangle Show answer 4
#56 Raggedy doll Show answer 3
#57 Cricket pitch measuring unit Show answer 4
#58 Yellowfin tuna Show answer 3
#59 Decompose as compost Show answer 3
#60 Narcotics watchdog: Abbr. Show answer 3
#61 Play parts Show answer 4
#62 Young boy in Scotland Show answer 3
#63 Gardener's tool Show answer 3
#64 Take a ___ at (try something) Show answer 4
#65 Oinker's dig Show answer 3
#66 "Call ___ day": 2 wds. Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 19, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 19, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHASING at 7 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 3 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 19, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 19, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 19, 2021?
The October 19, 2021 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is CHASING at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 19, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 18, 2021 and October 20, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 19, 2021 Crossword

01

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 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 19, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 19, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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