Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 21, 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 | Slangy refusal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Mars mission organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Sheldon Cooper's love interest Farrah-Fowler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Ship's distress letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "King ___" 2004 historical adventure film starring Hugh Dancy as Galahad | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | "The Color ___" novel by Alice Walker | Show answer | 6 | |
| #7 | ___ talk (encouraging speech) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Yale grads informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | School fundraising organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Show host | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Brings to a conclusion say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Glowing gas? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Audition tape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Plant stalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "Love" in Lima | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Final for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ and greet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | 2011 British period romantic comedy film starring Hugh Dancy as Dr. Mortimer Granville | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Invitation word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Moves like a kangaroo say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Electric unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Snake's poison | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Sword fight e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___-la-la | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Water-testing digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Kitchen faucet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ de France annual bicycle race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Clip-___ (kind of earrings) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Countess's husband | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "The best things in life ___ free" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Unoccupied | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | "___ a boy!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Knotted accessories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Tiny conflict | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Sugar-loving insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ race (meaningless pursuit to some) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Tricep ___ (gym exercise) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Sigmund Freud's domain for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Ciao!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Pre A.D.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Block out as inappropriate cinematic content | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Push forward | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Kind of bargain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Declares | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Yes" on a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Football locale | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Setting of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Be in debt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Tabula ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "That's So ___" sitcom starring Kyle Massey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | All over again | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Sands of ___ Jima" 1949 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | American Independence month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The ___ Austen Book Club" 2007 American romantic drama film starring Hugh Dancy as Grigg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "The ___ Dictionary" 2003 British-American romantic drama film starring Hugh Dancy as John Truscott | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Fabricate as a statement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Mike and ___ (candy brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Nintendo's Super ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Middle-eastern clock standard: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___-friendly software | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Engine need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | With "out" makes ends meet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Judge's concerns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | The "R" in VIBGYOR | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "___ we forget..." | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 21, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 21, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HYSTERIA 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. 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 21, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 21, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 21, 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 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 21, 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 21, 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 8, 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.