Daily Themed Crossword October 28, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 28, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
October 28, 2021 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bite like a rat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Baseball team VIPs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Witchcraft or sorcery say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Souvenir found in the sand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Feline hum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Vote seeker for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "___ wide" (dentist's directive) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "___ of Pi" 2012 film on a boy and a tiger surviving a shipwreck starring Suraj Sharma | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | More than plump | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Hydrogen's number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Famous beluga who imitated humans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | End a fast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Informal "no" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Newswire letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Neckpiece in a Burlesque costume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Birthday candles figure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | What mirrors and still waters do | Show answer | 7 | |
| #18 | WWII aircraft carrier: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Alone in the ___" 2004 TV movie on Dick Proenneke and his 30-year survival in remote Alaska | Show answer | 10 | |
| #20 | "Rescue ___" 2006 film on a fighter pilot surviving being shot down starring Christian Bale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Baa-ing mama | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Cat's scratcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Do a tutor's job | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | "Million Years ___" (Adele song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Animal on a milk carton maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Olympus ___ Fallen" (2013 movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Sobs uncontrollably | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "E" in ETA briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Vietnamese soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tree trunk ooze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Make a little ___ long way": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Texter's "speaking frankly...": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Either half of Gemini | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Act the suitor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Promise of payment letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "The ___" 2016 film on a surfer surviving a shark attack starring Blake Lively | Show answer | 8 | |
| #37 | End of a tunnel proverbially | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Word after "memory" or "carpool" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Heckler's shout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Entertaining group for troops: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Imaginary and perfect society first coined by Sir Thomas More | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | "127 ___" 2010 film on Aron Rolstan and his canyon accident survival starring James Franco | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tug-of-war need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | African grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Impossible-to-ignore impulses | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "How clumsy am I?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Prepare for an event say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Like some heirs or survivors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Mint parsley and sage e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "The ___ of Eli" 2010 film on a nomad surviving a post-apocalyptic U.S. starring Denzel Washington | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "PlayStation" company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | It may sit for a treat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Like freshly washed hair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Palindromic girl in a Vladimir Nabokov novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ for Malice" novel by Sue Grafton: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "All is ___" 2013 film on a sailor surviving a collision at sea starring Robert Redford | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Do some embroidery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Slimy stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Garfield's pooch pal? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Adam's ___ (water) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Awfully long time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Station supply? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Advertisement word often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Type of dive? | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 28, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 28, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILDERNESS at 10 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, 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 28, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 28, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 28, 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 64 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 28, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 28, 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.