Daily Themed Crossword October 4, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 4, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 4, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tailless primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Half-marathon or hurdle e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | That guy over there | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Moines (Iowa's capital) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Drago Rocky IV villain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Shout similar to Eureka! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Genetic code: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Word after umbilical or bungee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Opening for an arcade token | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Roll in a bento box perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ Schayes former NBA athlete who played for and coached the Philadelphia 76ers simultaneously | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | First ___ (emergency care) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Tampa Bay NFLer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Driving ___ (place where golfer's can practice) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Lenny ___ former NBA athlete who played for and coached the Seattle SuperSonics simultaneously | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Beef ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Company that created the Walkman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ the floor with (triumph over) slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Dick ___ former NBA athlete who played for and coached the Detroit Pistons simultaneously | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Fizzy drink from a fountain? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Bill Nye's subject for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Criminal Minds organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Wanzer former NBA athlete who played for and coached the Rochester Royals simultaneously | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Reporter's informant say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Tuna on a Hawaiian grill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Potato slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ school (traditional) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | NCAA's college basketball tournament: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | One of a ___ (unique) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Letters before a texter's viewpoint perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mother deer? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Actor Samberg of Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Christmas cupful briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ insult to injury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Stationery items carried by autograph seekers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Isaac's biblical son | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Guerin former NBA athlete who played for and coached the Atlanta Hawks simultaneously | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Stay away from as a crowd | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Driver's ed vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ of discussion! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | School corridor with lockers perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Breakfast foods restaurant chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Core subject in school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Clothing item often lost in the dryer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Give in to gravity as skin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ noted (Understood) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Paper Toss target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Astrological sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Vodka or rum e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Remind again and again | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Great hardship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Angst-packed genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Silent go signal maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Where to get a hot stone massage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Title of respect in India | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Thumb drive port type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Like an unfriendly stare | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Knight in shining armor's title? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Lost and ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Jeannette former NBA athlete who played for and coached the Baltimore Bullets simultaneously | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Green Day or Maroon 5 e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Cleveland's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Vampire's mark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | What tops and pinwheels do | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | It's tossed before a Chelsea F.C. game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Muppet known for being ticklish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Reggae's relative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Barking guard? | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 4, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 4, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILKENS 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 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 4, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 4, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 4, 2022 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 68 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.
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 4, 2022 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 4, 2022 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.