Daily Themed Crossword October 5, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 5, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 5, 2022 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Beachcomber's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Caught ___ guard (surprised) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sailor's Mayday! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Dollop of goo (anagram of blog) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Miner's unearthing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Bumper to bumper consequence perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Greek I | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Me With Your Best Shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Piece of cake! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Mr. ___ middle school teacher on the TV show Boy Meets World played by William Daniels | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Zest and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Rapper and father of Blue Ivy Carter: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Ben ___ Spanish teacher on the TV show Community played by Ken Jeong | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Paperless exam? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Police car warning | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Antlered animal found in Colorado | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Like hair that's pink or blue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Payment pending letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Meat in a steak or burger often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Fanged reptile near the Nile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Miss ___ school teacher on the TV show Little House on the Prairie played by Charlotte Stewart | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Second-best bowling score | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Shape as bangs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Actor Gosling of The Gray Man | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Yale reunion attendee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Mr. ___ high school teacher and glee club coach on the TV show Glee played by Matthew Morrison | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Dusk to a poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Playfully taunt say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | ___ Barbie girl in the Barbie world lyrics by Aqua: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Ants on a ___ (snack) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sonic the Hedgehog's company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Hey you! in Havana | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | The weekend's almost here! letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Skin softening plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Make a ___ of (jot down) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Partner of aah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Miss ___ elementary school teacher on the TV show The Magic School Bus voiced by Lily Tomlin | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Lavish celebration | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Word before anemone and urchin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Carry-___ (light luggage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Where a pig mucks around | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Country music instrument | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | New ___ (India's capital) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Football field unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Conference room coolers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Yippee! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Actress Grande from Sam & Cat to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Prefix indicating modernity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Antelope that may be spotted near a zebra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Fall back? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Martial arts master Bruce | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Professor ___ criminal defense teacher in the TV show How To Get Away With Murder played by Viola Davis | Show answer | 7 | |
| #53 | Karl Marx's ___ Kapital | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | President who is Teddy's cousin: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Mall indulgence? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Deals with a parking ticket say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Christmas wish ___ (letters to Santa) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Awards show host | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | 1:2 or 3:4 e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Hero to a villain | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Snake-like fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sign before Virgo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Hansel and Gretel witch for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | R.O.C.K in the ___ song by John Mellencamp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actress Issa of Vengeance | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 5, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 5, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SCHUESTER at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 5, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 5, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 5, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 5, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 5, 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.
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.