Daily Themed Crossword October 19, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 19, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 19, 2022 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fake financial scheme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Still slightly wet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Fawn's mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Ultraviolence singer ___ Del Rey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Jacob's biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | In a league of their ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The ___ series about a high school reunion starring Tiffany Haddish and Sam Richardson on Apple TV+ | Show answer | 10 | |
| #8 | Advanced in age say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ hours (early) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Jazz genre of the '40s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Suffix with mountain or auction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Don't just stand there! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Toddler's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ point (irrelevant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Little ___ anthology series about immigrants starring Suraj Sharma and Zachary Quinto on Apple TV+ | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Descartes' therefore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Blissful biblical site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Tai ___ (martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | The Essex ___ series based on Sarah Perry's eponymous novel starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston on Apple TV+ | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | ___ the deal (make official) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Brewer's output | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ man walks into the bar...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | URL letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___-fi (Star Trek genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Stench or smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Deep or long cut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Series about workers whose memories have been surgically divided starring Adam Scott and Britt Lower on Apple TV+ | Show answer | 9 | |
| #28 | Amazon's ___ Dot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Knievel famed daredevil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | At an arm's distance say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Cat's I'm hungry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | WSW opposite: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ and dusted! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Cole ___ (side dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Place to get an espresso | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Poker pot starter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Novelist Rita ___ Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | The Home ___ (retail chain) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Don't delay in text-speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Nick the surface of say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ up with (tolerate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | The Shrink Next ___ series about a psychiatrist who violates conventions starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd on Apple TV+ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Harry Potter's bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | High-___ product (super expensive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Hitter's stat in baseball: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Asian country where Chandler ran to in Friends | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Piercing place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Word associated with a bold red sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Infuriated | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | French soul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Spanish table | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Former baseball pitcher ___ Hershiser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Shrek e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Rhyme Pays rapper: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Become dry in winter as lips | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Be down with the flu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | In-flight landing announcement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Emergency PC key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Library no-no | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | One ___ of hair (piece) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #61 | Opposite of vertical for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | The Morning ___ series about a breakfast news program starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on Apple TV+ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | A muffin may rise here | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Editor's mark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Precious stone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Winning tennis serve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Dexter airer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Tambourine rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Protagonist of The Matrix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Fanta container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #71 | Before to a bard | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 19, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 19, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AFTERPARTY 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 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 19, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 19, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 19, 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 71 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 19, 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 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 19, 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.