Daily Themed Crossword October 28, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 28, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
October 28, 2022 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alternatives to Dell laptops: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Doll or yo-yo e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Horse's meal bundle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ the best | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Color or shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Portuguese for hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Not diluted at bars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | In-flight information: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Grocery list unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Karp blogger and entrepreneur who is the founder and former CEO of Tumblr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ velvet cake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Group of wolves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Shed tears | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Heart rate measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Superhero ending for bat or spider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Jimmy ___ webmaster and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Wikipedia | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Lovelace of computer fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ You See Me (Dave Franco starrer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Page computer scientist and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Google | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | ___ Wolfe Herd entrepreneur who is the founder of Bumble | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Single copy of a magazine | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Drink with fizz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Patience ___ virtue: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | O in UFO for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Thomas Spiegel businessman who is the co-founder of Snap Inc. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Exchange for cash? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | First month with thirty days for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Spinach or broccoli for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Water cube? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tai ___(martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Gobbled up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Some time ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Rock (American Badass rock artist) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | I Want to Hold Your ___ (song by The Beatles) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Courtroom request | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Serb or Croat e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Fill-in-___ blanks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ of order (ATM warning) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | 2022 or 2021 e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Like a steaming mug | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Pub order | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Token of appreciation given to a waiter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | I have no ___ what this means | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Hoover for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | How gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Coke container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Before the Devil ___ You're Dead (2007 Ethan Hawke movie) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | ___ Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ Le Pew (cartoon character) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Indonesian island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Smartphone ancestors: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Earth's neighbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Secret agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Question of identity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Reduce to rubble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Of course! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | American ___ (singing competition series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Neighbor of Q on the keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Nepal's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Dorsey programmer and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Twitter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Actress Longoria from Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Dog medic for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ is just a number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Heart examination: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The Wolf of Wall Street actor DiCaprio fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Beta Kappa Society | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Get ___ of | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 28, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 28, 2022, a Friday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WHITNEY 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 28, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 28, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 28, 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 69 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 28, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 28, 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.