Friday · October 6, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 6, 2023 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 6, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
10Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

October 6, 2023 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Put two and two together say Show answer 3
#2 He said ___ said Show answer 3
#3 Oral health organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#4 Kitty's coat Show answer 3
#5 Cartoon animator's frame Show answer 3
#6 Quick cut in a salon say Show answer 4
#7 It fits to a ___ (It's perfect!) Show answer 3
#8 ___ Coast (NYC region) Show answer 4
#9 One who composes rhymes and odes Show answer 4
#10 Fantasy world that is the setting for Alice's adventures and also for 34a 45a 5d 33d and 39d Show answer 10
#11 High-___ graphics (top quality) Show answer 3
#12 Sir ___ McKellen of Six Degrees of Separation Show answer 3
#13 Prepare for a photo as a model Show answer 4
#14 Four-legged barker Show answer 3
#15 Movie special effects letters Show answer 3
#16 Ben-___: A Tale of the Christ Show answer 3
#17 Bashful or timid Show answer 3
#18 T-shirt size before medium Show answer 5
#19 Words on a bottle that Alice finds in 17a which causes her to shrink in size: 2 wds. Show answer 7
#20 One way to run? Show answer 4
#21 Order between ready and fire Show answer 3
#22 Cabin ___ (aircraft staff) Show answer 4
#23 Prop at a masquerade party Show answer 4
#24 Swamp predator for short Show answer 4
#25 Slender woodwind Show answer 4
#26 ___ Cat feline animal with a perpetual grin whom Alice encounters in 17a Show answer 8
#27 Chunk of earth? Show answer 4
#28 Subtle help such as See Wrong in this game Show answer 4
#29 Actress Farrow of Rosemary's Baby Show answer 3
#30 Mattel's male doll Show answer 3
#31 Jazz singer ___ James Show answer 4
#32 Houseplant's home Show answer 3
#33 Toward the rear on a boat Show answer 3
#34 Give the devil his ___ Show answer 3
#35 ___ Barrymore star of Charlie's Angels Show answer 4
#36 Crime ___ (incident site) Show answer 5
#37 Off with their ___! catchphrase for the Queen of Hearts in 17a Show answer 5
#38 What ___ is new? Show answer 4
#39 Unknown author for short Show answer 4
#40 Ran out of battery as a smartphone Show answer 4
#41 Like the name Bill for a creditor or Lily for a florist Show answer 3
#42 Attention ___ (length of time) Show answer 4
#43 Destiny's Child or The Bee Gees e.g. Show answer 4
#44 Smelter's material Show answer 3
#45 Falls behind or slows down Show answer 4
#46 Scholar's degree perhaps: Abbr. Show answer 3
#47 Hemingway's In ___ Time Show answer 3
#48 ___ Lanka (country in South Asia) Show answer 3
#49 Balayage need Show answer 3
#50 ___ to one's senses (began to think sensibly) Show answer 4
#51 Shine softly like a firefly Show answer 4
#52 Of that ___ (same kind) Show answer 3
#53 Speed down snowy slopes Show answer 3
#54 Let me think... sound Show answer 3
#55 ___ Hare character whom Alice encounters during a tea party in 17a Show answer 5
#56 Not wearing any clothes say Show answer 5
#57 ___ Rica Central American country Show answer 5
#58 ___ Turtle character named after a Victorian dish whom Alice encounters in 17a Show answer 4
#59 Up to the task say Show answer 4
#60 The S in ASAP Show answer 4
#61 Gambler's slip of paper Show answer 4
#62 Flat rate? Show answer 4
#63 The Motorcycle Diaries subject Guevara Show answer 3
#64 Mischievous little kid Show answer 3
#65 Christ the Redeemer's city familiarly Show answer 3
#66 Down? Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 6, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 6, 2023, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WONDERLAND at 10 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 6, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 6, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 6, 2023?
The October 6, 2023 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is WONDERLAND at 10 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 6, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 5, 2023 and October 7, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 6, 2023 Crossword

01

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 66 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.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 6, 2023 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 6, 2023 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
10longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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