Daily Themed Crossword October 7, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 7, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 7, 2023 — 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 | Rom-___ (Breakfast at Tiffany's genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Jude the Beatles hit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Jumbo ___ (large airliner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Chimpanzee e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Air or Pro tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | We're number ___! (cheerleaders' chant maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Welcome ___ (home entrance item) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Cloves cinnamon or cumin e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | That soup's piping ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Dinner holder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | The ___ 1977 song by Fleetwood Mac that was used on the soundtrack for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Crumb-stealing insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Say Yes to the Dress channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Bill ___ politician at whose first presidential inauguration Fleetwood Mac reunited for a performance | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Sword's sharp side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Signal approval silently | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hang on for a minute! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Feel bad? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Rudolph feature that lights up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Silver ___ 1976 song by Fleetwood Mac that was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Uncooked as vegetables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Kind of grass? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Nicks singer and songwriter who was a member of Fleetwood Mac | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Elbow ___ (fashionable coat feature) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | International commerce group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Just sitting around say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Handed-down folk wisdom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Yoo-___! (attention-getting shout) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Spoonful of cough syrup e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Go ___ Own Way 1976 song by Fleetwood Mac that was their first top-ten hit in the U.S. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Choose to withdraw with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___-Mart (retail store formerly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Composer Rorem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Word after summer or boot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Lustrous white gem that's also the October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Company that owns Facebook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Joint above the thigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Grander than grand like some movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Boat for a millionaire | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ McVie bass guitarist and Fleetwood Mac member whose surname was inspiration for the band's name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | North Carolina's ___ River State Park | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Vietnamese New Year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Let's Make a ___ (reality game show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Dispatched as mail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Shade for the Beach Boys? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___-cold (emotionless) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Highway breakdown need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Network with Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | British restroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Passports and driver's licenses for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Life Is Good rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Steely ___ Two Against Nature rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Band's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ernie ___ South African golfer nicknamed The Big Easy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Stock market debut: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Mouse catcher with cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ on my bed my limbs I lay (Coleridge line) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Where you'd find Venice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Voracious as a reader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Black ___ (highly-venomous spider) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Don't ___ 1977 song by Fleetwood Mac that peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Toy train's palindromic whistle sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Queen of Arendelle in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Goofy or Elmer Fudd e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Motley ___ (heavy metal band) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Group of elephants | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | ___ are you looking for? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Shocking sushi fish | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 7, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 7, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CLINTON at 7 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. 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 7, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 7, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 7, 2023 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 7, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 7, 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, 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.