Daily Themed Crossword October 31, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 31, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 31, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Leonardo da Vinci's work e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Ray-___ (brand of sunglasses) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Part of a circle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Ghostly greeting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Group of three musicians say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Attempt to impress romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | What shoulders of a loose t-shirt do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Capital of Italy to an Italian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Joe ___ former NFL quarterback who may be dressing up as Spider-Man this Halloween? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Nickelodeon Explorer whose enemy is Swiper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Feng ___ (Chinese decorating philosophy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Be under the weather say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Ozzie ___ former San Diego Padres shortstop who may be dressing up as the Wizard of Oz this Halloween? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Billy ___ former pitcher with the Mets and the Red Sox who may be dressing up as Sandman this Halloween? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Sleep ___ (disorder that makes it hard to breathe) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Bird in a farmyard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Morning condensation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Metric distances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Police officer's identification | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Of a humble station say (word hidden in slowly) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Cream-filled cookies that encourage one to Stay Playful | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ hours (early hours of the day) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | 100-meter-dash e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Write in a journal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Not the present or the future | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | She's the ___ deal! (She's got what it takes!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | YouTube interruptions for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | These are my two cents in texting lingo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cozy lodgings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Filming location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Colossal weight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | No. 1 in a company say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Note-taking aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Six-pack muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Where to drive a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Is that for here or ___? (question at a restaurant maybe): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Address similar to Dude! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Points an arrow at a target say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Biblical character with an ark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Sense of wonder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Steal from | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Corn's hard center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | How to ___ Your Dragon DreamWorks-animated film | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Scaredy cat or wuss (rhymes with limp) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ doll (children's homemade cloth toy perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Mexico's northern neighbor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Was in charge of a group say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Like a new moon night (word hidden in pinky) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | President Pro ___ (For the time being in Latin) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | The eagle ___ landed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Put on as clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | George Lee ___ former second baseman with the Phillies who may be dressing up as Captain Hook this Halloween? | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Family member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | The Last of Us network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | That was amazing! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Milk and cheese producing animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Get me outta here! PC key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Willie ___ Baseball Hall of Fame member and former shortstop who may be dressing up as The Devil this Halloween? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Sun sign for an early August baby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Country singer ___ Church who sang The Only Way I Know | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Quick intake of breath | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ stop (F1 grand prix stop) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Te ___ (Spanish confession of love) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Direction opposite to WSW | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | That's ___ brainer!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Anti-narcotics organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The S in EST for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 31, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 31, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANDERSON at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 31, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 31, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 31, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 31, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 31, 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.