Daily Themed Crossword October 8, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 8, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 8, 2024 — 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 | Parking site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Do one's part in a play say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sharp boxing punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Have debts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Rapper Dr. ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Popular card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | I'd be ___ to help! (pleased) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Hopping Australian marsupials for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Young Darth Vader's nickname (anagram of nia) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ of the tongue (misspeak) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Racket sport that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | ___ Diego California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Ewe's sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | The N in NYE | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ football limited contact version of football that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | High-speed broadband letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Sunday NFL Countdown channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Expel as a tyrant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Eight-time NBA All-Star ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | McDonald's Big ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Elbow's site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Miss Universe accessory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Team sport played on ice skates that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | To tell you the truth ... in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | The Sitter actress Graynor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | TV's ___ Betty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Post-workout pain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | V-shaped back muscle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Distress call at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Hula ___ toy that you can enjoy playing with on a chilly fall day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Travel like Superman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | School's URL ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Poker table action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Lumberyard piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Night ___ (early bird's opposite) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Lipton brew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Heightened fuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ country running sport involving long-distance races that you can enjoy doing on a chilly fall day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Elon Musk's automotive brand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ rope fitness activity that you can enjoy doing on a chilly fall day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Actress ___ de Armas from No Time to Die | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Halloween hello? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Angels & Demons novelist Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Goes up like the sun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Elated cloud number? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Help desk offering for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Uncertain on a TV schedule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ peasy lemon squeezy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Simba's love in The Lion King | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Typing speed stat.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Luxuriously green as a meadow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Cool ___ cucumber: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Classic Pontiac muscle car: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Foul as weather | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | The ___ Ridge Boys | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Metered taxi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Reduce ___ Recycle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Oh ___!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Indian actor ___ Rukh Khan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Glass ___ full (optimist's take) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Face-to-face exam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | The C in NYC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Baton Rouge school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Corn on the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Weed-eliminating tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Capable slangily | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 8, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 8, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TENNIS at 6 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 8, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 8, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 8, 2024 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 6 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 8, 2024 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 8, 2024 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.