Daily Themed Crossword October 10, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 10, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 10, 2024 — 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 | Cul-de-___ (dead end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Month before May for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Water faucet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cleveland's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Extreme wrath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Big ___ 1996 comedy-drama film starring Tony Shalhoub as a perfectionist chef Primo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | ___ Vegas Nevada | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Bit of butter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Navigation aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Pinot Noir for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Light switch position | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Coins returned say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | ___ Tai (tropical cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Just a ___ (little) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Palindromic time of day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Mother Teresa for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Spinning toy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ in Black 1997 sci-fi film starring Tony Shalhoub as an alien arms dealer Jack Jeebs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Calligrapher's fluids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Losing My Religion band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Grapefruit's large cousin | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Eggy drink? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Beauty pageant crown | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Idiot boxes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | 1997 dystopian sci-fi film starring Tony Shalhoub alongside Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | ___ salts (detoxifying agent) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | India Pale ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Take a shot at | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Jedi master who once said Size matters not | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Precious stone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Bear's lounge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Harry to James Potter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Poke bowl tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Smoke slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Feel poorly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Shrimp's kin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Quit with a silent g? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Scotch ___ (adhesive option) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Cherry center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Electrical resistance unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Diplomat's forte | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Excellent in '90s slang (rhymes with that) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___-noir (film genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Prefix with present or potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Mythical goat-human | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Barton ___ 1991 comedy film starring Tony Shalhoub as Ben Geisler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Love deeply | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Muscat's nation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Eccentric Roman emperor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Bombard with as water balloons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Constantly pester | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Petty quarrel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Don't ___ (Stay put!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Make a speech say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Not micro | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Charles Dickens' A ___ of Two Cities | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Bulleted list entry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Kids 2001 action comedy film starring Tony Shalhoub as Alex Minion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Running ___ (repeated joke) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Congressional approval | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Grassy lawn patch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Poet's glorifying tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Word before handle or power | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 10, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 10, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GATTACA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 10, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 10, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 10, 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 67 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 10, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 10, 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.