Daily Themed Crossword October 14, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 14, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 14, 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 | Frying vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Perform a role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Flood preventer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Fancy fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Fuel singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Madman Across the ___ 1971 album by Elton John with the hit song Tiny Dancer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Summer shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Work week starter for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Dim ___ (Chinese dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Pour ___ Sugar on Me (Def Leppard hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Brazilian soccer legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___-la-la (singer's syllable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Leather-punching tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Feminine suffix with govern or host | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Captain Fantastic and the Brown ___ Cowboy 1975 album by Elton John with the hit song We All Fall in Love Sometimes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sheep's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Old MacDonald ___ a Farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Disapproving responses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Empty ___ 1969 debut album by Elton John with the hit song Lady Samantha | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Like most Ikea furniture: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Cow call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Doctor Octopus to Spider-Man | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Too ___ for Zero 1983 album by Elton John with the hit song I'm Still Standing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Resin paint or material for salon nails | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Alpaca relative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Washroom to a Brit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Son of Prince Valiant (anagram of ran) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Welcome sight in a desert? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Before I forget ... in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Currency spotted if you read money backward | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Raging sin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Furry feline foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Toothpaste-approving group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | To be or ___ to be | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Museum display | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Songs from the West ___ 2001 album by Elton with the Grammy-nominated song I Want Love | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Voice above baritone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Judi Dench's title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | The choice is ___-brainer!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Part of an hour for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Suffix for Japan or Siam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ of thumb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Net material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ World (song by Tears for Fears) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Fiddles with a fiddle say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Six-pack muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham! hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Smooth Operator singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ opinion ... (according to me): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Hopper from Down Under informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | General from a Chinese menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___-dong! (Open the door sound) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Goodbye ___ Brick Road 1973 album by Elton John with the hit song Candle in the Wind | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Tissue layer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Wisdom tooth e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Love the skin you are in brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Metal thread used by an electrician | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Clerical garment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Foldable nap site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Sudoku segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Inside Politics channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actor Butterfield from Ender's Game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Cambridge engineering school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Cigarette residue | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 14, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 14, 2024, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ACRYLIC at 7 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 14, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 14, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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.