Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
October 15, 2024 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | One day ___ time: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ and cheese (pasta dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Plum's center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Boston Red ___ (MLB team) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Suffix with acetyl or butyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Alley-___ (NBA move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Slow-cooked dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Participates in a marathon ... or what a batsman scores in cricket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | The Grand Budapest Hotel director ___ Anderson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Layer of cake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Salad holder ... or what medium pacers do with the ball in cricket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ in the Sky with Diamonds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Driveway paving material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Type of tale or godmother | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Baby's mealtime garment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Embassy VIP for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Shed tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sci-fi vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Baseball stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Where ships sail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Pop as a balloon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Business proposal ... or the central strip of a cricket field | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Jake's love interest in Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Now I get it! expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Dynasty ruler's title for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Shocked breath | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Half a dozen ... or highest boundary score in cricket | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Computer screen symbol that you may click | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Glide on snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | The Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Far from polite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Skin art slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Receptionist from The Office lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Ed Edd n ___ (animated series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Stubborn animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Tiny diaper wearer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Firefighter's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Disorderly chaos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Response for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | 100 years ... or a proud score for a cricketer | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Serve a drink say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Plays a Halloween prank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Letters in a URL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Summertime Sadness singer Lana Del ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Pixie-like creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Cold and slippery like winter roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Disney deer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Path in space? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Currency in Turkey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Waterproof roof cover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Unreturned serve in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ the hatchet (end a quarrel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | No ___ ands or buts! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Chat ___ (AI you can talk to) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Please be quiet! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sound of a hard thud | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Cricket match official | Show answer | 6 | |
| #60 | Bottle topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Immediately!: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Students work hard to pass it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Clock standard in UAE: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Alias letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Use a chair say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Tax-deferred plan: Abbr | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | What cows chew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Out of the ordinary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Marshal ___ commander under Napoleon | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 15, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CENTURY 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 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 15, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 15, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 15, 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 69 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 15, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 15, 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.