Monday · October 28, 2024 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 28, 2024 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 28, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
6Abbreviations
Answers

October 28, 2024 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 I ___ to differ! Show answer 3
#2 ___ code (area code) Show answer 3
#3 Workout room informally Show answer 3
#4 Sound of a sheep Show answer 3
#5 Twist lick dunk cookie Show answer 4
#6 O follower phonetically Show answer 3
#7 Work in a movie say Show answer 3
#8 Butcher's offering Show answer 4
#9 Monster ___ song by Bobby Pickett that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party Show answer 4
#10 Parsley or cilantro e.g. Show answer 4
#11 Place to get hair treatment Show answer 3
#12 Hot ___ balloon Show answer 3
#13 Poet's dedications Show answer 4
#14 Laughing scavenger Show answer 5
#15 Black ___ Woman song by Santana that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party Show answer 5
#16 Rival or enemy Show answer 3
#17 Knight's title Show answer 3
#18 Marilyn Monroe's feature Show answer 4
#19 Actor Tim ___ of Home Improvement Show answer 5
#20 Post-rain dirt Show answer 3
#21 Moon's background Show answer 3
#22 Baton-passing race Show answer 5
#23 Best ___ (groom's aid) Show answer 3
#24 Number on a baseball card for short Show answer 4
#25 What's My ___ (Rihanna's hit song) Show answer 4
#26 ___ a Friend song by Billie Eilish that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party Show answer 4
#27 Somebody's ___ Me song by Rockwell that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party Show answer 8
#28 Thanksgiving tuber Show answer 3
#29 Head or heart pain Show answer 4
#30 And ___ a new chapter begins ...: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#31 Ernie of the PGA Show answer 3
#32 ___-hoo (chocolate drink) Show answer 3
#33 Cookbook measure for short Show answer 3
#34 Finance student's degree: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 Made for ___ other Show answer 4
#36 Golden ___ Bridge Show answer 4
#37 Song by The Cranberries that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party Show answer 6
#38 Outrage Show answer 3
#39 Pellet in a pod veggie Show answer 3
#40 Student's score: Abbr. Show answer 3
#41 Indeed Show answer 3
#42 Uninterested sound Show answer 3
#43 NHL tiebreakers for short Show answer 3
#44 Title for a lady Show answer 5
#45 ___ Charles singer of Hit the Road Jack Show answer 3
#46 When repeated a cheerleader's prop Show answer 3
#47 ER personnel: Abbr. Show answer 3
#48 Inflated self-concepts Show answer 4
#49 Fiber from a cocoon Show answer 4
#50 Highway to ___ song by AC/DC that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party Show answer 4
#51 See keenly with one eye say Show answer 3
#52 Ron ___ famed MLB MVP Show answer 3
#53 So close yet so ___ Show answer 3
#54 Soccer cheer Show answer 3
#55 Pirate's grog that can make one groggy Show answer 3
#56 Like a piece of cake Show answer 4
#57 Big Apple's newspaper: Abbr. Show answer 3
#58 Samba or tango e.g. Show answer 5
#59 Informal no Show answer 3
#60 Out of town Show answer 4
#61 Shell snack Show answer 4
#62 Early morning fog Show answer 4
#63 Grandson of Adam and Eve Show answer 4
#64 So long! Show answer 3
#65 Fly the Friendly Skies flight: Abbr. Show answer 3
#66 ___ Titanic (British post carrier): Abbr. Show answer 3
#67 However in textspeak Show answer 3
#68 Empty space Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 28, 2024 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 28, 2024, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WATCHING 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 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 28, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 28, 2024 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 28, 2024?
The October 28, 2024 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is WATCHING at 8 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 6 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 28, 2024 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2024.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 28, 2024 Crossword

01

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 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 28, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 28, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
8longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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