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TODAY FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 35 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword October 2 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the October 2, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

67 of 67 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Toddler's dinnertime garment BIB 3 4A Heart rate measure: Abbr. BPM 3 7A Starting letters of the English alphabet ABC 3 10A Swedish DIY furniture outlet IKEA 4 12A Ginger ___ (Schweppes drink) ALE 3 13A ___ Wayne ("Lights Out" rapper) LIL 3 14A Go off the ___ end (lose control of yourself) DEEP 4 15A Burger-holding bread BUN 3 16A E. ___ bacteria (anagram of "coil") COLI 4 17A Dissenting votes in the Senate NAYS 4 19A Wool-producing mammal SHEEP 5 20A Sneaker's bottoms SOLES 5 23A Actress Greta from The Morning Show LEE 3 24A Calculus calculations AREAS 5 25A Treasure in an oyster PEARL 5 27A ___ Leppard, "Rock of Ages" band DEF 3 28A Word that means to cut away excess ... while also meaning the opposite, to add decorative edging TRIM 4 29A Sep follower, on a calendar OCT 3 32A Easter Island attraction STATUE 6 35A Explosives brand in "Looney Tunes" ACME 4 36A Wonderful, informally FAB 3 37A Word that means moving quickly ... while also meaning the opposite, bound tightly in place FAST 4 38A Wall Street pessimist BEAR 4 40A "Don't ___ fool tell you how it's done": 2 wds. LETA 4 43A Word that means to lock something in place ... while also meaning the opposite, to flee quickly BOLT 4 44A Campus clique SORORITY 8 48A Republic that fought Carthage ROME 4 49A "___ not see that coming": 2 wds. IDID 4 50A Offense that might lead to a revoked license: Abbr. DUI 3 51A "Draw the line from point ___ B": 2 wds. ATO 3 52A Word that means to plant kernels in soil ... while also meaning the opposite, to remove them from fruit SEED 4 53A "Jazz" documentarian Burns KEN 3
Down
1D Auction offer BID 3 2D U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower's nickname IKE 3 3D Honey maker who lives in a hive BEE 3 4D Newborn in a crib BABY 4 5D ___-one (guest's tagalong) PLUS 4 6D Stag party attendees MEN 3 7D ___ vera, succulent that's good for the skin ALOE 4 8D Fluid stored in the gallbladder (rhymes with "tile") BILE 4 9D Word that means to attach things together ... while also meaning the opposite, to cut things off CLIP 4 11D Sleep ___ (sleep disorder) APNEA 5 16D Oscar-winning star of the film "Moonstruck" CHER 4 18D Beast of burden ASS 3 19D Tailor's line of work? SEAM 4 20D In need of a pick-me-up SAD 3 21D Mined minerals ORES 4 22D Word that describes something that remains behind ... while also describing the opposite, something that has departed LEFT 4 23D Garland worn in Maui LEI 3 25D Prefix that means "before" PRE 3 26D Ricky Martin's "Livin' la Vida ___" LOCA 4 28D Big ice cream container TUB 3 30D Ruler divisions, for short CMS 3 31D New Year celebration in Hanoi TET 3 33D ___ worse than death (extremely unpleasant situation): 2 wds. AFATE 5 34D Black gunk poured on roads TAR 3 35D Quite a distance away AFAR 4 38D Start up, as a computer BOOT 4 39D Muppet known for being ticklish ELMO 4 40D Treasure hunter's find LODE 4 41D Lake that sounds haunted ERIE 4 42D Mrs. Lincoln's maiden name TODD 4 43D Bali product BRA 3 44D Elizabeth, to Ashley Olsen, for short SIS 3 45D "No idea whatsoever," in a text message: Abbr. IDK 3 46D Mardi Gras, e.g., for short TUE 3 47D Yang's counterpart YIN 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 125 letters
1B
2I
3B
4B
5P
6M
7A
8B
9C
10I
K
E
11A
12A
L
E
13L
I
L
14D
E
E
P
15B
U
N
16C
O
L
I
17N
18A
Y
S
19S
H
E
E
P
20S
21O
22L
E
S
23L
E
E
24A
R
E
A
S
25P
E
A
R
26L
27D
E
F
28T
R
I
M
29O
30C
31T
32S
T
33A
34T
U
E
35A
C
M
E
36F
A
B
37F
A
S
T
38B
39E
A
R
40L
41E
42T
A
43B
O
L
T
44S
O
R
O
R
45I
46T
47Y
48R
O
M
E
49I
D
I
D
50D
U
I
51A
T
O
52S
E
E
D
53K
E
N

The completed 13 x 13 grid for October 2, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the October 2, 2026 puzzle

The October 2, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 32 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the October 2 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.