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TODAY WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword October 21 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the October 21, 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.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A What a cigarette leaves behind ASH 3 4A Soap unit BAR 3 7A Cold cabbage side dish SLAW 4 11A Edgar Allan ___, author of "The Black Cat" POE 3 12A Big Australian birdie that can't fly EMU 3 13A Fine-tune a skill (rhymes with "bone") HONE 4 14A "For Your ___ Only," James Bond movie EYES 4 16A Fireplace wood chunk LOG 3 17A Tooth part that holds it in place ROOT 4 18A "Rich Dad ___ Dad," book by Robert Kiyosaki POOR 4 20A "Game, ___, match" SET 3 21A Desert wanderers NOMADS 6 24A ___ Guy, mischievous, pantsless devil from "Cow and Chicken," whose spooky horned appearance is enough to make your skin crawl RED 3 25A "___ in Wonderland," 2010 dark fantasy film ALICE 5 26A Grind ___ halt: 2 wds. TOA 3 27A Extinguish, with "out" PUT 3 30A You shouldn't switch these without indicating LANES 5 31A Jaden Smith, to Jada Pinkett Smith SON 3 32A Indication of another identity: Abbr. AKA 3 33A "Check, mate!" AYE 3 34A Where ships sail SEA 3 36A Muriel's nephew from "Courage the Cowardly Dog," whose creepy, large-toothed grin would make you sprint away in real life FRED 4 37A Despondent SAD 3 38A Direction opposite "NNW": Abbr. SSE 3 40A Taxi charge FARE 4 43A Runs away to marry, say ELOPES 6 46A Arrive ___ agreement (come to terms): 2 wds. ATAN 4 47A Nothing at all, informally NADA 4 48A Face-stealing spirit from "Avatar: The Last Airbender," whose centipede-like crawling form would make you regret looking at it KOH 3 51A Fisheye, e.g. LENS 4 52A Code which means "Send help!" SOS 3 53A "___ tree falls in ...": 2 wds. IFA 3 54A Waterbody bigger than a pond LAKE 4 55A Powerful red-and-pink-wearing devil from "The Powerpuff Girls," whose lobster claws and wicked grin could give you goosebumps HIM 3 56A ___ on the back (praise) PAT 3
Down
1D Primate in a zoo APE 3 2D ___ sauce (sushi dip) SOY 3 3D ___-haw (donkey's bray) HEE 3 4D Witch-hunting Emperor from "The Owl House," whose glowing eyes staring through his mask could make your blood run cold BELOS 5 5D "Mi ___" ("My love" in Spanish) AMOR 4 6D As snug as a bug in a ___ RUG 3 7D Rip into tiny pieces, as paper SHRED 5 8D Pirate's spoils LOOT 4 9D "It's ___-brainer": 2 wds. ANO 3 10D Like hair before a blow-dry WET 3 15D ___ Kook, ghostly astronaut from "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" whose glowing visor and hulking suit could stop you dead in your tracks SPACE 5 19D "The ___ File," 1972 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth ODESSA 6 20D Sir ___ Connery, first iconic 007 star SEAN 4 21D Simba's love who was voiced by Beyonce NALA 4 22D "Ageless" beauty brand OLAY 4 23D "It's ___!" (greedy person's cry) MINE 4 24D Joey's mom in Australia, informally ROO 3 26D Preflight pat-down agency: Abbr. TSA 3 27D ___ excellence PAR 3 28D Hawaiian strings, for short UKE 3 29D Just a wee bit TAD 3 35D Anthony ___, Prime Minister between Churchill and MacMillan EDEN 4 36D Doctor's due FEE 3 37D "The Sixth ___," horror movie starring Bruce Willis SENSE 5 38D Response meaning "me too": 3 wds. SODOI 5 39D Involuntary muscle jerk SPASM 5 40D Trip result? FALL 4 41D "I need to burn some calories. I ___ lot of sweets this week" (consumed): 2 wds. ATEA 4 42D Colonel or captain, e.g. RANK 4 44D ___ out (attack verbally) LASH 4 45D "Ignore the ad" button SKIP 4 49D "This is the story ___ frog and a princess ...": 2 wds. OFA 3 50D Brimmed headwear HAT 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 126 letters
1A
2S
3H
4B
5A
6R
7S
8L
9A
10W
11P
O
E
12E
M
U
13H
O
N
E
14E
Y
E
15S
16L
O
G
17R
O
O
T
18P
19O
O
R
20S
E
T
21N
22O
23M
A
D
S
24R
E
D
25A
L
I
C
E
26T
O
A
27P
28U
29T
30L
A
N
E
S
31S
O
N
32A
K
A
33A
Y
E
34S
35E
A
36F
R
E
D
37S
A
D
38S
39S
E
40F
41A
42R
E
43E
44L
O
P
E
45S
46A
T
A
N
47N
A
D
A
48K
49O
50H
51L
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N
S
52S
O
S
53I
F
A
54L
A
K
E
55H
I
M
56P
A
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for October 21, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the October 21, 2026 puzzle

The October 21, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday 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 21 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.