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TODAY FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 69 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 35 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword October 23 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the October 23, 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.

69 of 69 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Spinning toy TOP 3 4A Practice punches in a ring, say SPAR 4 8A "___ that glitters is not gold" ALL 3 11A Eye's colored part IRIS 4 13A Ye ___ Shoppe (shop sign words) OLDE 4 14A Astrological lion LEO 3 15A It's pitched while camping TENT 4 16A Like someone with bad manners RUDE 4 17A X-___ (time for carols, informally) MAS 3 18A Greek god of war with a sword and spear ARES 4 20A "The ___ of Fear," horror book by Elia Peattie which might make you think of a haunting presence assuming an unnatural and inhuman form SHAPE 5 22A Earth's UV-absorbing layer OZONE 5 25A Corporate boss of bosses: Abbr. CEO 3 26A CD-___: Abbr. ROM 3 27A "___ Fear," horror book by Carol Ellis which might make you think of a haunted summer getaway with spirits circling tents and bonfire CAMP 4 30A Item in a Scrabble rack TILE 4 34A "She found herself ___ pickle!": 2 wds. INA 3 35A Skims purchase BRA 3 36A Tex-___ (popular Southwestern cuisine) MEX 3 37A "Why so ___?" iconic dialogue from "The Dark Knight" SERIOUS 7 40A Apple tablets IPADS 5 42A Happy greeting from a German Shepherd WAG 3 43A "The ___ of Fear," horror book by Dean Koontz which might make you think of a haunted visage that moves of its own accord FACE 4 44A Bull's opposite in the stock market BEAR 4 46A 2015 medical thriller novel by Robin Cook that deals with strange cases at a fictional hospital HOST 4 48A Soccer broadcast cry GOAL 4 49A Solo who has a Wookiee sidekick HAN 3 50A British financial giant founded in Hong Kong: Abbr. HSBC 4 54A "Fear ___," R.L. Stine horror trilogy which might make you think of a haunted picnic spot no one would dare enter PARK 4 55A "___ be back" (Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line) ILL 3 56A Tiresias from "The Odyssey," for one SEER 4 57A "Antony and Cleopatra" snake ASP 3 58A Carry on, as a trade PLY 3 59A ___ through the nose PAY 3
Down
1D ___ for tat TIT 3 2D Iron source ORE 3 3D ATM access code: Abbr. PIN 3 4D Achy, like some muscles SORE 4 5D Sign on one end of a battery PLUS 4 6D ___ fuel to the fire ADD 3 7D Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" REESE 5 8D ___ mater (one's old school) ALMA 4 9D ___ of faith (belief in something uncertain) LEAP 4 10D Get checkmated LOSE 4 12D ___ Lee of Marvel Comics STAN 4 19D VCR button, for short REC 3 21D All the rage HOT 3 22D "Does my dress look okay, ___ it too simple for a party?": 2 wds. ORIS 4 23D "The Fear ___," horror book by K.R. Alexander which might make you think of a haunted neighborhood where the dead still walk the block ZONE 4 24D "Higher Learning" actor Epps OMAR 4 25D Tax professional: Abbr. CPA 3 28D Put ___ in one's ear (suggest something): 2 wds. ABUG 4 29D Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway" MRS 3 31D Apple's desktop offering IMAC 4 32D Opener in a news article (anagram of "leed") LEDE 4 33D George Strait's "All My ___ Live in Texas" EXS 3 38D Johnny Cash's "___ the Line": 2 wds. IWALK 5 39D Boat controller? OAR 3 40D Some coding statements IFS 3 41D Hiking trails PATHS 5 44D Slithery constrictors BOAS 4 45D Wyatt ___ of the Old West EARP 4 46D "Fear ___," R.L. Stine horror duology which might make you think of a haunted school wing where lockers slam on their own HALL 4 47D ___ child (one with no brothers or sisters) ONLY 4 48D High school senior's statistic: Abbr. GPA 3 49D To be joined at the ___ (be inseparable) HIP 3 51D Zero Emissions Day month, for short SEP 3 52D "Maude" actress ___ Arthur BEA 3 53D What babies do once they come into the world CRY 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1T
2O
3P
4S
5P
6A
7R
8A
9L
10L
11I
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12S
13O
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14L
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15T
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N
T
16R
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17M
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18A
19R
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20S
21H
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22O
23Z
24O
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25C
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26R
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27C
28A
29M
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30T
31I
32L
33E
34I
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35B
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36M
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37S
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38I
39O
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40I
41P
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42W
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43F
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44B
45E
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46H
47O
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48G
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49H
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50H
51S
52B
53C
54P
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55I
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56S
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57A
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58P
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59P
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for October 23, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the October 23, 2026 puzzle

The October 23, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 69 clues — 34 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.

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