TODAY MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword October 5 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the October 5, 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.
1A
Police officers, slangily
COPS
4
5A
FBI's Ten ___ Wanted Fugitives list
MOST
4
9A
Cherry on ___ of the cake (special addition)
TOP
3
12A
Dog in the "Garfield" comic strip
ODIE
4
13A
Camera setting that's not manual, for short
AUTO
4
14A
___-inspiring (impressive)
AWE
3
15A
The Beatles' number "All You ___ Is Love"
NEED
4
16A
Cough ___ (medicine for a sore throat)
DROP
4
17A
Perceive with the eyes
SEE
3
18A
"What we have here is ___-or-die situation": 2 wds.
ADO
3
20A
Did you know? "Dreams" singer Stevie ___ used to wait tables before finding fame with Fleetwood Mac!
NICKS
5
22A
"She used an ___ patch to fix the tear in her jeans": Hyph.
IRONON
6
25A
System starter?
ECO
3
26A
Hat with a tassel (rhymes with "pez")
FEZ
3
27A
Stain on a writer's hand, maybe
INK
3
29A
Mary J. Blige's "Take Me ___ Am": 2 wds.
ASI
3
32A
Wood-shaping tool (anagram of "daz")
ADZ
3
33A
___ chi (martial art with a Chen style)
TAI
3
34A
Did you know? This "Shape of My Heart" singer used to teach at a school in Northumberland before finding rock stardom!
STING
5
36A
Popeye's love Olive ___
OYL
3
38A
"Guardians of ___ Galaxy"
THE
3
40A
Salmon eggs
ROE
3
41A
Sound of a bubble bursting
POP
3
44A
___ Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus role in "Seinfeld")
ELAINE
6
46A
Italian scooter brand seen in "Roman Holiday"
VESPA
5
48A
___ Toy Barn from "Toy Story 2"
ALS
3
49A
Street crosser, for short
PED
3
50A
British rock band Jethro ___
TULL
4
52A
Did you know? "Smells Like Teen Spirit" singer ___ Cobain worked as a janitor at his former high school before finding fame with Nirvana!
KURT
4
56A
One of five resources in Catan
ORE
3
57A
"If ___ You Go" (Westlife song): 2 wds.
ILET
4
58A
Jacob's twin
ESAU
4
59A
___ Jeannotte, "Good Witch" actor
DAN
3
60A
Did you know? "I Walk the Line" singer Johnny ___ used to sell appliances door-to-door before finding country music stardom!
CASH
4
61A
Car blemish from a collision
DENT
4
1D
Pro's opposite, in a debate
CON
3
2D
"___ to a Nightingale" (John Keats poem)
ODE
3
3D
Apple or key lime, e.g.
PIE
3
4D
Honda Accord, for one
SEDAN
5
5D
Did you know? This "Material Girl" singer used to work as an elevator operator at Terrace on the Park in NYC before finding pop stardom!
MADONNA
7
6D
"We had the time of ___ lives!"
OUR
3
7D
Actress Emma of "La La Land"
STONE
5
8D
Hot ___ (counterculture clothing chain)
TOPIC
5
9D
To-do list entry
TASK
4
10D
Is indebted to
OWES
4
11D
"___-wee's Big Holiday" (2016 film)
PEE
3
19D
Just ___ (Nike's slogan): 2 wds.
DOIT
4
21D
Warm winter wear
COAT
4
22D
"___ tree falls in the forest ...": 2 wds.
IFA
3
23D
Bring up to date, perhaps
REDO
4
24D
Did you know? "Crazy Train" singer ___ Osbourne worked at a slaughterhouse before finding heavy metal stardom!
OZZY
4
28D
First-aid gear
KIT
3
30D
Apple's voice companion
SIRI
4
31D
Closing ___ (slowly catching up to): 2 wds.
INON
4
34D
What salesmen do at work
SELL
4
35D
"The Mysteries of Glass" author Sue ___
GEE
3
37D
Contents of some sleeves: Abbr.
LPS
3
39D
One's physical condition
HEALTH
6
42D
___ nerve (eye-to-brain connector)
OPTIC
5
43D
___ Abdul, former judge on "American Idol"
PAULA
5
45D
Didn't hold back one's curiosity, say
ASKED
5
46D
Fashion's ___ Wang
VERA
4
47D
Anthony ___, Prime Minister between Churchill and MacMillan
EDEN
4
49D
Where peas rest
POD
3
51D
"___ Champs-Elysees" (French song)
LES
3
53D
Application
USE
3
54D
Did laps
RAN
3
55D
King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, familiarly)
TUT
3
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1C
2O
3P
4S
5M
6O
7S
8T
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10O
11P
12O
D
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13A
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14A
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15N
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16D
R
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17S
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18A
19D
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20N
I
21C
K
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22I
23R
24O
N
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25E
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26F
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27I
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28K
29A
30S
31I
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D
Z
33T
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34S
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36O
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37L
38T
39H
E
40R
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41P
42O
43P
44E
L
45A
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46V
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P
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48A
L
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49P
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50T
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51L
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52K
53U
54R
55T
56O
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57I
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58E
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59D
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60C
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61D
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for October 5, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
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About the October 5, 2026 puzzle
The October 5, 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 Monday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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