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

Daily Themed Crossword October 9 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the October 9, 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 Torn ___ (athlete's knee injury): Abbr. ACL 3 4A ___-mo (film-making effect) SLO 3 7A Edgar Allan ___ who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado" POE 3 10A ___ Tai (tropical cocktail made with orgeat syrup) MAI 3 11A Email junk folder SPAM 4 12A Roomy rest house by the road INN 3 13A Con's counterpart, to a decision maker PRO 3 14A Religious song HYMN 4 15A Got older AGED 4 16A "Mister," in Mexico SENOR 5 18A Which feathered friend makes its home in a cozy nest of twigs, built high up in the treetops? BIRD 4 20A Barbecue spice mixture RUB 3 22A Mastercard rival VISA 4 25A Which hopping, fluffy-tailed friend makes its home in a cozy burrow, dug deep underground? RABBIT 6 28A Compete in a bee SPELL 5 30A Corn on the ___ (warm, buttery snack) COB 3 31A "Cat ___ your tongue?" GOT 3 33A Piaggio ___, light commercial vehicle APE 3 34A Which neighing friend makes its home in a cozy stable on a farm, filled with fresh bales of hay? HORSE 5 37A Male offspring SON 3 39A Boston Red ___ (baseball team) SOX 3 40A "Because ___ so": 2 wds. ISAID 5 41A Drink enjoyed next to a Christmas tree, for short NOG 3 43A Song sung by a pair DUET 4 46A Supermodel and TV personality ___ Banks TYRA 4 49A ___ Impala, "The Less I Know the Better" band TAME 4 52A Location of many Ansel Adams photographs YOSEMITE 8 55A Longboat rower's need OAR 3 56A Greek deity of love EROS 4 57A Which mooing friend makes its home in a cozy barn, big enough to be shared by the whole herd? COW 3 58A "Cobra ___," sequel series starring Tanner Buchanan KAI 3 59A Bobs and buns, for two DOS 3 60A "Tee" follower HEE 3
Down
1D Concert hall volume enhancers, for short AMPS 4 2D "I couldn't ___ less!" CARE 4 3D Which roaring friend makes its home in savannas, with room for the whole pride? LION 4 4D Intel-gathering secret agent SPY 3 5D Mary's "little" animal, in rhyme LAMB 4 6D Prefix with "science" or "presence" OMNI 4 7D Which oinking friend makes its home in a cozy sty on a farm, filled with soft straw and muddy floors? PIG 3 8D Solitary number ONE 3 9D Come to a finish END 3 11D Short bushy plant (rhymes with "grub") SHRUB 5 15D "I'm going to take ___ in the pool": 2 wds. ADIP 4 17D Celestial sphere, like a planet ORB 3 19D Homes on wheels: Abbr. RVS 3 21D Nicole Kidman's "___ Little Lies" BIG 3 23D Sail the seven ___ (be an explorer) SEAS 4 24D Big name in dog food ALPO 4 25D Hopping Australian marsupials, for short ROOS 4 26D ___ Bacon ("East of Eden" character) ABRA 4 27D Go-___ (things to depend on) TOS 3 29D Metropolis baddie Luthor LEX 3 30D ___-Town (home to NBA's Bulls, fondly) CHI 3 32D Colossal weight TON 3 35D Fries or mashed potatoes, for one SIDE 4 36D Letters usually found at the end of a college's web address EDU 3 38D They're taken in class, usually NOTES 5 42D Hotel amenity GYM 3 44D Van Morrison's "Brown ___ Girl" EYED 4 45D Guillermo del ___, director of "Hellboy" TORO 4 47D Like many decadent desserts RICH 4 48D "He stubbed ___ against the heavy wooden chair": 2 wds. ATOE 4 49D Kesha's hit song "Tik ___" TOK 3 50D Minor-league level letters AAA 3 51D Hospital scan letters MRI 3 53D "I need a rescue" letters SOS 3 54D Bighorn's mother EWE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 124 letters
1A
2C
3L
4S
5L
6O
7P
8O
9E
10M
A
I
11S
P
A
M
12I
N
N
13P
R
O
14H
Y
M
N
15A
G
E
D
16S
E
N
17O
R
18B
I
19R
D
20R
U
21B
22V
I
23S
24A
25R
26A
B
B
I
27T
28S
P
E
L
29L
30C
O
B
31G
O
32T
33A
P
E
34H
O
R
35S
36E
37S
O
38N
39S
O
X
40I
S
A
I
D
41N
O
42G
43D
U
44E
45T
46T
Y
47R
48A
49T
50A
51M
E
52Y
O
53S
E
M
I
T
54E
55O
A
R
56E
R
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57C
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W
58K
A
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59D
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60H
E
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for October 9, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the October 9, 2026 puzzle

The October 9, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 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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