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Daily Themed Crossword October 23 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 69 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 69 clues from the Daily Themed Crossword for October 23 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Spinning toy31 AcrossReveal answer → Practice punches in a ring, say44 AcrossReveal answer → "___ that glitters is not gold"38 AcrossReveal answer → Eye's colored part411 AcrossReveal answer → Ye ___ Shoppe (shop sign words)413 AcrossReveal answer → Astrological lion314 AcrossReveal answer → It's pitched while camping415 AcrossReveal answer → Like someone with bad manners416 AcrossReveal answer → X-___ (time for carols, informally)317 AcrossReveal answer → Greek god of war with a sword and spear418 AcrossReveal answer → "The ___ of Fear," horror book by Elia Peattie which might make you think of a haunting presence assuming an unnatural and inhuman form520 AcrossReveal answer → Earth's UV-absorbing layer522 AcrossReveal answer → Corporate boss of bosses: Abbr.325 AcrossReveal answer → CD-___: Abbr.326 AcrossReveal answer → "___ Fear," horror book by Carol Ellis which might make you think of a haunted summer getaway with spirits circling tents and bonfire427 AcrossReveal answer → Item in a Scrabble rack430 AcrossReveal answer → "She found herself ___ pickle!": 2 wds.334 AcrossReveal answer → Skims purchase335 AcrossReveal answer → Tex-___ (popular Southwestern cuisine)336 AcrossReveal answer → "Why so ___?" iconic dialogue from "The Dark Knight"737 AcrossReveal answer → Apple tablets540 AcrossReveal answer → Happy greeting from a German Shepherd342 AcrossReveal answer → "The ___ of Fear," horror book by Dean Koontz which might make you think of a haunted visage that moves of its own accord443 AcrossReveal answer → Bull's opposite in the stock market444 AcrossReveal answer → 2015 medical thriller novel by Robin Cook that deals with strange cases at a fictional hospital446 AcrossReveal answer → Soccer broadcast cry448 AcrossReveal answer → Solo who has a Wookiee sidekick349 AcrossReveal answer → British financial giant founded in Hong Kong: Abbr.450 AcrossReveal answer → "Fear ___," R.L. Stine horror trilogy which might make you think of a haunted picnic spot no one would dare enter454 AcrossReveal answer → "___ be back" (Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line)355 AcrossReveal answer → Tiresias from "The Odyssey," for one456 AcrossReveal answer → "Antony and Cleopatra" snake357 AcrossReveal answer → Carry on, as a trade358 AcrossReveal answer → ___ through the nose359 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
___ for tat31 DownReveal answer → Iron source32 DownReveal answer → ATM access code: Abbr.33 DownReveal answer → Achy, like some muscles44 DownReveal answer → Sign on one end of a battery45 DownReveal answer → ___ fuel to the fire36 DownReveal answer → Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"57 DownReveal answer → ___ mater (one's old school)48 DownReveal answer → ___ of faith (belief in something uncertain)49 DownReveal answer → Get checkmated410 DownReveal answer → ___ Lee of Marvel Comics412 DownReveal answer → VCR button, for short319 DownReveal answer → All the rage321 DownReveal answer → "Does my dress look okay, ___ it too simple for a party?": 2 wds.422 DownReveal answer → "The Fear ___," horror book by K.R. Alexander which might make you think of a haunted neighborhood where the dead still walk the block423 DownReveal answer → "Higher Learning" actor Epps424 DownReveal answer → Tax professional: Abbr.325 DownReveal answer → Put ___ in one's ear (suggest something): 2 wds.428 DownReveal answer → Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway"329 DownReveal answer → Apple's desktop offering431 DownReveal answer → Opener in a news article (anagram of "leed")432 DownReveal answer → George Strait's "All My ___ Live in Texas"333 DownReveal answer → Johnny Cash's "___ the Line": 2 wds.538 DownReveal answer → Boat controller?339 DownReveal answer → Some coding statements340 DownReveal answer → Hiking trails541 DownReveal answer → Slithery constrictors444 DownReveal answer → Wyatt ___ of the Old West445 DownReveal answer → "Fear ___," R.L. Stine horror duology which might make you think of a haunted school wing where lockers slam on their own446 DownReveal answer → ___ child (one with no brothers or sisters)447 DownReveal answer → High school senior's statistic: Abbr.348 DownReveal answer → To be joined at the ___ (be inseparable)349 DownReveal answer → Zero Emissions Day month, for short351 DownReveal answer → "Maude" actress ___ Arthur352 DownReveal answer → What babies do once they come into the world353 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, October 23, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.