Daily Themed Crossword Today: Answers for October 21 2026

The complete list of answers to the Daily Themed Crossword published on October 21 2026.

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Clues Across (35 total)

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What a cigarette leaves behind
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Soap unit
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Cold cabbage side dish
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Edgar Allan ___, author of "The Black Cat"
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Big Australian birdie that can't fly
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Fine-tune a skill (rhymes with "bone")
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"For Your ___ Only," James Bond movie
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Fireplace wood chunk
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Tooth part that holds it in place
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"Rich Dad ___ Dad," book by Robert Kiyosaki
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"Game, ___, match"
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Desert wanderers
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___ Guy, mischievous, pantsless devil from "Cow and Chicken," whose spooky horned appearance is enough to make your skin crawl
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"___ in Wonderland," 2010 dark fantasy film
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Grind ___ halt: 2 wds.
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Extinguish, with "out"
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You shouldn't switch these without indicating
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Jaden Smith, to Jada Pinkett Smith
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Indication of another identity: Abbr.
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"Check, mate!"
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Where ships sail
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Muriel's nephew from "Courage the Cowardly Dog," whose creepy, large-toothed grin would make you sprint away in real life
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Bummed out
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Direction opposite "NNW": Abbr.
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Taxi charge
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Runs away to marry, say
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Arrive ___ agreement (come to terms): 2 wds.
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Nothing at all, informally
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Face-stealing spirit from "Avatar: The Last Airbender," whose centipede-like crawling form would make you regret looking at it
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Camera part that helps focus
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Code which means "Send help!"
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"___ tree falls in ...": 2 wds.
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Waterbody bigger than a pond
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Powerful red-and-pink-wearing devil from "The Powerpuff Girls," whose lobster claws and wicked grin could give you goosebumps
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___ on the back (praise)
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Clues Down (33 total)

(1)
Primate in a zoo
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___ sauce (sushi dip)
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___-haw (donkey's bray)
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Witch-hunting Emperor from "The Owl House," whose glowing eyes staring through his mask could make your blood run cold
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"Mi ___" ("My love" in Spanish)
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As snug as a bug in a ___
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Rip into tiny pieces, as paper
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Pirate's spoils
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"It's ___-brainer": 2 wds.
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Like hair before a blow-dry
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___ Kook, ghostly astronaut from "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" whose glowing visor and hulking suit could stop you dead in your tracks
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"The ___ File," 1972 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth
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Sir ___ Connery, first iconic 007 star
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Simba's love who was voiced by Beyonce
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"Ageless" beauty brand
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"It's ___!" (greedy person's cry)
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Joey's mom in Australia, informally
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Preflight pat-down agency: Abbr.
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Good golf score
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Hawaiian strings, for short
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Just a wee bit
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Tree of Knowledge location
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Doctor's due
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"The Sixth ___," horror movie starring Bruce Willis
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Response meaning "me too": 3 wds.
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Involuntary muscle jerk
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Trip result?
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"I need to burn some calories. I ___ lot of sweets this week" (consumed): 2 wds.
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Military position
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___ out (attack verbally)
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"Ignore the ad" button
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"This is the story ___ frog and a princess ...": 2 wds.
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Brimmed headwear
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Daily Themed Crossword Puzzles is the name of one of the most popular mobile crossword apps on the App Store and Google Play. The application was developed and published by PlaySimple, a studio based in India.

The app itself features daily puzzles that follow different themes. Players get access to hundreds of puzzles straight to their mobile devices. Daily Themed Crossword is free to download but does feature in-app advertisements.

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