Daily Themed Crossword October 21 2026 Answers (10/21/26)

Our Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. It has become a popular crossword app due to its regular crossword offerings and difficulty level (not too easy, not too difficult, generally). They release a new crossword each day, every day of the year, and each crossword has a theme and allows for hints in case an answer involves a more obscure word.

Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed Crossword on 10/21/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	What a cigarette leaves behind
4A	Soap unit
7A	Cold cabbage side dish
11A	Edgar Allan ___, author of "The Black Cat"
12A	Big Australian birdie that can't fly
13A	Fine-tune a skill (rhymes with "bone")
14A	"For Your ___ Only," James Bond movie
16A	Fireplace wood chunk
17A	Tooth part that holds it in place
18A	"Rich Dad ___ Dad," book by Robert Kiyosaki
20A	"Game, ___, match"
21A	Desert wanderers
24A	___ Guy, mischievous, pantsless devil from "Cow and Chicken," whose spooky horned appearance is enough to make your skin crawl
25A	"___ in Wonderland," 2010 dark fantasy film
26A	Grind ___ halt: 2 wds.
27A	Extinguish, with "out"
30A	You shouldn't switch these without indicating
31A	Jaden Smith, to Jada Pinkett Smith
32A	Indication of another identity: Abbr.
33A	"Check, mate!"
34A	Where ships sail
36A	Muriel's nephew from "Courage the Cowardly Dog," whose creepy, large-toothed grin would make you sprint away in real life
37A	Bummed out
38A	Direction opposite "NNW": Abbr.
40A	Taxi charge
43A	Runs away to marry, say
46A	Arrive ___ agreement (come to terms): 2 wds.
47A	Nothing at all, informally
48A	Face-stealing spirit from "Avatar: The Last Airbender," whose centipede-like crawling form would make you regret looking at it
51A	Camera part that helps focus
52A	Code which means "Send help!"
53A	"___ tree falls in ...": 2 wds.
54A	Waterbody bigger than a pond
55A	Powerful red-and-pink-wearing devil from "The Powerpuff Girls," whose lobster claws and wicked grin could give you goosebumps
56A	___ on the back (praise)
1D	Primate in a zoo
2D	___ sauce (sushi dip)
3D	___-haw (donkey's bray)
4D	Witch-hunting Emperor from "The Owl House," whose glowing eyes staring through his mask could make your blood run cold
5D	"Mi ___" ("My love" in Spanish)
6D	As snug as a bug in a ___
7D	Rip into tiny pieces, as paper
8D	Pirate's spoils
9D	"It's ___-brainer": 2 wds.
10D	Like hair before a blow-dry
15D	___ Kook, ghostly astronaut from "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" whose glowing visor and hulking suit could stop you dead in your tracks
19D	"The ___ File," 1972 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth
20D	Sir ___ Connery, first iconic 007 star
21D	Simba's love who was voiced by Beyonce
22D	"Ageless" beauty brand
23D	"It's ___!" (greedy person's cry)
24D	Joey's mom in Australia, informally
26D	Preflight pat-down agency: Abbr.
27D	Good golf score
28D	Hawaiian strings, for short
29D	Just a wee bit
35D	Tree of Knowledge location
36D	Doctor's due
37D	"The Sixth ___," horror movie starring Bruce Willis
38D	Response meaning "me too": 3 wds.
39D	Involuntary muscle jerk
40D	Trip result?
41D	"I need to burn some calories. I ___ lot of sweets this week" (consumed): 2 wds.
42D	Military position
44D	___ out (attack verbally)
45D	"Ignore the ad" button
49D	"This is the story ___ frog and a princess ...": 2 wds.
50D	Brimmed headwear

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