Daily Themed Crossword October 5 2026 Answers (10/5/26)

Our Daily Themed Crossword October 5, 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 5, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed Crossword on 10/5/26, 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	Police officers, slangily
5A	FBI's Ten ___ Wanted Fugitives list
9A	Cherry on ___ of the cake (special addition)
12A	Dog in the "Garfield" comic strip
13A	Camera setting that's not manual, for short
14A	___-inspiring (impressive)
15A	The Beatles' number "All You ___ Is Love"
16A	Cough ___ (medicine for a sore throat)
17A	Perceive with the eyes
18A	"What we have here is ___-or-die situation": 2 wds.
20A	Did you know? "Dreams" singer Stevie ___ used to wait tables before finding fame with Fleetwood Mac!
22A	"She used an ___ patch to fix the tear in her jeans": Hyph.
25A	___-friendly packaging (like cloth bags)
26A	Hat with a tassel (rhymes with "pez")
27A	Stain on a writer's hand, maybe
29A	Mary J. Blige's "Take Me ___ Am": 2 wds.
32A	Wood-shaping tool (anagram of "daz")
33A	___ chi (martial art with a Chen style)
34A	Did you know? This "Shape of My Heart" singer used to teach at a school in Northumberland before finding rock stardom!
36A	Popeye's love Olive ___
38A	"Guardians of ___ Galaxy"
40A	Salmon eggs
41A	Sound of a bubble bursting
44A	___ Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus role in "Seinfeld")
46A	Italian scooter brand seen in "Roman Holiday"
48A	___ Toy Barn from "Toy Story 2"
49A	Street crosser, for short
50A	British rock band Jethro ___
52A	Did you know? "Smells Like Teen Spirit" singer ___ Cobain worked as a janitor at his former high school before finding fame with Nirvana!
56A	One of five resources in Catan
57A	"If ___ You Go" (Westlife song): 2 wds.
58A	Jacob's twin
59A	NFL Hall of Famer Marino
60A	Did you know? "I Walk the Line" singer Johnny ___ used to sell appliances door-to-door before finding country music stardom!
61A	Car blemish from a collision
1D	Pro's opposite, in a debate
2D	"___ to a Nightingale" (John Keats poem)
3D	Apple or key lime, e.g.
4D	Honda Accord, for one
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!
6D	"We had the time of ___ lives!"
7D	Actress Emma of "La La Land"
8D	Hot ___ (counterculture clothing chain)
9D	To-do list entry
10D	Is indebted to
11D	"___-wee's Big Holiday" (2016 film)
19D	Just ___ (Nike's slogan): 2 wds.
21D	Warm winter wear
22D	"___ tree falls in the forest ...": 2 wds.
23D	Start over, say
24D	Did you know? "Crazy Train" singer ___ Osbourne worked at a slaughterhouse before finding heavy metal stardom!
28D	First-aid gear
30D	Apple's voice companion
31D	Closing ___ (slowly catching up to): 2 wds.
34D	What salesmen do at work
35D	Sound of the seventh letter
37D	Contents of some sleeves: Abbr.
39D	One's physical condition
42D	___ nerve (eye-to-brain connector)
43D	___ Abdul, former judge on "American Idol"
45D	Didn't hold back one's curiosity, say
46D	Fashion's ___ Wang
47D	Garden Adam and Eve walked in
49D	Where peas rest
51D	"___ Champs-Elysees" (French song)
53D	Application
54D	Did laps
55D	King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, familiarly)

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