Monday, October 5, 2026
Crossword Daily
Start your day with the perfect blend of challenge and comfort. Grab your coffee and dive into today's puzzle.
Difficulty: Easy
15x15 Grid
Daily Crossword
Theme: Mixed
Difficulty: Easy (2/5 stars)
0:00
Across
1.Ancient European kingdom (5)
6.____ Morgana (4)
10.Tigers' play place (4)
14.Casts a lascivious eye (5)
15.Heads: Abbr. (4)
16.Do you ___ car? (4)
17.Urban unrest respondents (10)
19.Rolex alternative (4)
20.6 on the pad (3)
21.Some Nigerians (4)
22.Govt. securities (6)
24.Goarmy.com virtual guide (7)
26.Smash Mouth "Fush Yu ___" (4)
27.Midway posting (3)
28.*Play that follows a play (8)
32.Wrap fishing line with wire. (5)
35.Do you know who I can get a student loan from? "Sallie ___!" "OK, I'll ask her." (3)
36.Commune of Brindisi Province, Italy. (4)
37.Shredded salad (4)
38.Heavy: Fr. (5)
40.Overturn (4)
41.Cubs' slugger (4)
42.Non-Rx (3)
43.Tagalog sons. (5)
44.2006 chart-topper with the lyric "Them other boys don't know how to act" (8)
46.Sup?, in online shorthand (3)
47.Times Square booth (4)
48.Honda Fit competitor (7)
52.Bathtub sound (6)
55.Org. whose members get high a lot (4)
56.Navy V.I.P. (3)
57.Half a tropical hummingbird (4)
58.Mideastern minority members (10)
61.Far-out STEM field: Abbr. (4)
62.Former Georgia senator Sam (4)
63.Vergil hero (var.) (5)
64.Gen ___ (group that grew up on MTV) (4)
65.Lively one (4)
66.Bass note by Guido. (5)
Down
1.College bldgs. (5)
2.Getting on (5)
3.Hoof: Scot. (5)
4.Must'a been somethin' ___. (3)
5.Hatchet: French. (7)
6.Element #9: Prefix (5)
7.Some prosecutors, for short (4)
8.Shifted: Ahbr. (3)
9.Like it's been laid out (8)
10.Ott's spot (11)
11.Blockhead (4)
12.Small shoe size (4)
13.Tribe of British Columbia. (4)
18.In pencil: Mythical sailor; In pen: Spoiled (4)
23.Compass pt. (3)
25.Twenty-first-century sightseeing options (11)
26.Dial ___ Murder (4)
28.One way to run (5)
29.And ___ man hath power to say 'Behold!'
eltana 2014 ERECT Construct
eltana 2014 ERG Small amount of work
eltana 2014 ERGO Thus
eltana 2014 ERIC Ariel's prince
eltana 2014 ERIC Holder of the Attorney General's office
eltana 2014 ERIE U.S. lake
eltana 2014 ERMA Author Bombeck
eltana 2014 ERMA Writer Bombeck
eltana 2014 ERNESTHEMINGWAY He left the US for France in 1921 and returned in 1940
eltana 2014 ERODE Eat away at
eltana 2014 ERODE Slowly eat away
eltana 2014 EROS Son of 15-Across
eltana 2014 EROTICA Steamy 1992 Madonna song/album
eltana 2014 ERR Botch it
eltana 2014 ERR Bumble
eltana 2014 ERUPT Emulate St. Helens
eltana 2014 ESAI Criminal Minds actor Morales
eltana 2014 ESAU Jacob's brother
eltana 2014 ESAUS His brother came out, with his hand grasping ___ heel; so he was named Jacob" (Genesis) (4)
30.Abbr. for the president (4)
31.Diving-bell inventor (4)
32.Sounds good to me (4)
33.Soothing succulent (4)
34.See 1-Across (4)
38.Strong dislike (8)
39.Tylenol and Bayer, e.g., for short (4)
43.I'm ___ Doodle Dandy (7)
45.Vols. (3)
46.Community-edited info site (4)
48.Constant Craving singer (5)
49.Plant sheath (5)
50.Quit blocking, in a way (5)
51.Indian yogurt drink (5)
52.Tunisian port (4)
53.Solve grammatically (4)
54.Tolkein trilogy, briefly (4)
55.Eastern aristocrat (4)
59.Capek classic (3)
60.Like some telephone nos. (3)
Solving Tools
Across
1.Ancient European kingdom (5)
6.____ Morgana (4)
10.Tigers' play place (4)
14.Casts a lascivious eye (5)
15.Heads: Abbr. (4)
16.Do you ___ car? (4)
17.Urban unrest respondents (10)
19.Rolex alternative (4)
20.6 on the pad (3)
21.Some Nigerians (4)
22.Govt. securities (6)
24.Goarmy.com virtual guide (7)
26.Smash Mouth "Fush Yu ___" (4)
27.Midway posting (3)
28.*Play that follows a play (8)
32.Wrap fishing line with wire. (5)
35.Do you know who I can get a student loan from? "Sallie ___!" "OK, I'll ask her." (3)
36.Commune of Brindisi Province, Italy. (4)
37.Shredded salad (4)
38.Heavy: Fr. (5)
40.Overturn (4)
41.Cubs' slugger (4)
42.Non-Rx (3)
43.Tagalog sons. (5)
44.2006 chart-topper with the lyric "Them other boys don't know how to act" (8)
46.Sup?, in online shorthand (3)
47.Times Square booth (4)
48.Honda Fit competitor (7)
52.Bathtub sound (6)
55.Org. whose members get high a lot (4)
56.Navy V.I.P. (3)
57.Half a tropical hummingbird (4)
58.Mideastern minority members (10)
61.Far-out STEM field: Abbr. (4)
62.Former Georgia senator Sam (4)
63.Vergil hero (var.) (5)
64.Gen ___ (group that grew up on MTV) (4)
65.Lively one (4)
66.Bass note by Guido. (5)
Down
1.College bldgs. (5)
2.Getting on (5)
3.Hoof: Scot. (5)
4.Must'a been somethin' ___. (3)
5.Hatchet: French. (7)
6.Element #9: Prefix (5)
7.Some prosecutors, for short (4)
8.Shifted: Ahbr. (3)
9.Like it's been laid out (8)
10.Ott's spot (11)
11.Blockhead (4)
12.Small shoe size (4)
13.Tribe of British Columbia. (4)
18.In pencil: Mythical sailor; In pen: Spoiled (4)
23.Compass pt. (3)
25.Twenty-first-century sightseeing options (11)
26.Dial ___ Murder (4)
28.One way to run (5)
29.And ___ man hath power to say 'Behold!'
eltana 2014 ERECT Construct
eltana 2014 ERG Small amount of work
eltana 2014 ERGO Thus
eltana 2014 ERIC Ariel's prince
eltana 2014 ERIC Holder of the Attorney General's office
eltana 2014 ERIE U.S. lake
eltana 2014 ERMA Author Bombeck
eltana 2014 ERMA Writer Bombeck
eltana 2014 ERNESTHEMINGWAY He left the US for France in 1921 and returned in 1940
eltana 2014 ERODE Eat away at
eltana 2014 ERODE Slowly eat away
eltana 2014 EROS Son of 15-Across
eltana 2014 EROTICA Steamy 1992 Madonna song/album
eltana 2014 ERR Botch it
eltana 2014 ERR Bumble
eltana 2014 ERUPT Emulate St. Helens
eltana 2014 ESAI Criminal Minds actor Morales
eltana 2014 ESAU Jacob's brother
eltana 2014 ESAUS His brother came out, with his hand grasping ___ heel; so he was named Jacob" (Genesis) (4)
30.Abbr. for the president (4)
31.Diving-bell inventor (4)
32.Sounds good to me (4)
33.Soothing succulent (4)
34.See 1-Across (4)
38.Strong dislike (8)
39.Tylenol and Bayer, e.g., for short (4)
43.I'm ___ Doodle Dandy (7)
45.Vols. (3)
46.Community-edited info site (4)
48.Constant Craving singer (5)
49.Plant sheath (5)
50.Quit blocking, in a way (5)
51.Indian yogurt drink (5)
52.Tunisian port (4)
53.Solve grammatically (4)
54.Tolkein trilogy, briefly (4)
55.Eastern aristocrat (4)
59.Capek classic (3)
60.Like some telephone nos. (3)
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