Wednesday, October 14, 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: Music & Arts
Difficulty: Easy (2/5 stars)
0:00
Across
1.Religious call to Mecca (4)
5.___ alt. (druggist's "every other day") (4)
9.Well balanced (5)
14.What you should take away from something (4)
15.Summit: Lat. (4)
16.Actor's words (5)
17.Canine examiners' degrees (4)
18.Flax or linseed: German. (4)
19.Troy, to the ancient Latins (5)
20.Arabic place name (3)
21.Crazy ball team? (11)
23.Foley artist's output (6)
25.Old cry of despair (4)
26.Drake or Justin Bieber (6)
29.Mineral deposit found in hot springs (6)
33.Ty, and family (5)
35.Shoot of a closeup shot (5)
37.Work-related malady: Abbr. (3)
38.Measured in kHz (4)
39.Peacenik's phrase (5)
40.Hammett's "The __ Curse" (4)
41.Wee (3)
42.___ Island (Brooklyn landmark) (5)
43.What the M stands for in M. Night Shyamalan (5)
44.___ the earth. (6)
46.As __ night (6)
48.Sudan people. (4)
50.Blobby protozoans (6)
53.Midwestern city that's the title of a song in "The Music Man" (11)
58.Columbus Day mo. (3)
59.Chain member? (5)
60.Be caught short (4)
61.Bath in Baja (4)
62.Part of French Equatorial Africa. (5)
63.The summer, in France. (4)
64.Composer Jacques (4)
65.Presents and cake events, for short (5)
66.Council in former Orange Free State. (4)
67.Broadband choice for some cos. (4)
Down
1.Obsolete form of heads. (5)
2.Therefore (5)
3.2001 Grammy-winning violinist (10)
4.Certain religiously affiliated community orgs. (3)
5.Monetary unit of The Gambia (6)
6.Crumbling sections of glaciers (4)
7.Part of the Latin verb "esse." (4)
8.Robbery, in short (5)
9.One way to get home safely (7)
10.Tool for lubrication (6)
11.Combined: Fr. (4)
12.Nervous introduction? (4)
13.U.S. mil. awards (4)
21.Banned insecticides (4)
22.Attention-getting cry (5)
24.Band with four initials in its name (4)
27.Spoon: Obs. (4)
28.Shot a marble: Colloq. (5)
30.Place goods on a second ship. (10)
31.___ Trot (Dahl book whose title, read backwards, is an animal) (4)
32.Engagement gift (4)
33.Incandescent alternatives: Abbr. (4)
34.Commune of Brindisi Province, Italy. (4)
36.She played Santana on {/Glee/} (4)
39.Bo-o-oring (5)
40.Christine ___ ("The Phantom of the Opera" heroine) (4)
42.Passing challenge? (7)
43.Disinure (4)
45.She duetted with John Mayer on his song "Half of My Heart", informally (6)
47.Positioned in order (6)
49.Bit of U.S. currency deposited in a Continental bank (5)
51.Dermatologist's cases (5)
52.Traveling convenience (5)
53.41st Pres. (4)
54.Allawi of Iraq (4)
55.Ukrainian Legislature. (4)
56.Atomic agency of the U.N. (4)
57.Official records (4)
61.Cheap shots? (3)
Solving Tools
Across
1.Religious call to Mecca (4)
5.___ alt. (druggist's "every other day") (4)
9.Well balanced (5)
14.What you should take away from something (4)
15.Summit: Lat. (4)
16.Actor's words (5)
17.Canine examiners' degrees (4)
18.Flax or linseed: German. (4)
19.Troy, to the ancient Latins (5)
20.Arabic place name (3)
21.Crazy ball team? (11)
23.Foley artist's output (6)
25.Old cry of despair (4)
26.Drake or Justin Bieber (6)
29.Mineral deposit found in hot springs (6)
33.Ty, and family (5)
35.Shoot of a closeup shot (5)
37.Work-related malady: Abbr. (3)
38.Measured in kHz (4)
39.Peacenik's phrase (5)
40.Hammett's "The __ Curse" (4)
41.Wee (3)
42.___ Island (Brooklyn landmark) (5)
43.What the M stands for in M. Night Shyamalan (5)
44.___ the earth. (6)
46.As __ night (6)
48.Sudan people. (4)
50.Blobby protozoans (6)
53.Midwestern city that's the title of a song in "The Music Man" (11)
58.Columbus Day mo. (3)
59.Chain member? (5)
60.Be caught short (4)
61.Bath in Baja (4)
62.Part of French Equatorial Africa. (5)
63.The summer, in France. (4)
64.Composer Jacques (4)
65.Presents and cake events, for short (5)
66.Council in former Orange Free State. (4)
67.Broadband choice for some cos. (4)
Down
1.Obsolete form of heads. (5)
2.Therefore (5)
3.2001 Grammy-winning violinist (10)
4.Certain religiously affiliated community orgs. (3)
5.Monetary unit of The Gambia (6)
6.Crumbling sections of glaciers (4)
7.Part of the Latin verb "esse." (4)
8.Robbery, in short (5)
9.One way to get home safely (7)
10.Tool for lubrication (6)
11.Combined: Fr. (4)
12.Nervous introduction? (4)
13.U.S. mil. awards (4)
21.Banned insecticides (4)
22.Attention-getting cry (5)
24.Band with four initials in its name (4)
27.Spoon: Obs. (4)
28.Shot a marble: Colloq. (5)
30.Place goods on a second ship. (10)
31.___ Trot (Dahl book whose title, read backwards, is an animal) (4)
32.Engagement gift (4)
33.Incandescent alternatives: Abbr. (4)
34.Commune of Brindisi Province, Italy. (4)
36.She played Santana on {/Glee/} (4)
39.Bo-o-oring (5)
40.Christine ___ ("The Phantom of the Opera" heroine) (4)
42.Passing challenge? (7)
43.Disinure (4)
45.She duetted with John Mayer on his song "Half of My Heart", informally (6)
47.Positioned in order (6)
49.Bit of U.S. currency deposited in a Continental bank (5)
51.Dermatologist's cases (5)
52.Traveling convenience (5)
53.41st Pres. (4)
54.Allawi of Iraq (4)
55.Ukrainian Legislature. (4)
56.Atomic agency of the U.N. (4)
57.Official records (4)
61.Cheap shots? (3)
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