# Everyday Puzzles Crossword Answers - October 21, 2026

- Across: First name of Welsh entertainer Novello — **IVOR**
- Across: Get up in the morning — **RISE**
- Across: Busy or energetic — **ACTIVE**
- Across: Worn for ice gliding, add a mini pair to the tree — **SKATES**
- Across: Crime writer Kathy who inspired TV series Bones — **REICHS**
- Across: Battle that featured in A Bridge Too Far — **ARNHEM**
- Across: Online marketplace with an orange logo — **TEMU**
- Across: Long ago, archaic term — **ERST**
- Down: Infrared Astronomical Satellite, abbreviation — **IRAS**
- Down: 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction podcast host, Hope — **VICK**
- Down: Wiccan and pagan celebration of the spring equinox — **OSTARA**
- Down: Der Blaue __, Kandinsky-led German Expressionists — **REITER**
- Down: Spanish word for the numeral 20 — **VEINTE**
- Down: Dutch optical illusion artist: MC __ — **ESCHER**
- Down: Material folds at the bottom of skirts — **HEMS**
- Down: Small flake of soot or dirt — **SMUT**

Source: https://cluestash.com/everyday-puzzles/crossword/2026-10-21/