Across
- 5. World Series sport
- 8. Hindu festival honoring Durga
- 9. Naval celebration in October
- 12. City hosting marathon in October
- 14. Long-distance race often held in October
- 16. Republic Day on October 25th
- 18. Referring to Paris Art Week in October
- 22. Plant-based diet advocate
- 23. October parade for LGBTQ+ rights
- 25. A planet outside our solar system
- 29. What Kazakhstan celebrates on October 25th
- 30. Day on October 1st
- 33. Jewish Day of Atonement
- 34. Peoples' Day celebrated in October
- 35. Mexican holiday starting October 31st
- 36. Direction of Canada from the U.S.
- 37. The central reference of the religious Judaic tradition
- 38. LGBTQ+ anti-bullying observance
- 39. Name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb
- 40. Awareness month in October
- 41. October month honoring a certain rodent
- 43. California celebration of the grape harvest
- 44. Famous beer festival in Germany
- 45. Natural disaster preparation emphasized in October
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- 1. Classical art form celebrated during International Music Day
- 2. October day marking French abolition
- 3. Country celebrating independence on October 2nd
- 4. A region in the Pacific, important for October celebrations
- 6. October 31st celebration
- 7. October 1st holiday in South Korea
- 10. Taiwanese running event in October
- 11. Monster of literature
- 13. Celebrated October 5th
- 15. Fruit celebrated during October harvest festivals
- 17. Pagan festival marking the end of the harvest
- 19. October 10th awareness day
- 20. Thanksgiving occurs in October
- 21. Awarded in early October
- 24. U.S. holiday in October
- 26. October 14th sweet celebration
- 27. Hindu festival of lights
- 28. Essential element for breathing
- 31. Pacific storm season peaking in October
- 32. Ukraine conference host
- 42. Celestial event sometimes seen in October