Daily Themed Crossword October 22, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 22, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 22, 2017 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 007 is one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Match up as iPod and laptop files | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Naval petty officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Repeatedly pester | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Shipping container | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Old MacDonald had one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Moroccan hat with a tassel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Bigger than big | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Striped animal resembling a horse | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | A deep-seated dislike or aversion | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | Website pop-ups for example | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Batman and Robin and others | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Eyelid sore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Compote fruit whose tree is in a Christmas carol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Huge primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Pecan or cashew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Indian meditative discipline | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | One in a cage surrounding the heart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Child's plaything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Mission Impossible" star who turned down the lead role in the classic film "Footloose": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Neighbor of Washington and California: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Meat inspector's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Lil' Abner" and "Stupefying Jones" comic creator Al ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bank heist or an escapade | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "And ___ we go!" ("Off we go!") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Make numerous like some words | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Egyptian viper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Leathermaker's hole-punching tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Something to scramble for breakfast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Carangi considered to be the world's first supermodel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Country miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | A short race or a small amount as in a recipe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "A ___ in the dark" (A wild guess) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ & Seek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Cinderella Man" and "Sideways" actor who turned down the role of Michael Scott on "The Office": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | ___ John Silver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Message to employees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | One who loves fires for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Brewpub offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Once possessed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ day now..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Rate of return or crop return on a farm | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Not definitely | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Place for an electronic tether | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Brewer's ingredient or a milkshake additive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "Lethal Weapon" and "Braveheart" actor who turned down the lead role in "Gladiator": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Nobel prize winner and writer ___ Wiesel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Chicken Cordon ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | TV guide chart for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Boxing legend Muhammad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Antlered animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | It's capped and often slapped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Excluding | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Freudian topic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Many millennia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Lemon "30 Rock" character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Christopher ___ "Count Dooku" actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Apple's apple say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Golfer's starting point | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Bomb that bombs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Kind of jacket | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 22, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 22, 2017, a Sunday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PAULGIAMATTI at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2017 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 22, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 22, 2017 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2017 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 22, 2017 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 8, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.