Daily Themed Crossword October 23, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 23, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 23, 2017 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Malcolm in the Middle" dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | High-___ shoes (Stilettos for e.g.) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Cotton gin inventor Whitney | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Actress Green or Longoria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Early stage of an insect's life cycle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Director's orders when unsatisfied with scenes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | CD-___ (What most albums were released on) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Ending for "bi" or "quo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Actress Lonette of "The Cotton Club" and "Malcolm X" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Tortoise's home? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Health resort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Toothed tool used by a carpenter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | It's mostly nitrogen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Minuscule | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Thomas ___ Edison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Carve permanently (As one's initials on a tree) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | As American as apple ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Dishonest person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | 2011 album by Drake (birthday tomorrow) that included a single by the same name featuring Rihanna in it: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Blue-green color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | By way of as seen on itineraries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Pen filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Tarzan portrayer of old Ron ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Something that's forbidden | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Debut album by Drake that included songs like "Fireworks" (feat. Alicia Keys) and "Up All Night" (feat. Nicki Minaj): 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #26 | Bank job like the one in "Ocean's Eleven" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | "I've got something in ___" (Reluctant crier's words): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Member of Tennessee's NFL team | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Barely managing (with "out") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Tenant's payment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Insect that's related to the butterfly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | West of Tinseltown whose career spanned 7 decades | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Requirement to start a car up ideally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Just Do It" sneaker company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___-Wan Kenobi of "Star Wars" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Mend with needle and thread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "___ you son. Go do wonderful things!" (Words from parents) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Metal used to make cans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Coin ___ (Decision-making aide sometimes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ gin fizz (cocktail) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "Aye" equivalent and anagram | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Craft brewery product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Hard-working insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Lead single from Drake's fourth album "Views" that won him two Grammys in 2017: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #45 | Relative gained through marriage: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Signal interference | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | An ice place to live? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Artist/musician Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Cost an arm and a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Sound heard on a dairy farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Playlist-album by Drake that released in March 2017 and includes songs like "Fake Love" and "Glow" (feat. Kanye West): 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #52 | Bird that gives a hoot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | One end of the visible spectrum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Tailor's concern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Lawyer/civil-rights activist Guinier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Gardner of filmdom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Butterfly catcher's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | April initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Have unsettled debts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Warning on garage sale merchandise: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Walkie-talkie word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Elderly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Dampens | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Feedbag fill | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 23, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 23, 2017, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THANKMELATER at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 23, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 23, 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 64 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 23, 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.