Daily Themed Crossword October 28, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 28, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 28, 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 | Stir-fry vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Wriggling bait on a fish hook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wood problem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Boy ___ World" a hugely popular TV series that ran from 1993-2000 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Receive from a will | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | The colored part of 9-Across | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "You ___ what you sow" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Archipelago parts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Smirnoff rival with a Chocolat Razberi flavor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Bigger than big | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | One of two seeing organs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Little green Jedi master allied with 2-Down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | School attended by 007 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | A woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | What birds build | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Amount at stake as in poker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | A flying toy on a string | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | A light ring above an angel's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Words of commitment at an altar: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "___ Brief" a 1993 political thriller film starring Julia Roberts - whose birthday it is today - alongside Denzel Washington: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Garment edges | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Dies ___": Latin hymn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Street-lining trees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Pencil mark remover | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Comedic actress Martha ___ of old TV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Popular 70s band with hits like "Mamma Mia" and "Dancing Queen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Title of a knight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Scientist's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Unaccounted for as in the army: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Continent that is home to the Himalayas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Get caught on something as one's sleeve | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Not in use or unmoving | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Just leave it ___" (Unchanged): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "___ Wedding" a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Julia Roberts Dermot Mulroney and Cameron Diaz: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | ___ Roberts brother of Julia Roberts who has appeared in films like "National Security" and "The Expendables" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | In a stiff or inflexible way | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Apple's desktop computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Char as a steak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Actor from the 1990 miniseries "IT" ___ Curry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | 007 creator ___ Fleming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Large curly-tailed Japanese dog | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Prize won by four American presidents | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Measuring instruments such as those used to measure pressure | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Moving service that rents out trucks and is a rival to Ryder: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | U2 lead singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Erin ___" a 2000 biographical film starring Julia Roberts as the titular character | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Red gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Spoken like some exams | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Perfume container | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Days of ___ Lives" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "___ you adieu" (Farewell): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Prefix with correct in texting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Card game with wildcards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Uncle in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Too exaggerated in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Hoopster's organization in the U.S.A: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Marsh duck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Meter or liter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Olive ___ love interest of Popeye | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Join forces | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Burglar's haul | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 28, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 28, 2017, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MYBESTFRIENDS at 13 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 5 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 28, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 28, 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 13 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 28, 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.