Daily Themed Crossword October 30, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 30, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 30, 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 | "___ Now or Never" hit song by Elvis Presley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Maiden a hugely popular metal band with hits like "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | A mass of fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | A poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ Rae" (Sally Field film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ Machine (popular Casino game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | A small gulp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Des Moines's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Are you trying to ___ fast one on me?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Longitude lines | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | ___ Ryan "You've Got Mail" star | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Clapton famed rocker who sang "Layla" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Lady ___ popular musician with hits like "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ list (a list with tasks that need to be completed): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Rocker ___ Reed of The Velvet Underground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | History book time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Another word for a soothsayer or clairvoyant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Hooting barn resident | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | A big truck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | One of the greatest metal bands of all time with hits like "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | "The Phantom of the Opera" lead role | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Arm or leg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Steals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ gun device used to detect speeders | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Guthrie legendary folk singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | A person who writes plays such as O'Casey or O'Neill | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Lend a hand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hockey legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Anderson frontman of the famed band "Jethro Tull" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Residue from a fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Apprehend as a criminal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Japanese soup popular at sushi bars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Eyelid sore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Units of electrical resistance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Prefix with "zoic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Incan tangling weapon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Not a lot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "Game of Thrones" TV channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Ending for "acro" or "syno" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Tiny hill-building insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Chat room persona non grata | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Hits with a beam as to remove a tattoo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Did sums | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Nasty or bad-tempered | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Metal band led by Lemmy Kilmister with hit songs like "Ace of Spades" and "Born to Raise Hell" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Ye ___ Shoppe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Lewis and the News a pop rock band who sang the hit song "The Power of Love" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Point Pelee's lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | NFL player ___ Manning brother of Peyton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "___ Song" (Taylor Swift hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Garbage disposal site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Utilize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Comedienne ___ West | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Young dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Island chain? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Biblical son of Isaac who is Jacob's twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Butterfly catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Basic solution | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Purple a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 30, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 30, 2017, a Monday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BLACKSABBATH at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 30, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 30, 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 30, 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.