Daily Themed Crossword October 31, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 31, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 31, 2017 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The U.S.A.'s "uncle" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Prefix with "automatic" or "annual" that means "half" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Horror film director Roth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Braveheart" star Gibson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ across I jumped across for you..." (lines from "Yellow" by Coldplay) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "___ Lines" #1 hit by Robin Thicke | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | "See ya!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Talk and talk and talk and talk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Poetic word meaning "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Nana's husband | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Deities such as Odin or Osiris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Liquid that can come from corn or olives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Broadband option: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Where to see fireworks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Hoppy drinks at a brewpub | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Cooking fat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Declare to be false | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Lay it on the line | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Bucks NBA team formed in 1968 who achieved their first victory on the day of Halloween | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | "The results ___ in" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Friend in battle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Opposite of "DEP" (departure) on flight boards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Age-old game that involves drawing sticks from a heap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Mischievous little kid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Barack Obama's younger daughter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | International multi-sports event which in 1908 concluded on the day of Halloween: 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #27 | The "U" in U.S.S.R. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Ancient Greek sculptor famous for his athletes in bronze | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Scent in England | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Mario's video game brother | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | "___ a long time ago that we last met...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Khaki cotton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | ___ motion (start something): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | "Do you have ___ questions?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | End of a university's URL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Second-oldest operating film company in the world | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Polite term of address for a gentleman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "Just ___!" (Nike catchphrase): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Another word for a bird's covert feather | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Sense of humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Basketball informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Level of classification below "Kingdom" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | ___-through (transparent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Ending for "ref-" or "del-" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Singer/songwriter DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | American female tennis player who won three WTA tournaments and was born on the day of Halloween: 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #47 | Cop who targets drug dealers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Colorful Japanese fish that might be in a backyard pond | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "Love Story" author Erich ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | ___ and nay (voting possibilities that rhyme) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Digit on a foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Be decisive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Many a toy train track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Winner's sign often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | The 'Altar' constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Yankees player Alex who was involved in Baseball's first instant replay review on the day of Halloween | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | Cereal grain in granola | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Genetic code material: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Card game with a Spanish name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | When a plane is due in: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Meditative Buddhist discipline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Site of the Misti volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "What ____ do to help?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Required bet in a poker game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Nets or Jets? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Sales ___ (amount added onto a price) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Home equity | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 31, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 31, 2017, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SUMMEROLYMPICS at 14 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 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 31, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 31, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 31, 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.