Daily Themed Crossword November 5, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 5, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
November 5, 2017 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China's famed Chairman ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Deface or vandalize something as with graffiti | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Raggedy" doll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Deli loaf that is an alternative to white: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | 1936 Chemistry Nobelist Peter ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Salvador ___ known for his surreal paintings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Book of maps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Bank offering which must be paid back with interest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Rashly or at the last minute: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | "He's fairly ___ this so be patient" ("Has just begun"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ Young famed Canadian singer-songwriter of CSNY who also wrote the score for the film "Dead Man" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Popular Dutch red-coated cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Quaint lodges | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | A young fellow in Scotland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "___ day now..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | British prep school attended by 007 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Krabappel the beleaguered teacher on "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Just ___ moment" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Uninteresting or dull | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Harry Potter's spellcasting stick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Summer of 69" artist who wrote the soundtrack for the film "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" alongside Hans Zimmer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Lion's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Numbers to crunch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sunshine cracker that was a Ritz alternative: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Villains' thwarters | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Squeezed out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Used a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Swedish DIY furniture brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Mork's birthplace on the TV series starring Robin Williams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Extremely exaggerated in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Bright indicator seen on the top of many bars: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #32 | Hoopsters' organization in the U.S.A: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Pitt "Fight Club" and "Troy" actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Tennis great Arthur ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Tom Petty and the ___ "Learning to Fly" band that made music for the film "She's the One" | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | ___ Banks supermodel and once a judge on "America's Next Top Model" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Baker's units | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Joint between the thigh and shin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | The opposite of "Even" as with numbers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Shaggy mammal found in Tibet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Biblical ark-builder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ Rodgers quarterback of the Green Bay Packers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Works by 4-Across | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ soap (One piece of soap): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Zinc sulfide | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | An Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor where coins are said to have been invented | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Don't worry ___ be alright." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "Soul Man" singer who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his work on the film "Shaft": 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #49 | Leave completely filled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Ring of light above an angel's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Droop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Sirius etc. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Difficult or challenging | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Frozen water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Billiards stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Apt word for this section of the crossword | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Voice below soprano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | One of the two races in H.G Wells's "The Time Machine" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Rifle or revolver | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Verdant valley | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Couch potato's spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The nickname of Eddard Stark from "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 3 |
How the November 5, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 5, 2017, a Sunday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HEARTBREAKERS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 8 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.
November 5, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 5, 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 62 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the November 5, 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.