Daily Themed Crossword November 16, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 16, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
November 16, 2017 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cleared weeds from the garden say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Big success as some songs or movies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Narrow waterway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Speed at which music is played | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Cigar residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Eyebrow shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | South American city that hosts a carnival for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Motley ___ (heavy metal band) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Amerada ___ Corporation (former name of a petroleum giant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Provide as with a quality | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Actress Pataky of the "Fast and Furious" movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Female pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Carrie ___ Inaba ("Dancing With the Stars" judge) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Go back to square ___ (start over) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | One way to address a king | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Gas used in lighted bar signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Tall shade tree found in many street names | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "White ___" 2013 political action thriller starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx beside Maggie Gyllenhaal (birthday today): 2 wds. | HOUSEDOWN | 9 | |
| #20 | Have a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Actor Johnny of "The Pirates of the Caribbean" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Poke with a stick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Jacob's twin brother in the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Mid-section of a human body | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Place to get a facial | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Pitbull and Ne-Yo's "Time of ___ Lives" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | In ___ (crying) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "Sense and Sensibility" director ___ Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Initials of the 19th President of the U.S.A. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Relaxed in a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Numbered musical work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Do a downhill run on snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Professional hoopsters' league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Over ___ top (excessive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | 2008 superhero film starring Christian Bale where Maggie Gyllenhaal played Rachel Dawes: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Turned-up part of a skirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Prehistoric ___ (time when dinosaurs thrived) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Fast food chain founded by Harland Sanders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Yea's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Irritating sensation on the skin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "Hannah and ___ Sisters" (Woody Allen movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "___ all possible update me on the final decision": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Online letter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Actor Elba of "Luther" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Fabricated statement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Full course as of seasons or a washing machine phase | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Signals are used to switch them | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Something going on | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | The "D" of D.J. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Word before "Trek" and "Wars" in sci-fi titles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | House in Mexico | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Eat or drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Whirling current | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | 2002 romantic-comedy starring Maggie Gyllenhaal about the relationship between a man and his assistant | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | Style related to goth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Cable channel founded by Ted Turner in 1980: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Tin Tin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Himalayan bull | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Nancy Drew's boyfriend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Prefix for "potent" or "directional" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The most populous continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Bitter" part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "We had ___ of fun!" (a lot of) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Person's standing in the military | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | No place for a neatnik | Show answer | 3 |
How the November 16, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 16, 2017, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEDARKKNIGHT 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 3 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 16, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 16, 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 66 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the November 16, 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.
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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.