Daily Themed Crossword October 17, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 17, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 17, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Edgar Allan ___ The Raven poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Female sibling fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ a pinch of salt (cookbook instruction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Picasso's work e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Simple foldable bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Fighters Grammy-winning rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The ___ Deal nickname for four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Falafel bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___-com Crazy Rich Asians genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Formal assenting vote in Congress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Alabama city that is Evander Holyfield's birthplace | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | ___ 911! parody series starring Thomas Lennon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | I ___ what you did there! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Alex and ___ (jewelry retailer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | The ___ on Shelf (Christmas tradition) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Tyson legendary boxer who Evander Holyfield defeated for the WBA title in 1996 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | The ___ & Stimpy Show | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Tofu source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ reef (underwater ecosystem) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Cosmopolitan and Vogue for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | I believe that... in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ your turn! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ up (get dressed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Swiss skiing spots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Medal for Evander Holyfield at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | In low spirits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cut off as a tree branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Halves of two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ & Furious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Actress Maya Hawke's mother Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Nada on a soccer scoreboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Matcha or pekoe e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Aunt or cousin for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Scared squeal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Furniture-moving vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Not up to ___ (not meeting standards) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Metallurgist's mined raw material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Necessary information for an airport greeter: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The S in STEM for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Miniscule amounts (anagram of ostia) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Colorado or Oregon e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Jimi Hendrix hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Room entry point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Rounded roof say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Soap-making chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Paul in Italy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Hydrocarbon endings (anagram of seen) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Brief office reminder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | The ___ magazine that named Evander Holyfield as one of the greatest boxers of all time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Limb with the funny bone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Museum-funding organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Just a heads up... in texts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Colored eye part with a sphincter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Actress Dennings from 2 Broke Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Overhead Chicago trains for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Coca-___ (soft drink) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Subway stop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | The m in F = ma | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ layer (Earth's protective shield) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Magic lamp resident | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | File format for a resume maybe: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Hazy memory say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | City with the Colosseum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Fire ___ (bright gemstone) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Rocky Mountains deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Off-roading four-wheeler: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Irish ___ (water body between Ireland and Great Britain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Leather color | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 17, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 17, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ATMORE at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 17, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 17, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 17, 2023 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 17, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 17, 2023 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 9, 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.