Friday · October 27, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 27, 2023 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 27, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

October 27, 2023 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Car fuel Show answer 3
#2 Cindy-___ Who Dr. Seuss character Show answer 3
#3 Salted part of a margarita glass Show answer 3
#4 It's the end of an ___! Show answer 3
#5 ___ and rave (complain angrily) Show answer 4
#6 ___-and-seek Show answer 4
#7 Two and a Half ___ sitcom starring Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer Show answer 3
#8 I ___ sorry! (sincere apology): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#9 Particle with electrons and neutrons Show answer 4
#10 Depending on the situation this word can mean both fasten and cut Show answer 4
#11 Crossword ___ (what you're playing right now) Show answer 6
#12 Saturn's largest moon Show answer 5
#13 Anger Show answer 3
#14 Hydrochloric ___ (corrosive substance in your stomach) Show answer 4
#15 What ___ I do to help? Show answer 3
#16 Depending on the situation this word can mean both activate and deactivate Show answer 3
#17 ___ roll (what Brits call toilet paper) Show answer 3
#18 Green prefix for the environmentally conscious Show answer 3
#19 Actor ___ Kilmer of The Doors Show answer 3
#20 Network that competes with MSNBC: Abbr. Show answer 3
#21 Sunbather's goal Show answer 3
#22 Give up as territory Show answer 4
#23 Once round around a track say Show answer 3
#24 Tomato ___ (output from a blender) Show answer 5
#25 First word in a fairy tale often Show answer 4
#26 Horrify or shock Show answer 6
#27 Great Barrier ___ oceanic sight visible from space Show answer 4
#28 Mufasa or Simba e.g. Show answer 4
#29 Celestial glowing sphere Show answer 3
#30 Young male horse Show answer 4
#31 Depending on the situation this word can mean both cover with powder and clean the powder Show answer 4
#32 Santana's ___ Como Va Show answer 3
#33 Hill-dwelling insect that loves sugar Show answer 3
#34 Black-___ sitcom with Anthony Anderson Show answer 3
#35 Big beer container Show answer 3
#36 Sparkling stone say Show answer 3
#37 ___ you positive? (You sure?) Show answer 3
#38 Depending on the situation this word can mean both give approval to or penalize Show answer 8
#39 Genie's home in the stories Show answer 4
#40 Add-___ (extras at a restaurant say) Show answer 3
#41 Ideal world or perfect place say Show answer 6
#42 ___-Carlton luxury hotel chain Show answer 4
#43 American ___ reality singing show Show answer 4
#44 Viral image that might make you laugh say Show answer 4
#45 Drops from the sky Show answer 4
#46 Fog or smog e.g. (rhymes with daze) Show answer 4
#47 Scottish boy Show answer 3
#48 Coffee-serving vessel Show answer 3
#49 Face powder ingredient Show answer 4
#50 Clickable computer image Show answer 4
#51 Type of artist who swindles Show answer 3
#52 Depending on the situation this word can mean both supervise and neglect Show answer 8
#53 Gradually disappear as color on one's clothes Show answer 4
#54 Run away Show answer 4
#55 When do you reach here?: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Scottish singer Lewis ___ who sang Someone You Loved Show answer 7
#57 ___-de-sac Show answer 3
#58 Opposite of right Show answer 4
#59 Huff and puff after a long run Show answer 4
#60 Killer whale Show answer 4
#61 Element in glowing attention-getting signs Show answer 4
#62 Ancient Briton say Show answer 4
#63 Name shared by 12 popes Show answer 4
#64 ___ Spice (Victoria Beckham's nickname) Show answer 4
#65 Deli bread with caraway seeds Show answer 3
#66 Ask for alms Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 27, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 27, 2023, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SANCTION at 8 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 1 clue carries 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 27, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 27, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 27, 2023?
The October 27, 2023 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is SANCTION at 8 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 27, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 26, 2023 and October 28, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 27, 2023 Crossword

01

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 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 27, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 27, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
8longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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