Daily Themed Crossword October 25, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 25, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 25, 2017 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Singer ___ Anthony | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Yoga class requirements | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Jean ___ "The Clan of the Cave Bear" novelist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Word with family or Christmas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Artillery outburst or a round of cheers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Of central importance pivotal (as with an atom) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | ID tag info | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Continent containing China | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "The ends justify the ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Wear away as soil | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Large buckets for soaking and cleaning clothes: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #12 | "___ so serious?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Promote extravagantly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | 2017 e.g | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Intangible energy around a person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | One with a password say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sailor's "yes" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Rod partner when fishing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Goodbye" in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Place for a mani or pedi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "The ___ Show" an animated series and "Family Guy" spinoff in which Craig Robinson (birthday today) voiced Levar "Freight Train" Brown | CLEVELAND | 9 | |
| #22 | A little "out there" as humor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Him counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Place to sit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Every last bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Termite look-alike | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Informal no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Losing one's footing | Show answer | 8 | |
| #31 | Petrol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | James Bond is one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Mechanic's grease job | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Class that teaches anatomy for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | The conclusion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | The character Craig Robinson famously portrayed on the hit TV series "The Office": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | A mass of fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Uncivilized sort a missionary's target | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Metrical foot in poetry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Home of Cincinnati Columbus and 18-Across | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Vote in the positive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | A clump of turf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Arrested suspect informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ Lupin the werewolf teacher from the "Harry Potter" series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Italian soccer legend ___ Maldini | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Guitarist's speaker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Conjecture | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Amount on a new car window: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Janitor's cleaning tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Resident of the Sooner State for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "___ & Down" a TV series starring Danny McBride in which Craig Robinson played a rival baseballer named Reggie Mackworthy | Show answer | 9 | |
| #52 | Slow-cooked dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | A high hairstyle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "___ and void" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Scott in 1857 news | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Hit the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Wool-loving insect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Urge on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Tin Tin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "___'s Gold" a 1997 film starring Peter Fonda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Unmoving like a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Like a square ___ in a round hole" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Planted as a seed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Related | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 25, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 25, 2017, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DARRYLPHILBIN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 25, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 25, 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 64 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 25, 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.