Daily Themed Crossword October 27, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 27, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
October 27, 2017 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Peter ___ (Captain Hook's foe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Election ___ (voting) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Bullfight cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Search high and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Actor Nielsen of "The Naked Gun" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Work ___ (value system at office) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Tickle Me ___ (popular children's toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Parasite that sucks blood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Male human being | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Boston Bruins great Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Bubbling like hot water | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | NCAA group containing Clemson and Syracuse: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | What you do to a pumpkin for Halloween | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Young trainee in the army | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | ___ vera (skin soother) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Drop that rolls down one's cheek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sheep's sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Daily paper contents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | American industrialist who pioneered the assembly line and founded the company that makes cars like the Fusion and the Explorer: 2 wds. | HENRYFORD | 9 | |
| #20 | Days of ___ (olden times) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Move smoothly like water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Not of the clergy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Kick-___" (2010 superhero movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | With 37d Popeye's girlfriend | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Trim off as a tree branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Swiss-American racing driver who founded the company that makes cars like the Silverado and the Equinox: 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #27 | ___ and aah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Israeli submachine gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | She ate the forbidden fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actor Diesel of the "The Pacifier" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Flows out slowly as sap from a tree | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | "You get a great ___ of the city from that tower" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ Beta Kappa (college honor society) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | France's continent: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Deadlocked as a score | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore" actor Tayback | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "...with liberty and justice for ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Furry alien of 1980s TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "To Kill a Mockingbird" novelist Harper ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Initials of the president from 1933 to 1945 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Eyelid swelling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Feng ___ (Chinese concept related to interior design) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Gas company with collectible toy trucks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | See 21a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Like a well-___ machine (working fine) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Sent out like a warrant | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Thin crisp cookie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | American industrialist who founded the company that made cars like the PT Cruiser and is now a partner of Fiat | Show answer | 14 | |
| #49 | Farewell in French | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | What "L" means on a clothing tag | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | From now on | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Smells really bad | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | "All in ___ work" (daily routine): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | "Electric" sea creatures | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Harvey Samuel ___ American businessman who founded the company that was one of the first global makers of automotive tires | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | ___-la-la (musical sounds) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Alley-___ pass (basketball move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Apartment building division | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Thumbs down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Gross!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Most-used article | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Brain monitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Music genre for The Eagles and Aerosmith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Apiece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Have regrets about | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Gorillas and chimpanzees for example | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | "The Dick Van ___ Show" (1960s sitcom) | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 27, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 27, 2017, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LOUISCHEVROLET at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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.
October 27, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 27, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 27, 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.