Daily Themed Crossword October 17, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 17, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
October 17, 2018 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Word for a homeless person which rhymes with "Lobo" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "True Detective" and "Westworld" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Whirring sounds made by a telephone tone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ hygiene (dental) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Talk without a pause in a foolish manner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Yin and ___ symbol of Taoism | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Singer Grande's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | A fish trap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Los ___ a town in California which translates into "Cats" in Spanish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Group of oil exporting countries: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Prefix with ball to mean an eccentric person | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Term for a female singing star | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | A swift animal like a doe or a stag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "The Fault In ___ Stars" the novel by John Green | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Breadth multiplied by length for a square | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ chart a staple of business presentations | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Actor famous for "Fight Club" and "Troy" who appeared as a guest star on "Friends": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | "Com" preceder in a web address | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Christmas ___ is on 24th December" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Norway's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Another name for an Academy Award | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | "Take a ___ at the problem." (try) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Water craving something to be quenched? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Synonym for a witch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "___ my heart to her" (fell in love): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Enter an official record again | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Nightwear: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Holding hands or kissing on the street: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Opus ___: Sect in "The Da Vinci Code" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Group of interest rates published monthly by IRS: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Beer full of hops | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | BMW rival with 4 rings in its logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Extremely low frequency range: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Entertaining couple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "I think" in texting language: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actor famous for "Jurassic Park" who appeared as a guest star on "Friends": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #37 | Dragon's breath as illustrated in fairytales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Coloring chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Apple assistant which may converse with you | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | A type of milk or sauce | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Fighters the rock band of Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Hauer the Dutch actor famous for "Blade Runner" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Removed the stitches | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Sales ___ someone who is appointed to sell on behalf of a company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Wood wind instrument known as the cousin of clarinet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "I ___ visit the library" (frequently) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ dine restaurant (upscale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Hammer or chisel e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Friendly creature from "Star Wars" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Have a cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | First word of many fairy tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Gordian ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | A person's life history for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Actor famous for "Milk" and "Mystic River" who appeared as a guest star on "Friends": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | One of the Manning brothers who plays for New York Giants | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Dumb animal from the horse family | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Slangy negative response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Wife of John Lennon who has a palindromic last name Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Snow queen from "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Prefix with "system" and "friendly" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Electric fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Something made before blowing off the birthday candles? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cat or dog? | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 17, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 17, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JEFFGOLDBLUM at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 17, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 17, 2018 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 2018 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 17, 2018 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.