Crossword Answers for October 17, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Saturday, October 17, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

33 Across · 33 Down


Across
1A It has its limits, in Crossword Clue
CALC
5A Award-winning culinary documentary Crossword Clue
CHEFSTABLE
15A High number, Crossword Clue
ARIA
16A Where some family secrets may be Crossword Clue
RECIPEBOOK
17A Displaying Crossword Clue
DEFT
18A Actress who plays Trudy on “Mad Men” and Annie on “Community” Crossword Clue
ALISONBRIE
19A Mothers in Crossword Clue
EWES
20A Bedtime Crossword Clue
NIGHTDRESS
21A Silicon Valley V.I.P. Crossword Clue
TECHCEO
23A Oslo Accords grp. Crossword Clue
PLO
24A Gold medalist in women’s soccer and women’s team foil (fencing) at 2024’s Olympics, in Crossword Clue
THEUS
25A Part of many home improvement Crossword Clue
PAINTJOB
30A Fissile Crossword Clue
SHALE
31A Party leader? Crossword Clue
HOST
32A Something seized, for Crossword Clue
REPO
33A Outdoor accommodations with Crossword Clue
TENTS
34A “One ___” (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line “The ___ of losing isn’t hard to master”) Crossword Clue
ART
35A Skin care brand from Crossword Clue
CUREL
36A D Crossword Clue
URGE
37A Give credit Crossword Clue
CITE
38A Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a Crossword Clue
YESNO
39A Establishments selling craft products? Crossword Clue
BEERBARS
41A Appears less Crossword Clue
PALES
42A It’s meant to be Crossword Clue
ISM
43A R Crossword Clue
MONEYED
45A Meet an unmet Crossword Clue
FILLTHEGAP
50A ___ Crossword Clue
ACAI
51A Queue Crossword Clue
ONEATATIME
52A Discover Crossword Clue
VISA
53A Author of the story collections “The Little Disturbances of Man” (1959) and “Enormous Changes at the Last Minute” (1974) Crossword Clue
GRACEPALEY
54A ___ mess (British dessert) Crossword Clue
ETON
55A Traditional Passover Crossword Clue
SEDERPLATE
56A Scot’s word meaning “past” Crossword Clue
SYNE
Down
1D Academy Crossword Clue
CADET
2D Line of passengers? Crossword Clue
AREWETHERE
3D Relocating to a different country, e.g. Crossword Clue
LIFECHANGE
4D Destination for many a Crossword Clue
CATSHELTER
5D Birds whose wings might be folded? Crossword Clue
CRANES
6D Prefix with - Crossword Clue
HELIO
7D Modern pen, of a Crossword Clue
ECIG
8D Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern Crossword Clue
FISHPASTE
9D Like someone performing a monologue, Crossword Clue
SPOTLIT
10D Part of the Crossword Clue
TENDON
11D Fem. or masc. Crossword Clue
ABBR
12D Tunnel (into) Crossword Clue
BORE
13D Lane in Superman Crossword Clue
LOIS
14D Just gets (by) Crossword Clue
EKES
22D “Psst” and “Go!” Crossword Clue
CUES
25D Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all Crossword Clue
PORTS
26D Plant parts that develop as a seedling Crossword Clue
TRUELEAVES
27D Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Crossword Clue
JERSEYCITY
28D When anything Crossword Clue
OPENSEASON
29D Tie with Crossword Clue
BOLO
30D One getting ripped off at a Crossword Clue
STUB
31D Poison Crossword Clue
HAIRMETAL
35D Relative of Crossword Clue
CYAN
37D Competitor of Crossword Clue
CASHAPP
40D Like the herbs on a 55- Crossword Clue
BITTER
41D Wimpy friend? Crossword Clue
POPEYE
43D “The Duck Variations” Crossword Clue
MAMET
44D Lane in Superman Crossword Clue
DIANE
45D States of Crossword Clue
FOGS
46D A Crossword Clue
INRE
47D Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome’s decline, given its widespread Crossword Clue
LEAD
48D Berate, with “into” Crossword Clue
LACE
49D ___ Crossword Clue
GILA

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October 17, 2026

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