TODAY TUESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword October 27 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the October 27, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
"___ I be excused, please?"
MAY
3
4A
Sweet and nutty lunchbox sandwich: Abbr.
PBJ
3
7A
Summer ___ (kids' vacation getaway)
CAMP
4
11A
Little lamb's mom
EWE
3
12A
"I spy with my little ___ ..."
EYE
3
13A
Truth fabricator
LIAR
4
14A
Butterfly or fish catchers
NETS
4
16A
"I'm just a ___ bit tired" (little bit)
WEE
3
17A
"What's gotten ___ you?"
INTO
4
18A
Elvis Presley's "Viva ___ Vegas"
LAS
3
20A
Breathe heavily after a long run
PANT
4
22A
Mia and Ann play horror film trivia! (1/6) Mia starts them off: "Name the 1984 film featuring gymnasts and a javelin." Ann answers, "___ Games!"
FATAL
5
25A
Crop destroyer (rhymes with "lest")
PEST
4
26A
Laughfests
RIOTS
5
27A
Biblical lifeboat
ARK
3
28A
Lie ___ (go into hiding)
LOW
3
31A
Quantity, for short
AMT
3
32A
Dell or IBM products: Abbr.
PCS
3
33A
"A" in ETA, for short
ARR
3
34A
___ Moriri, Asian lake
TSO
3
35A
Great ___ Dee River
PEE
3
36A
___ Lauder (big name in cosmetics)
ESTEE
5
38A
(2/6) "My turn!" Ann says. "What's the 1981 film named for a convocation day and featuring a school track team?" Mia goes with, "___ Day!"
GRADUATION
10
40A
"An apple ___ keeps the doctor away": 2 wds.
ADAY
4
42A
Lead-in to "requisite"
PRE
3
43A
(3/6) Mia goes next, "How about the 2013 film about four Little League friends who reunite?" Ann replies, "Billy ___!"
CLUB
4
44A
___ Banos, California
LOS
3
46A
Turn over, as a pancake
FLIP
4
50A
MS-___ (early-stage operating system): Abbr.
DOS
3
51A
Amber ___
ALE
3
52A
Front part of a ship
FORE
4
53A
Word between "ready" and "go"
SET
3
54A
Wager
BET
3
55A
(4/6) "I've got one!" Ann says. "Name the 1989 film about a group of friends mysteriously invited to a ski resort." Mia gets this!
ICED
4
1D
X-___, Marvel superhero team
MEN
3
2D
Sheer amazement
AWE
3
3D
"You ain't seen nothin' ___!"
YET
3
4D
Church benches
PEWS
4
5D
"Ciao!"
BYE
3
6D
(5/6) Mia asks, "Here's a tough one: What's the 2003 film where a school bus comes under a mysterious attack?" Ann guesses, "___ Creepers 2!"
JEEPERS
7
7D
Actor ___ Eastwood of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
CLINT
5
8D
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song)
AINT
4
9D
Welcoming floor spread
MAT
3
10D
(6/6) "Last one!" Ann says. "Name the 2013 film where famous wrestlers battle the undead in a death trap." Mia nails it: "___ Wrestlers vs Zombies!"
PRO
3
15D
Picket fence piece (rhymes with "flat")
SLAT
4
19D
Ice Bucket Challenge motive: Abbr.
ALS
3
21D
"___ and ye shall receive"
ASK
3
22D
Where to find brothers on campus, for short
FRAT
4
23D
Fixes on a target, say
AIMS
4
24D
Dorothy's dog
TOTO
4
25D
Walked nervously
PACED
5
28D
Sol-do connection: 2 wds.
LATI
4
29D
Black-and-white Nabisco cookie
OREO
4
30D
Bird that warbles and sings
WREN
4
32D
Blowgun pellet
PEA
3
35D
___ open (open something with great effort)
PRY
3
36D
Organ lent for a rant
EAR
3
37D
___ Graf, former tennis player who has a quadruple career Grand Slam
STEFFI
6
38D
Chatter on
GAB
3
39D
In an agitated state, as one's stomach
UPSET
5
40D
Singer Blacc of "I Need a Dollar"
ALOE
4
41D
Word before "bunny" or "devil"
DUST
4
43D
Audiotape successors: Abbr.
CDS
3
44D
Black, yellow, or chocolate dog, for short
LAB
3
45D
___ Henriksen, Danish cosmetics manufacturer
OLE
3
47D
Rapper Tone ___ with the hit "Funky Cold Medina"
LOC
3
48D
Embitterment
IRE
3
49D
Children's doctor, for short
PED
3
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1M
2A
3Y
4P
5B
6J
7C
8A
9M
10P
11E
W
E
12E
Y
E
13L
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R
14N
E
T
15S
16W
E
E
17I
N
T
O
18L
19A
S
20P
21A
N
T
22F
23A
24T
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L
25P
E
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T
26R
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27A
R
K
28L
29O
30W
31A
M
T
32P
C
S
33A
R
R
34T
S
O
35P
E
E
36E
37S
T
E
E
38G
R
A
D
39U
A
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N
40A
41D
A
Y
42P
R
E
43C
L
U
B
44L
45O
S
46F
47L
48I
49P
50D
O
S
51A
L
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52F
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53S
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54B
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55I
C
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D
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About the October 27, 2026 puzzle
The October 27, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Tuesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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