Daily Pop Crossword October 17 2026 Answers (10/17/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword October 17, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily POP Crosswords is a daily puzzle game that challenges players to fill in the blanks of a crossword puzzle with words and phrases related to pop culture. Players can test their knowledge of current events, movies, music, and more while enjoying a classic word game format. The game is available online and can be played anytime, anywhere, making it an accessible and convenient form of entertainment for crossword enthusiasts of all ages.

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Daily Pop Crossword October 17, 2026 Answers

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« October 16 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	___ Raton, Florida
5A	Work in the movies
8A	Boxer's quick punch
11A	Setting for the Oscar-winning film "Argo"
12A	Tool used in "The Hustler"
13A	Air quality overseer (Abbr.)
14A	American Family Field MLB mascot who goes down a big white slide when the home team hits a home run (2 wds.)
17A	Not striped, as a billiards ball
18A	Stake at the beginning of a poker hand
19A	And so forth (Abbr.)
21A	God of Islam
25A	"Don't ___ Me Why" (Billy Joel hit song)
28A	Top-drawer (Hyph.)
31A	Relax, as restrictions
32A	Petco Park MLB mascot who rings a mission bell after a home team win (2 wds.)
35A	Lacking color
36A	Toy block brand with a Ninjago line
37A	Two-outs-in-a-single-at-bat stats (Abbr.)
38A	Watering can outlet
40A	NBC "... from New York!" show, briefly
42A	Get emotional, with "up"
45A	Early morning times
49A	PNC Park MLB mascot who waves a Jolly Roger flag after a home team win (2 wds.)
52A	New ___ (baseball cap brand)
53A	___-Wan Kenobi ("Star Wars" character played by Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness)
54A	Crinkly relative of cabbage
55A	Type of toothpaste
56A	"A ___ Called Otto" (Tom Hanks film based on a novel by Fredrik Backman)
57A	Canned meat in a classic Monty Python sketch
1D	Lobster dinner accessories
2D	Twistable cookie
3D	Red Sox legend Yastrzemski
4D	Broadway musical based on a comic strip
5D	Best pitcher in a team's rotation
6D	Caribbean island where Gloria Estefan was born
7D	Shorebird similar to a gull
8D	Gem merchant
9D	King Kong, for one
10D	Watering hole
15D	Luggage attachment, for short (2 wds.)
16D	Pilot's landing guess
20D	Slinky's shape
22D	___-back (calm and relaxed)
23D	Rush-order letters
24D	Feminine possessive pronoun
25D	"Raiders of the Lost Ark" snakes
26D	___ meet (flea market)
27D	Metric weight that's roughly 2.2 pounds, briefly
29D	U-turn from SSW
30D	Meringue ingredients
33D	Not on any side
34D	"Grace and Frankie" actress Jane
39D	Boston ___ Party
41D	Small songbirds
43D	Chemistry class topic
44D	Country singer McEntire
46D	Finish filming, as a scene
47D	The Crescent City, for short
48D	Goblet part
49D	Cribbage scoring tool
50D	Sligo's country (Abbr.)
51D	Lapel ornament

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