Daily Themed Crossword January 3, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 3, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 3, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ and vigor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Batman" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" actor ___ Kilmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Consumed something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | A chair has four | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Biblical kingdom where Moses died | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Yoga class requirement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Desi ___ of "I Love Lucy" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | They are shed when you cry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Jessica ___ "Fantastic Four" actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "Just ___ water" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Gloomy or grumpy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | An obligation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | One entrant on a list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ LeBlanc actor who portrayed Joey on the TV show "Friends" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Something not to be spared for fear of spoiling a child in a saying: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Ripped apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Reed of Velvet Underground fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Millions (multistate lottery) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Tennis star ___ Mandlikova | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Nothing ___ the truth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "___ Coast" an upcoming TV series which Mel Gibson - whose birthday it is today - will star in and direct: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Follicles on your head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Indonesian island near Java | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ Verde National Park | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Bricklayer's paste | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | The snowman in "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Skeeter the nosy journalist from the "Harry Potter" series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | When repeated twice one of the Gabors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "The Book of ___" a film starring Denzel Washington | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | A charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ King Cole famed musician | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "___ get dinner and a movie?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | They are used to make omelets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | The opposite of fat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Data figure in sport for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "___ Live" a famed sketch comedy show which Mel Gibson hosted for one episode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Bears in latin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Sings like a Swiss man in the Alps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Gas used in brightly-lit signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Off in the distance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "I'm drenched from head to ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Famed supermodel ___ Carangi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Small anatomical container such as an egg ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Popular ski spot in Colorado | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Work that is no fun such as taking out the garbage | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Crime ___ pay" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | ___-a-Sketch a popular drawing toy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Litter maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | A soap opera series in which Mel Gibson starred as Rick Munro one of his first television roles | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Letters on a stamp | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Very cool!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | A ___ point something no longer worth discussing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Not allowed to atrophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Swimming ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ d'Ivoire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Alley in the comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Brace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Blight victim | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | A peck in a park is one for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Cupid's counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Laugh heartily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Gained a lap? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Butterfly catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Actress Klementieff | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 3, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 3, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SATURDAYNIGHT at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 3, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 3, 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 3, 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.