Daily Themed Crossword January 12, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 12, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 12, 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 | "Diana" and "Lonely Boy" singer Paul ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Watch from ___ (from a distance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Actor Jamie who played Corporal Klinger in "M*A*S*H" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Run ___ (go crazy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Postgame discussion or summary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | New Jersey county home to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | ___ rally (event held in a high school gym) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "On the Waterfront" director Kazan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Pari ___ (side-by-side) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Not having the knowledge | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | U.S. state where Atari founders Bushnell and Dabney first started work on games although the company was founded in California | UTAH | 4 | |
| #12 | Actress Fey who created and starred in "30 Rock" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Smack That" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Female chicken | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | What a person is identified with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The Yellowhammer State: Abbr | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Just Do It" sneaker company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Ray ___ who built McDonald's into a giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Female sibling affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Author unknown: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | U.S. state where Freeman Harrison Owens was from a central pioneer in seamless syncing of sounds with films | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | U.S. state where the first photovoltaic (solar) cell was demonstrated by Charles Fritts | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Pale and sickly-looking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Vegetable found in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "The Slap" actress Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | The ___ Iron Range Minnesota | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Angst-filled subgenre of punk rock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "See the light at the ___ of the tunnel..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pester constantly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Alternative to cable Internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Pierce the Veil frontman Fuentes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Marxist revolutionary Guevara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Kane Susan Lucci's role on "All My Children" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | "___ about time!" ("Finally!") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Technical head of a corporation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Poisonous snake from Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | U.S. state where automatic transmission was first conceived and implemented by the Sturtevant brothers | Show answer | 13 | |
| #38 | Investigate: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | The "U" of "S.U.V." cars | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Looked at lustfully | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | When a plane is due in: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ up (absorb) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Enjoy a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Wonder Woman's crown | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Tech company nicknamed "Big Blue" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | One of the three original Muses in Greek Mythology | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Winnie-the-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Beta Kappa (college honor society) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Old record player: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | U.S. state where the first handheld portable phone was demonstrated by Motorola Inc. which was headquartered there | Show answer | 8 | |
| #51 | Scientology founder ___ Hubbard: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Unwelcome smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Dr. Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | What the sun does at dusk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "On the Floor" singer to her fans: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Enlist in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | The Grand Canyon's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cutting-___ (very modern) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Room at the top? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Turn bad like old fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Not worth arguing about | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | U.S. state where the cash register was invented by a salon owner named James Ritty and his pal John Birch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Are there ___ objections?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Makes a blunder | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 12, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 12, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MASSACHUSETTS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 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 12, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 12, 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 12, 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.