Daily Themed Crossword January 20, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 20, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 20, 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 | Snappish bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Yes informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Final ___ (Term-end test) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Lima's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Routes one takes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Chapel bench | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Guiding beliefs or core philosophy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "The Need for Roots" author Simone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "We ___ Start the Fire" (Hit song by Billy Joel) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Digital information | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Copied like a primate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Scottish cap with a pompom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Consumed some food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Apple's beloved tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ for the course | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Get a load of ___!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "12 Years a ___" an Oscar-winning film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | A sample or preview | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "___ Drive" 2001 mystery film directed by David Lynch (birthday today) focusing on an amnesiac woman | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Like one who limps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Off in the distance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Biblical beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | CD spinners at a club for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Percussion instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | A mass of fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Put to work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Guitar speaker for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Crowder one of the central characters on the hit TV series "Justified" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Zero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Reject or turn down informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Frozen water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Vintage Jaguar model | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | The central character in David Lynch's Oscar-winning 1980 film "The Elephant Man": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | TV's Dr. ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Sled dog | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Babe ___ famed baseballer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Lay eyes on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ two three four" (Military count) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Peter Fonda's role in the 1997 film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Attacks with vigor: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Not hers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Cartoon's ___ Coyote: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Cleverness when it comes to humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Entrants on a list | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Little singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Twin Peaks: Fire ___" a 1992 horror film by David Lynch which served as a prequel to the television series: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Not easily taken | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ham or lamb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Per item | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Spoil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Opportunity is on it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Equal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Connecticut Ivy League school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Ready-to-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Informal top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Academic specialty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Losing My Religion" band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Master pilot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Torn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Happy cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Not just any old | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 20, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 20, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JOSEPHMERRICK at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 20, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 20, 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 20, 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.