Daily Themed Crossword January 27, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 27, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 27, 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 | What archers do before firing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "A long long time ___..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Chew at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "I'm ___ you now!" ("I know what you're up to!"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Mary's upstairs neighbor in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | NFL ball carriers for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Alfred ___ I.Q test pioneer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Cowboy boot attachment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Charred | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Worm attached at the end of a fish-hook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Copied like a primate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "___ not over yet!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | A small child | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Holiday ___ popular chain of hotels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Joint that may be swiveled | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "So what are you ___ these days?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Yoga class requirement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Guns N' Roses guitarist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Take a breather | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Alice in ___" a hugely popular and influential novel written by Lewis Carroll whose birthday it is today | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Punishment for a teenager perhaps: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Post-run feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Breakfast grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Perform in a play | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Gives the go-ahead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Remove from power forcibly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Card game with colors and wildcards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Took a seat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cigarette residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Sculptor/collagist Jean ___ who was a famed Dadaist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Cooling units for rooms for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Executive position in a company that focuses on the scientific or technical aspects of the company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Target of ID theft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | A character from 18-Across who is tried for stealing some tarts and is defended by Alice: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Bigger than big | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Sounds from a pig pen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Mother's sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | A habitual drunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cherry center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "When You Wish ___ a Star" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sonnets and haikus | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Wrestling win | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Links from Leipzig | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Whitish or lacking color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Floor plan data | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Not worth discussing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | A character from 18-Across who is melancholic as he once used to be a real version of the creature he is now: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Get ready to play say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Unit of bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Grey Tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Hockey legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | A kind of constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Foolproof | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Iowa's state tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Hotel desk handout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Den for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Secretive organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "___ you ready for this?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Rodents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Star Wars" staples | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Take to the air | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 27, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 27, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KNAVEOFHEARTS 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 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 27, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 27, 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 27, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.