Daily Themed Crossword April 2, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 2, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 2, 2018 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pepsi rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Shiny audio library units: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ tone (telephones) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Serbian or Croatian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "....If I may ___ myself." (praise myself): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Unique number allotted to each citizen: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Napped | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Less distant | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Story with a lesson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "He received a lot of ___ for his new movie." (Strong criticism) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Old Italian money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "An apple ___ keeps the doctor away": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ lime pie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Replacement for butter and partner to vinegar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Actor Baldwin from "30 Rock" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | A little angel | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | ___-de-camp (secretary to a senior officer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Kipling's conniving serpent from "Jungle Book" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Hell ___!" (a teenager's yes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Donkey's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Love Me Tender" star who was given the honorific title of "King of Rock and Roll" by his fans: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | "Rhyme Pays" rapper: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | California's ____ Valley | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ of friends (close circle) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #25 | Fannie ___ (mortgage corporation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Nutmeg spice or a defensive spray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "___ you out of your mind?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Animation frame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pina colada ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Les Girls" actor Taina ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | One with a yolk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Canadian jazz pianist ___ Evans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Holy moly!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Amazing Grace" singer who earned the title "The Queen of Soul" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #35 | Sledding spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "Whose line is it ___?" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" singer who was nicknamed "Lady Day" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | French composer Maurice Ravel's "Ma mere ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Ribbon-like fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Cartridge contents | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Mexican liqueur containing coffee | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Leer at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Gooey chocolate treat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | 1999 Lenny Kravitz hit: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #45 | Hold and use like a weapon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "The fishermen were ___ braving the storm.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Sound of laughter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | American composer often referred to as "King of Jazz": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #49 | Actor Bancroft from "The Graduate" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Staff note | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Spanish for "love" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Deprived of sensation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Tanning tube initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Dispatch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tap offerings at a pub | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Australian runner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | A sudden guilt symptom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Christmas time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | First woman in one's life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Take off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Toothpaste-approving body: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Celestial object | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 2, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 2, 2018, a Monday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ELVISPRESLEY at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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.
April 2, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 2, 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 62 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 2, 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.