Daily Themed Crossword April 12, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 12, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 12, 2018 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lettuce variety | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "It's a ___!" (male child) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Stench | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Texter's "seize the day": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Frank O'Hara's "Having ___ With You": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Abu Dhabi native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | British novelist ___ Dahl | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Stiff and sore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Bobbed like a ball | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Lennon's "....No hell below us ___ us only sky..." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "Thanks ___!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Strauss jeans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Baker's machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | They're made of rubber and cover wheels (how it's spelled in Britain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Altar vow: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." by ___ Chanel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ of beauties (gathering) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Basketball's Manute ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Home to Honolulu | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | It's ___ (Finished) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | A 2015 romantic drama film starring actress Saoirse Ronan (birthday today) who plays a young Irish woman who immigrates to America | BROOKLYN | 8 | |
| #22 | Bad sign of things to come? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Climbing plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ school (attended by future physicians): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ the music (signal for) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Touchscreen technology that reduces the display thickness: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Look at flirtatiously | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Miracle-___ (gardening solution) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Set down ("___ down flat on your back...") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Shack or mud house | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Skirt's bottom edge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Wax and honey producer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Commuting option on wheels much larger than a cab | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Country where award mentioned in 44a is held: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Motor oil choice that's a major NASCAR sponsor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | A 2014 comedy film "The ___ Hotel" by Wes Anderson in which actress from 18a plays a chef: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #38 | Federal agency that combats drug smuggling: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | HBO's comedy drama series featuring Dwayne Johnson | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | A commoner in ancient Rome | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Tofu base | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Dig in!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ of faith (jump in with no guarantee of the outcome) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Animation studio behind movies like "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Love to bits | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Honest ___" (President Lincoln's nickname) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Standing rule: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Zoom past | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | LPGA star ___ Pak: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Gaelic language | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Ill-mannered | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | A 2017 comedy-drama film for which actress in 18a won a Golden Globe: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #54 | The body which is a Medical school subject for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | It causes a desire to scratch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Tennis's Lacoste | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Refuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Heart of the matter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Hydroxyl compound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Golf ball support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Food inspection initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ avis (literally means a rare bird) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Atlanta's ___ Center (news studio): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Doe or a buck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Slow cooked soupy dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | "Yo!" | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 12, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 12, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GRANDBUDAPEST at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 12, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 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 66 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 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.