Daily Themed Crossword April 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 16, 2018 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Balky braying barnyard beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | A bit off as a painting hanging to one side | Show answer | 5 | |
| #3 | Bygone Iranian ruler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Japanese instrument with 13 strings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "There's too many ___ in this world!" (dastardly deeds) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Actor George who played Norm on "Cheers" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "Shoo!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Sheer amazement ("Left everyone in ___...") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | What a genie can grant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Hawke of "Before Sunrise" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Heart-related | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Ending to "micro" "choco" or "potato" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Gradation of color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | A PC's mouse moves over it | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "When push comes to ___..." (in a serious scenario) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Sense of humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Unearthly glow as around angels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Fancy fabric that may be used in a wedding gown | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Grey powder formed after burning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Lou of "The Velvet Underground" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Duet by Michael Jackson and Akon (birthday today) that was part of "Michael" M.J.'s first posthumous album: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #23 | Guiding spirit or inspiration or the rock band that sung "Uprising" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Have-___ (lower economic group) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Early Beatle Sutcliffe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Causing quite the clatter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Unwanted email | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Cry of fright similar to "Yikes!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Big initials in 1970's TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Damage the surface of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Moby Dick" captain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "The Intern" actress Russo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Where to head for a pedicure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Beloved family animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bit chewed and swallowed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Animal that looks like a pig/anteater hybrid (rhymes with "vapor") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Kylo ___ ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens" villain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Hit single by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon for which he had developed the beats even before the collaboration began: 3 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #39 | Declines to participate as in a dance: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Use soap and water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Dayspring direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Craze (from the Greek word for "madness") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tetley drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | 80s band: ___ at Work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ____ Wetsy (old doll) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Klondike Gold Rush site | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Feeling ready to cry perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Call one's own as a title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | One who may give you his heart? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Hit single by Pitbull featuring Akon the music video for which is based on intelligence agents and criminal activities : 3 wds. | SHUTITDOWN | 10 | |
| #51 | "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" star Fey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Closing ___ (slowly catching up): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Nintendo console that was replaced by the Switch: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Abnormal part of Voldemort's face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | The good ___ days | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Largest city in Norway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Seek a malpractice settlement say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Chemistry experiment locale for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Kith and ___ (friends and relatives) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Vegetable notorious for making people cry? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ Rocknroll Kate Winslet's husband | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Traditional Hawaiian party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | John Lennon's widow Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Beauty contestant's asset | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | Amount that needs to be repaid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Masefield play "The Tragedy of ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Made even as a car's alignment | Show answer | 5 |
How the April 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 16, 2018, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THESWEETESCAPE at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 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 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 16, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 16, 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.