Daily Themed Crossword April 17, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 17, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 17, 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 | Himalayan bull | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Cry of pain (it rhymes with "help") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Make a mistake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Linguine or tortellini | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Musician Jon ___ who appears on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | ___ California (Mexico) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "Trickle Down" singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Slate of comedy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Anticipate | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Oil cartel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Old unit of electrical resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Pocket problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Clutter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Territory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Start ___ (all over again) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "The Bells" poet Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Hungarian world record holding swimmer ___ Egerszegi who has won five individual Olympic gold medals | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | Musician Frank from "The Mothers of Invention" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Overhead trains for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ chi (martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Sisters' daughters | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Fringe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Tolkien character who is a friend to Frodo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Leftovers | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Paper or hair holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Well-off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Accounting detail: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Muhammad ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | School support group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Politico Landon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Australian gem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | American swimmer who holds the all-time record for Olympic gold medals with 23 wins: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Put in a position as an editor or manager | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Fooled on camera as in many Youtube videos | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Over-publicizes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Word division for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cook in oil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | In high spirits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | One who speaks on behalf of a larger group for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | St. ___ fire (phenomenon sometimes observed on aircraft bodies) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Small tree | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Shock or horrify | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Opium flower | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Dog in "Beetle Bailey" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Animal Farm" author George ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Den cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Starting place? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "The Matrix" hero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "___ bad!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | American swimmer whose 1972 Olympic record of seven golds was broken by 31a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | Color TV pioneer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | U.N. workers' group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Yank | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | When doubled sister of Eva Gabor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Woolen hat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ and for all (forever) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Positive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Heavenly body shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Dutch town | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Eastern discipline that has stretching poses | Show answer | 4 |
How the April 17, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 17, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MICHAELPHELPS 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 2 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 17, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 17, 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 April 17, 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.