Daily Themed Crossword April 20, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 20, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 20, 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 | Computer key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Throw away as garbage into a can | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ roll: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cardinal's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | What words like debt subtle and thumb have in common: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Be extremely fond of | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Filled with __ (wonder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | New York based coworking startup which crossed the $20 billion mark making it one of the city's highest-valued decacorns | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | "Ich bin ___ Berliner" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Distributed as playing cards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Computer insert that is shiny and circular | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Crucifix inscription | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Evan Spiegel's tech startup which launched camera equipped glasses and is estimated to be over $18 billion as of 2017 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Yellow taxis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Dead against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Agnus ___" (Lamb of God) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Sicilian resort city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | What a princess might wear to a dance | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Kind of instinct | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Kuwaiti for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Dollar rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ChapStick targets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Bucket for carrying water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Startup delivering a "catalogue of ideas" which crossed the $10 billion mark in 2017 making it to the list of U.S. based decacorns | 9 | ||
| #25 | Humble response to a compliment: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Helps senior management take better decisions by providing relevant data: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Motor oil brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Navigator's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Damon of "Good Will Hunting" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Harington of "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Highlander | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Hydromassage facility | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Vets' concerns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Home-rental startup based out of San Francisco which crossed the $30 billion mark in 2017 putting it on the decacorns list | AIRBNB | 6 | |
| #36 | Bill ___ the Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Plead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Elon Musk's aerospace startup which crossed the $20 billion mark in 2017 joining the league of top decacorns in the U.S. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Shows up | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Tissue layer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Tree whose wood is used in bow-making | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Sushi condiment | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | ___ bag (large and usually unfastened one) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Gets together | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | A nuclear power plant's capacity may be measured in this | Show answer | 9 | |
| #46 | Cardiff's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Actress Gardner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Mozart's "___ fan tutte" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Rubik's ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | This ride-hailing startup is estimated to be over $68 billion making it the number one decacorn across the globe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Strong dark beer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ the date (a formal invite) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Double-reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Plum's center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Data-mining startup based out of Palo Alto California which crossed the $20 billion mark in 2015 making it one of the early decacorns | PALANTIR | 8 | |
| #56 | Sri Lankan export | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Amateurish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Gradually decreasing in tempo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Religious offshoot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "How can __ so foolish?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Supermarket section | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Ticks off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "___ the season to be jolly" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Pepper's partner | Show answer | 4 |
How the April 20, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 20, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PINTEREST at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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.
April 20, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 20, 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 9 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 20, 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.