Daily Themed Crossword April 21, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 21, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 21, 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 | White House office shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Make a choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Lima's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Gillette's ___ II (razor brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Lawyer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Smartphone download | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ through the keyhole (look at) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Alto California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Batman's city | Show answer | 6 | |
| #10 | "Bad Romance" singer Lady ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Selma" director ___ DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Hair styling goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Who ___ we kidding?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Aloe ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "Are you suggesting that he is ___?" (untruthful): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Coffee alternative for some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Finished | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Asia's shrinking ___ Sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "The ___ signs of a budding romance is hard to miss." (revealing) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Arcing shots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone (birthday today) in the 2010 Broadway production of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" | LUCIA | 5 | |
| #22 | Shirt part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Hal Foster's Prince ___ (son of Prince Valiant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Blue-skinned species in "Avatar" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Early computer language | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Like some losers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Holiday ___ (resting spots) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | D.J.'s stack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Prefix with second | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. | NORMADESMOND | 12 | |
| #32 | Black stone with bands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Lion's ___ (lair) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Baker's dozen? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Distant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Geisha's accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Relax with "out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | E.R. staffers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Actress LuPone played a nightclub singer Reno Sweeney in this 1987 Broadway revival of a 1934 musical: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #40 | Appreciative diner | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | At this point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Joke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "I've got my eyes ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Actress Renee Zellweger's character in the 2002 musical crime comedy-drama "Chicago" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ Diego California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Hunted animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Rocker Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Oxen's harness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actress LuPone's second Tony Award was for this 2008 Broadway revival of a musical loosely based on the memoirs of a striptease artist | GYPSY | 5 | |
| #50 | Unadulterated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Hang in there | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | George W. Bush's alma mater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Little helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Actress LuPone's first Tony Award was for playing this Argentinian political leader in the 1979 Broadway musical "Evita": 2 wds. | EVAPERON | 8 | |
| #55 | Itinerary word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "The Matrix" hero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "I'm ___ here." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Field of work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Eisenhower's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Eurasia's ___ Mountains | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Partner of just | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Corporate top dog: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Iris's place | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 21, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 21, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NORMADESMOND at 12 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 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 21, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 21, 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 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 21, 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.