Daily Themed Crossword April 23, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 23, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 23, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Figure casually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Event Cinderella dreamed of going to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Honest ___" (President Lincoln) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | High-hit shot in Tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Refrain from bothering: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "The Time Machine" subservient race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Adam's madam? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Livin' la ___ Loca": Ricky Martin hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Javelin e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Helpless test subject as in many experiments: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | 41a's bandmate ___ Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Comply with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "___ only as directed" (words on an ointment tube) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Instrument in a wind quintet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Actress Tyler of "The Lord of the Rings" whose name looks like a Roman numeral | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Stomach muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Financial obligation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Dedicated poetry like much of Keats's creations | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Honey-making insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Lead guitarist for rock band Queen he also holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Imperial College London: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #21 | "R.I.P." singer Ora | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Bryn ___ (Pennsylvania college) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Mad Men" star Jon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Ready or not ___ come": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Nurse Jackie" star Falco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Turns around while lying flat (like a dog trick): 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | "The Joy Luck Club" author | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hectic confusion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pedicured digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "For crying ___ loud!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Barely get with 26d | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "John ___" (2014 film starring Keanu Reeves) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Italian term of endearment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Craft with needles as a cardigan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Vocalist for punk rock band Descendents he also holds a Ph.D. in Biology from UC San Diego: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Airborne emanation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Big international exhibition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Amalgamate as two metals (rhymes with "weld") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___-Mex (Southwestern cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Pop singer Grande's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cry noisily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Overly self-assertive | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | First episode of a new TV show | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Research facilities: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Supernatural force in Hawaii | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Guitarist Sterling of The Velvet Underground he also holds a Ph.D. in medieval literature from the University of Texas at Austin | MORRISON | 8 | |
| #47 | Beverage company with a polar bear mascot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Line of stitching as on a baseball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Weather phenomenon that is an aviation concern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Most preferred slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Trick taker often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Blues sound? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Asp" or "vamp" attachment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ingredient for a Bad Attitude? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | All the rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ moment please" (wait) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "She sells ___ shells..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Macbeth" witches e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Fish whose name comes from the Old English for "spear" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Skirt's bottom edge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Summoned with "for" | Show answer | 4 |
How the April 23, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 23, 2018, a Monday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MILOAUKERMAN at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 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 23, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 23, 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 61 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 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 23, 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.