Daily Themed Crossword July 2, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 2, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 2, 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 | On the ___ (fleeing) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | He succeeded President J.F.K.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "My mind was completely ___ by that piece of technology." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Actor Dornan from the "Fifty Shades" series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Side dish with cabbage and mayonnaise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Mend a tear on a cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Cousin of ostrich | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Mowgli is raised by one in "The Jungle Book" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Devious ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "It's a ___ of a situation." (sticky situation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Suburban street-lining tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___-motion (replay option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Prefix with thesis or chronous | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Menu words before carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Noun formed after a person | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Red muppet from "Sesame Street" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Supporter during a war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Dad's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Mrs. Robinson" lyricist who is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Language convention followed for an audience in the U.S.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Black ___ spider | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Single combat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Short-lived craze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Nine" in German | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | A composition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Title for some politicians for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "We ___ stronger than what we believe." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Whoopee!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Survivor's "___ the Tiger": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Prefix for some green initiatives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Month for trick or treating: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "It's going to be a big ___ wedding." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Elizabethan ___ (period) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Free ads that drive awareness: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Yesterday" lyricist who is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | First ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Illusionist ___ Geller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cash in a coupon for e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Serving ___ (food holder) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Title bestowed on 30a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Mink's cousin that plays in rivers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "___ Amigo" (parting words) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Thomas Dekker's "The Merry Month ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Foxy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Research findings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ and conditions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Sign after Pisces | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Its symptoms may include fever and cold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Fancy hairstyle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Corporate leaders: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Twilight" author Stephenie ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Bone that moves when you chew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "Stairway to Heaven" composer who is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #54 | Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Creme de la ___ (popular skin cream) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Looks perfect!": Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Barbecue offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Prohibit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Field of study | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Campus residence | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "Give ___ reason to believe in that theory.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "It's always advisable to be ___ of the unknown." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Authorizes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Unique ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 2, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 2, 2018, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PAULMCCARTNEY at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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.
July 2, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 2, 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 July 2, 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.