Daily Themed Crossword July 4, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 4, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 4, 2018 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Long-eared beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Balloon filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | When repeated it's a popular song by "The Dixie Cups" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Chunky beef: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | British musician Sir ___ John | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Rocker ___ Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Swamp plants | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | With respect to: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Reindeer in North America | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | "Days ___" (long past): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Quaker ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Pond plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Ripped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Scurried | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Go down a snowy path | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actress who plays Cersei on "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Bomb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Break down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Uncharted ___ for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Brute in fairytales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | State that hosts the oldest Fourth of July celebration in America: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | ___ Cartwright (Dan Blocker's role) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Depletes in energy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Drug from Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Cutlery items for lifting a mouthful of food | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Architect's blueprint | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "Breaking ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Waves" in Spain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Unit of electrical resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Alley-___ (basketball term) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Casablanca" villain | Show answer | 8 | |
| #32 | Fisherman's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Prep school in Britain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Egyptian snakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | State whose General Court was the first to recognize Fourth of July as a state celebration | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Prefix meaning against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Informal term for a cowboy | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Periphery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Tiny hill dweller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | When repeated it's an expression for a satisfying meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ the mic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ canvas (fresh start) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "Incidentally" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Trees that are decorated during Christmas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Some polytheists | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Joint below the knee | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Treaty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Southeast Asian country that was declared an independent nation by the U.S. on July 4th | Show answer | 11 | |
| #49 | ___ hoop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Land of the Persians | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | One of the Islands of Furness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Sound from a sty? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | That girl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Stable supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Maid of Athens ___ we part" by Lord Byron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | A tribe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Fall (over) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Listening unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Another term for 14a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "What ___ can I do for you?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the ___" | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 4, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 4, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MASSACHUSETTS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 4, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 4, 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 62 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 4, 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.