Daily Themed Crossword July 12, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 12, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 12, 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 | Key with three sharps: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Burn soothing plant ___ vera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "The Jay ___ Show" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Pledge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ of Avalor (Disney series) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Designate | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Winter footwear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Easy to make soup | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Sunlit areas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "Shaken not stirred" drinks | Show answer | 8 | |
| #12 | Entrepreneur's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Become hazy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Growth at the bottom of a pond | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | McDonald's Happy ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Coastal city where a cruise may stop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "I've given it my ___." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Poker stake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Living in poverty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Small carpet say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Italian-American gangster and Gambino crime family boss portrayed by John Travolta in his latest movie: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #22 | Growl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ la la (singsong syllable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Singer DiFranco who has her own record label | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "___ known the truth I could've avoided the awkward situation.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Hummus for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Federal agency under the Department of Treasure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "...woodchuck chuck ___ woodchuck could chuck wood.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Learn to Fly" band ___ Fighters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Plentiful | Show answer | 8 | |
| #31 | Aardvark's prey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Baker's measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Facts: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Day in T.G.I.F.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Comic strip Alley ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | American civil litigator portrayed by John Travolta in "The People v. O. J. Simpson": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Make something last longer with "out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "...hear the whistle blow a ___ miles..." | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Ty Gibson's "___ Named Desire": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Market in Marrakesh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Wrinkly-faced dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Take in slowly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Order for undiluted whiskey say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Ninth semitone of the solfeo: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | In a flash | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ de plume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Bandaged monster | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Mayberry kid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "On the ___ Spanish Trail" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Contact ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Limp Bizkit vocalist directing John Travolta in the upcoming movie "Moose": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #52 | Be paid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Fury | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Spanish maiden: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "Intelligence for Your Life" host John ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Veggie pellet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | One fabricating stories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Stallion's mate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Room offerer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Ranch measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Executive groups: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Suffix for record holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Look after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "Sure" | Show answer | 4 |
How the July 12, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 12, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROBERTSHAPIRO 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 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.
July 12, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 12, 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 12, 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.