Daily Themed Crossword July 17, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 17, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 17, 2018 — All 60 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ spring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Taxi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | More than bad | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Actress Lively from "Gossip Girl" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Stone figures on Easter Island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Actor ___ Gibson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Killmonger (supervillain from "Black Panther") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Filmmaker ___ Riefenstahl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Clear the chalkboard | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | It may make one a sore loser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Actress ___ Gadot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Olive ___ from the comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Hedwig from "Harry Potter" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Pack securely for shipping | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Apple leftover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Unit of hope? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "How much would the public benefit ___ new set of laws were to be passed?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Natural shower? | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Sunday morning talk show on Fox network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | American skydiver who was the first to land safely without a parachute or wingsuit from mid-tropospheric altitude: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | ___'acte (intermission) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | It begins on Ash Wednesday | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Perception | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Hazel for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tucker ___-Cat (winter vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | German article | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Educate a bunch of kids | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "Got you!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Persian or Siamese for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Medical care grp.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Prefix with corn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Young fellow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | American surfer often credited with surfing the "heaviest wave" ever ridden: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #34 | Ruckus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Author ___ Fleming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | To some extent: 3 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Ogle at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Initials on a toothpaste tube: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Perform penance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | "___ disturb": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Founder of the Ottoman dynasty | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "___ Perks of Being a Wallflower" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Stomach woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Hyacinth from "Dance of the Hours" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Actor Hawke from "Before Sunrise" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | American snowboarder with the most number of X-Games gold and three Olympic golds: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #47 | Felipe ___ of baseball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Forearm bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | River with White and Blue tributaries | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | German "a" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Milk provider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Alabama's state flower | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | King of the ring? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Spanish wave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "That's my one and ___ wish." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Scan with a camera | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Come out on top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Mideast initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Undivided | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 17, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 17, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 60 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LAIRDHAMILTON at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 17, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 17, 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 60 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 60 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 17, 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.