Daily Themed Crossword July 31, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 31, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 31, 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 | Arm of a plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Long-running NBC skit show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Kathmandu's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Type of rent agreement | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Person's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Part of the hand read by a fortune-teller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "Chrysler Building" architect William Van ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Singer Lisa ___ from "Dweezil & Lisa" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Some restaurants may have it on an iPad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Actress Katherine from "27 Dresses" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "Game of Thrones" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Legally prohibit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Mork's planet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Golf ball support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Succulent that's good for the skin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Sound receiver? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Green group led by Scott Pruitt: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Young adult | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Pen fuel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Former basketball player Tony ___ who played with twelve different teams between 1990 - 2005 | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | Houston baseballer informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Old film units | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | ___ sleeping dogs lie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Run away as a couple | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "What's the point ___ discussion now?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | When repeated it's a cheerleader's prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ & Oh's" (Elle King hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Music genre from Jamaica | Show answer | 6 | |
| #29 | Thin mushroom | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Son of the 41st President of U.S.A.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | American soldiers briefly: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Pub brew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | David Asman's news channel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Animal that brays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Former basketball player who played with ten different teams between 1993 - 2008: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | "Are we ___ on the same page?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Bread option | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "Babbette's Feast" author ___ Dinesen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Crafty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Think too much about a particular subject | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Well-designed like some gadgets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Tape deck button | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "He gave an ___ response to the board." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sacred hymn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Space Needle or the Eiffel for e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Former basketball player and current sports analyst for Fox who played with twelve different teams between 1992 - 2006: 2 wds. | JIMJACKSON | 10 | |
| #47 | Tall post on a boat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Independence Day month | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "He rewarded the waiter with ___.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Deal with something difficult | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Modernists informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Used to carry books to school | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Bumble follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "Before" in a poetic verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Vehicle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Blown away with "in" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ up (to err) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "Django Unchained" actor to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Oscar-nominated "___ out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Draft an email say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Mr. & ___ Smith" | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 31, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 31, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AARONWILLIAMS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 31, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 31, 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 31, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.