Daily Themed Crossword August 1, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 1, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 1, 2018 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "___ '70s Show" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Another word for a child that's a palindrome | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Cry of pain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "You" in the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Swiss ___ (leafy vegetable) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Fastener on a bracelet say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "C'est ___" ("That's life" in French): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | French word for "with" which is also an anagram for cave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Bone-dry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Center of a plum or cherry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Pause indicator in a sentence | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Black fossil fuel used to generate heat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "___ and Anthony" (American radio show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Archaic term for ships (Noah built one) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Strong cleaners | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "What was that?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Van Morrison hit "___ Told You Lately": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | "Grand Ole ___" (country music concert) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Perform like a pro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Avoid as a risk or danger | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | World heavyweight champion ___ Tyson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Television game show "___ Is Right" which originally aired in 1972: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #23 | "Strike a ___." (photographer's request) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Don't ___ with my head right now!" ("Stop bothering me!") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Tribute in a verse form | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" trilogy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Adam Silver is the current commissioner of this sports league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "I'm freezing!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Hip-hop group whose members were Ice Cube and Dr. Dre: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Catches a burglar say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Yellowfin one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Place for pillows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Opposite of "fore" (back of a boat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Hungarian violinist Leopold ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Choice of ride for an alien maybe: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Texter's slang meaning "because" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Animal often featured on cheese labels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ a penny two a penny..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Director ___ Anderson ("Isle of Dogs" maker) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Television game show created by Merv Griffin which originally aired in 1975: 3 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #41 | Drag with a lot of effort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Take a pick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Sandwich fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | First ___ (immediate help for someone injured) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "What are you ___ these days?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "A multi-purpose tool will have many ___." (applications) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "___ you dance if I asked you to dance?.." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | 10 kilos or 60 grams for e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Marc ___ ("T.Rex." lead singer) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Garbage container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Apple's devices for music lovers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | "Mamma Mia" pop group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Movie that won Ben Affleck a BAFTA for Best Direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Film spool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Fancy black tie party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___-O (Kraft Foods) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Television game show "___!" which originally aired in 1964 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Zeno of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Repurchase agreement: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Bongo for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Yin's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Brother to Jeff Bridges whose name sounds like "bow" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ and cheese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Yello (Mountain Dew rival) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | Historical period or a study subject | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Saved by the ___ (narrow escape) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | "Maybe you should take ___ on the dance floor?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #68 | Bit of word play | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | One young boy: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Online multiplayer game "Clash of ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #71 | "Are you serious?" in chatspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 1, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 1, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WHEELOFFORTUNE at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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.
August 1, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 1, 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 71 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 1, 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.