Daily Themed Crossword August 5, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 5, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 5, 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 | Organization for ring fighters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | American entrepreneur ___ Disney | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Dismounted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Carpenter's wood piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Burglar | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Something that occurs or grows by itself like a rainforest | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Astronauts' organization featured in "Interstellar": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Rare blood type: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Comic ___ (sequence of drawings often seen in newspapers) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Sojourner Truth's "___ a Woman?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Serb or Croat for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | That girl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "I ___ I get the ticket..." (wish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Female fleece provider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Not good or bad it was just ___!" (barely exciting) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___-dandruff shampoo (against) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ blow (unfair move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Letters on some credit cards with the red arc | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Arctic seabird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Primate in a zoo? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Harrison Ford's 1993 movie (25th anniversary) in which he plays a man who is wrongfully convicted: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Old-timer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | The "I" in FYI for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "I'd do anything ___ you." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ATM requirement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Landing hour for an inbound flight: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Evil ___ (souvenir that looks like the organ of vision) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Are ___ sure about this?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | 911 responder: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Hydrogen or Oxygen for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Word that can mean observe or realize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Like Usain Bolt or a bullet train | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Unspecified choice ("Choose ___ one of...") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Salty" waterbody | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | General with a chicken dish named after him | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Silent ___ (Setting on a phone in a Library say) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Head of an Empire as Akihito from Japan | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | "This Is 40" director ___ Apatow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Not manual for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Flightless Outback bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Chinese athlete and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Labrador or a poodle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Courthouse pledges | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Exchange "hellos" with a guest say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | A kiss on the red carpet for e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Leave ___ (have a long lasting effect): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Put ___ act: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Name used to refer to Frederick Sykes the main suspect according to the protagonist in 18a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | ___ and void | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Stallion's mate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Neighborhood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | State with the motto "First in Flight": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Family doctors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Wildebeest native to Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Rip apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Gateway ___ Missouri | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "Good cholesterol" initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Informal term for a close friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Last minute rescuer like a firefighter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Go through a manuscript | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Late-night TV show broadcast from Rockefeller Plaza: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Trick" ending? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Fashion's Lagerfeld | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 5, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 5, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TOMMYLEEJONES at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 12 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.
August 5, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 5, 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 August 5, 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.