Daily Themed Crossword August 8, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 8, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 8, 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 | Medicines sold without a prescription: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Ancient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | A lot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Credit alternative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Manner of walking say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Tank filler at a station | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Will you come with me ___ date?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Did laps in the pool say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Group of eight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Make a choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Calls upon the Gods: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | "Choose the one you like" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Foot part that holds the nail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "Life ___ Know It": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Green: Prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Shed tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Taxi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Desktop from Apple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Water faucet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Netflix docuseries with six episodes each focusing on a different chapter of corporate corruption: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | Actor ___ Rose from "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Sister's daughter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Disco ___ (character from "The Simpsons") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Everything's fine!.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Tulsa's liberal arts school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Don't complicate it" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Completely puzzle someone | Show answer | 6 | |
| #28 | "Do you want a truth or ___?" (options in a drinking game): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Hat with a tassel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tallahassee's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Rapper ___ Wayne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Prefix meaning "three" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | School founded by Thomas Jefferson: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Netflix series with eight episodes each focusing on a particular delicacy or culinary concept: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #35 | ___ Gunderson from "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Cling (to): 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Poetic foot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Word in an itinerary meaning "through" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "Fancy" hitmaker Iggy ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Place in a church where offerings are made | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | "He is ___ of us in this race." (leading) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Trendy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Popeye's gal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Discourage | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Netflix series in which each episode profiles a world-renowned culinary artist: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #46 | Dunk in hot oil? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Any day now | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ five | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Summer drinks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | TV schedule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "T" in BTW | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Highway for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "___ not like we didn't see it coming." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Orchestra section for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Oxen's harness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Doc to a pooch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Additionally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Slip up | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 8, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 8, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 60 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UGLYDELICIOUS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 9 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 8, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 8, 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 August 8, 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.