Daily Themed Crossword August 17, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 17, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 17, 2018 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Billie Jean King founded this org.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "To ___ it may concern" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Old what's-___-name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Ogden Nash's "The ___ lama he's a priest...": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Gambling capital of Asia? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Meter reading in a taxi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Coniferous tree popular during Christmas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ the Terrible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Change the settings in your phone to its original state | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Baby's bed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | When repeated a dance of Cuban origin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Zimmer the Oscar-winning score composer of "The Lion King" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Parrot's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" singer ___ Turner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Science-fiction crime drama "___ of Interest" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Surfaced a road | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | ___ vu (familiar feeling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Uncooked | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Can you give me ___?" (one moment): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Wipe out from a whiteboard say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | What a quill may be dipped in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | American businesswoman and founder of Emerson Collective who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #23 | "Once ___ a time..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Dethrone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Downs' opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Ceti (star in the constellation Cetus) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Eavesdropping agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Big Apple institution: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Word reserved for a lip-smacking delicacy say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Manipulate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "___!.. I Did It Again" by Britney Spears | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | One crossing the road for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Blue ceiling? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Perform like Adele | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Call ___ day: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Blu Dipinto Di Blu" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Econ. yardstick: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | German heiress and part-owner of BMW who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds | Show answer | 14 | |
| #39 | Pro's rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Actor Rose ___ who played Ygritte in "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Smell ___ (suspect): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Prayer's end | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Textile painter? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | European peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Beachgoer's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Pain in the tummy? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Wanting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Took a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Sum of all values | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Dry and lifeless | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | American heiress and daughter of Walmart founder who is amongst the top ten richest women in the world: 2 wds | Show answer | 11 | |
| #52 | Ernest Seton's western wolf | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Creed's "Arms ___ Open" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Advantage out" in tennis: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Back of the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Business degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "America's Got Talent" judge ___ Klum | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Domesticated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "No Country for Old ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Giga tera peta ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Child's apron? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Sports-comedy drama "___ the Eagle" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #64 | Top spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | "...without further ___...." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Yearning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Girls" actress ___ Dunham | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 17, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 17, 2018, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SUSANNEKLATTEN at 14 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 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 17, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 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 67 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 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.