Daily Themed Crossword September 8, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 8, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
September 8, 2018 — All 58 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Garbage holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Ray-___ (sunglasses brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Take in as one's own child | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | "Come Away With Me" singer ___ Jones | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Areas along the shore | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Fish family that a goldfish belongs to (rhymes with "tarp") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Competently | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Campus military group: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Orange ___ (skin of the fruit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Crime ___ (where the incident occurred) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Innocent and pure like a heavenly spirit | Show answer | 7 | |
| #13 | Artist Yoko who created the "Wish Tree" art installation series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "What should ___ to make you feel better?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Double-reed woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | MSNBC rival: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "This is neither the time ___ the place for such a discussion." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | One's secondary personality (Hyde to Jekyll e.g.): 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Free oneself of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | American singer (birthday today) who was the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | ___ tale (unbelievable story) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "___ '70s Show" (period sitcom) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "We cannot afford to ___ the ceremony any further." (put off to a later time) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | "We ___ The World" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Affirmative reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Prefix with "-bacillus" which means it's related to milk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Company head of the engineering wing say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Decide with "to" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Fury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Ltd. relative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Song by 17a from her album "Showcase" which was her first number one hit: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #33 | Not against | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Absinthe flavorer | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | "___ when someone leaves a wet towel on the bed." ("I detest that!"): 3 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | Wriggly like a certain fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Prefix with "violence" that means "without" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ rocks (with ice): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Crunchy like potato chips | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | George Bernard and Robert | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ talk (a coach may give one before a match) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Swiss mountain range | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Dead ___ Society" (movie starring Robin Williams) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Coffee sweetener | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #46 | Killed a dragon say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Fancy black-tie dinner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Shakespeare's "___ you noblest English ...!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Place to head for a massage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Aircraft which can float in water | Show answer | 8 | |
| #51 | Easter ___ hunt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Miracle-___ (plant food brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Seat at a church service | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "The Time Machine" race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Black gooey substance used in paving roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | TV commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "Do you ___ to go for a walk?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Almost sold-out sign in theatres: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 8, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 8, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 58 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is IFALLTOPIECES 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 8 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.
September 8, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 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 58 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 58 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 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.