Daily Themed Crossword September 20, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 20, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
September 20, 2018 — All 73 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "If that is what you wish ___ it!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Pepper's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Folk music legend ___ Guthrie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Without a trace of fat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | A shipping weight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Black powders used as eye cosmetics | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "___ an eye on" (watch over) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Hydrocarbon endings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Paramedic for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Furry family member? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "The bride walked down ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #12 | Haul a vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Lubricant found in the kitchen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Great sorrow or distress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Popular chocolate sandwich cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Drinks are ___" (my treat): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Verses dedicated to someone say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Columbus' state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" actress Cate who also won an Oscar for her role in "Blue Jasmine" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Company head: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Editor's mark to remove the text for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Extremely long period of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "The Big Easy" golfer Ernie ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Lip-___ (match lip movements with a song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Waterbody smaller than an ocean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Perceive with the eyes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Sailor's distress signal: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Piercing tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "He is determined to win at ___ cost." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actress Long from "Soul Food" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Frozen water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Winter jacket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ Mode from "The Incredibles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Barely manages to make ends meet with "out" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Cutting-___ technology (highly advanced) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Unit of force in the CGS system | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Firefly for one | Show answer | 8 | |
| #38 | Be victorious | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Piece of lawn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" actor who is popularly known for his role as Dale Cooper in "Twin Peaks": 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #41 | Lose solidity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Brewed beer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Money managing executive: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Westworld" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Ambient music pioneer Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Dobby in "Harry Potter" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Alpha ___ Gamma | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Put in stitches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "War and Peace" author ___ Tolstoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "The Road Not ___" by Robert Frost | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "___ many cooks spoil the broth." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Celestial body | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Form of intelligent humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "You should give ___ try": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Returning sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Organ that is sensitive to sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "___ of Thrones" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Stove fuel? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Skin breakout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Quickly read through a document | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Kipling's serpent in "The Jungle Book" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Necktie feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Squirrel's food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | First calendar month: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" actor who is also a musician and is famous for his role in "Gulliver's Travels": 2 wds | Show answer | 9 | |
| #66 | Highest card in the deck usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Intangible quality around a person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Stomach woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Prefix with "scient" and "present" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #71 | Money dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #72 | Bright noble gas? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #73 | Appear to be | Show answer | 4 |
How the September 20, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 20, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 73 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KYLEMACLACHLAN at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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.
September 20, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 20, 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 73 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 73 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 20, 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.