Daily Themed Crossword September 26, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 26, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
September 26, 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 | Surprised greeting: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "The book fell ___ the floor": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Not too far | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Where a car stores its fuel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Peculiar or unusual (antonym of 56a) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Alliance for collective defense in Southeast Asia: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | ___ Meyers appeared in "Journey to the Centre of Earth" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Kazan director of "America America" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Not yet decided: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "He ___ a man of great fortitude throughout his life": 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Tattered clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Repeat an action | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Sense of self-importance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Lion's lair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Lyrical poem with a noble sentiment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Body part with eyes ears and lips | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Last name of Idris from "Daddy's Little Girl" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Elderly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "The ___ Tale" Hulu's dystopian drama web television based on a novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | "Mamma ___!" (jukebox musical comedy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | No longer existing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Vex or annoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "You should give ___ try": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Premium alloy wheels manufacturer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Big house for e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Cut the grass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Zedong founding father of the People's Republic of China | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | City in Pennsylvania named after a lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Fish that looks like a snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | An eclipse or broken glass to some people | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Not young | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | A ___ of bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Extinct flightless bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Italy's volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sound reflection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Part below the mouth and above the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Embraced or grasped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Company's activity of buying and selling: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Talking horse of '60s TV: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Cow sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Dystopian horror TV series that depicts the post-apocalyptic horror and is based on a comic series by Robert Kirkman: 3 wds. | THEWALKINGDEAD | 14 | |
| #42 | Opposed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Lazily reclined | Show answer | 7 | |
| #44 | Drop low | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Zero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Make a ___ of it or you'll forget..." (write down) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Short for provided facts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Connecting word for duos Batman ___ Robin e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "___ of war" (game where teams pull the rope ends) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | To agree or allow something | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Market value of all goods and services produced in a year: Abbr | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | The most populous city in the U.S.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Take part in a sport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Code you enter into an ATM machine: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Musical symbol indicating the pitch of the note | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Weep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Well ventilated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Seek an answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "The Lion King" villain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Another name for leaf cabbage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Consumed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Cain's brother as per the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | A flower before blooming? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Call a halt to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Dystopian sci-fi TV series "Battlestar ___" by Glen A. Larson where humans are forced to abandon their planet | Show answer | 9 | |
| #66 | "___ Maria" (A hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Don't worry I am on ___ of this" ("It's under control") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Sushi fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Divisible by 2 (unlike 3 or 17) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Vocal or spoken | Show answer | 4 | |
| #71 | Apple's senior VP of Internet and software services | Show answer | 4 | |
| #72 | Synonym for "skillful" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #73 | Combustible heap or pile | Show answer | 4 |
How the September 26, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 26, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 73 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEWALKINGDEAD at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 26, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 26, 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 26, 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.