Daily Themed Crossword January 1, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 1, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 1, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pie ___ Mode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Copied like a primate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ talk an encouraging speech | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | The night before today | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Ipse ___ (unproved utterance) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | A row or a petty fight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | One of the original Beatles ___ Sutcliffe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Backside informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Remove wooden pins from | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Not weakened or reduced in concentration as a liquid | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | Baseball strike caller for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Unkind or nasty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Koi's habitat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ Strauss big name in jeans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Joke with a homophone say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | The protagonist of "The Matrix" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | The highest point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Egyptian viper which is said to have killed Cleopatra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Steely ___ a Jazz-Rock band known for hits like "Do It Again" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Candle ___" a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Da ___ port in Vietnam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Don as clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Aborted as a plan: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Clinton-backed three-nation treaty of the '90s: abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Aid as a criminal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Pigskins in the NFL | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Hair-styling substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "I'll take what I can get" in classifieds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Bill ___ the Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Yeah informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Comedian ___ Philips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Prefix with "pilot" or "correct" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Even like a score | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | "___ I know the secret!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Late musician and producer whose birthday it is on the 3rd who was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Lion's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Partner in war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Germany's ___ von Bismarck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Washington insider informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Electric" fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Not good | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Critical times or planned attack times: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Nixon staffer and Watergate co-conspirator G. Gordon ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | A disputed point or contentious subject | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Tag sale tag words: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "___ Night" a musical comedy film starring the Beatles that won 31-Across an Academy Award for scoring of music: 3 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Good sign? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Retro phone feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Military ground force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Frivolous gal of song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | What we breathe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | It has arms legs and feet but no hands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Go one way rather than another | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Egg ___ yung | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Newswoman Curry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | One way to fall | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | In the know about | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Request for an island getaway?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Stallone's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Henry VI's school | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 1, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 1, 2018, a Monday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GEORGEMARTIN at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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.
January 1, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 1, 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 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 1, 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.