Daily Themed Crossword January 2, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 2, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 2, 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 | Actress Gadot of "The Fast and the Furious" movies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Disease-causing microbe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Procter & Gamble cleaning brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Boston ___ Sox (baseball team) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Somewhere between "Yes" and "No" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Topic of study like Math or Pol. Sc.: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Toothed tool for cutting wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Continent that is about 30% of the earth's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Shakespearean barmaid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | The most stylish and sophisticated | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | Shiny discs that may hold music: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Art ___ (retro architectural style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "It has to be ___ to be believed" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Greater metropolitan ___ (part of a city) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | In ___ (occupied) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Martial arts legend Bruce ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Gaga of music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Recycling container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ in the hole (secret weapon) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | American athlete who has also acted in minor roles and is the only one to have been named "All-Star" in both football and baseball: 2 wds. | BOJACKSON | 9 | |
| #21 | Father of Thor in the movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Three of a ___ (certain poker hand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Electric rock band? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Backed up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Notion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | UK's second-biggest-selling newspaper: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | That guy's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Group for Canadian dentists: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Thin ___ (where skating may be dangerous) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Forensics franchise with a "Cyber" spin-off | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Place for a hearing aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Actress Talbot of "Hogan's Heroes" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Based on a ___ story" (words seen on a sports biography) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Poisonous Egyptian snakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | American athlete nicknamed Primetime who is known to have played an MLB match and an NFL match within 24 hours: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Leave unmentioned | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Twice-a-month tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Storm preceder? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Feeling of anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Slangy way of saying "hey there!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Puppy's little bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Part of a lunar cycle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Initial poker wagers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | On the 31st of February? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Computer image file format | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | American athlete who won a gold for decathlon at the 1912 Olympics and has spent 7 years in MLB and 13 in APFA (now NFL): 2 wds. | JIMTHORPE | 9 | |
| #47 | Not doing anything | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Plow-pulling farm animals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Go through the newspaper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Kissing in front of other people for example: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Tool used for chopping firewood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Literally "I forbid" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Old name for Tokyo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Baseball legend Williams who played for 3d | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | First word in the Three Musketeers' motto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Peyton Manning's brother who is also a quarterback | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Caspian or Caribbean e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Where it all started? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Salon's styling goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Call a halt to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Outlasted with "out" | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 2, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 2, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DEIONSANDERS at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 2, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 2, 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 2, 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.