Daily Themed Crossword January 8, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 8, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 8, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Forcibly eject from one's mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "He said ___ said" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Thirty days ____ September ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "... or ___!" (threatening words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Fragment of broken glass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Shoo!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Dressed like Batman or Dracula | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Hoppy drinks at a brewpub | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Woven cloth or fabric | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Greek letter that's also a Swiss watch brand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Gemstone mined in Australia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Blanket with concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "Live Free or Die Hard" director Wiseman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Good buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ and hearty (in good shape) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Y chromosome carrier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "For what ___ worth..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Summit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Fashion label ____-Picone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | 2006 thriller directed by Christopher Nolan that starred David Bowie (birthday today) as Nikola Tesla: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Model's stance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Annoys | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Like the numbers 9 13 and 17 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Option for a long-term investor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Well obviously!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "How ___ it matter?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Smallest positive integer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ice cream maker Joseph | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Get things wrong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Reindeer relative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Big car with off-road capabilities: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Drink through a straw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Hot temper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Something to sign a contract with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 1981 song from Queen that was written and recorded in collaboration with David Bowie: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Civil rights activist Parks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Accurate as some descriptions | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | What a watermelon eater might spit out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "___ Jude" (Beatles classic) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Boston Bruins great Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Equally matched | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Surprising result | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Find a function for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "Match Game" panelist O'Donnell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Black Beatles" band ___ Sremmurd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Actress Amy of "Justice League" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Caught in the act | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | 1969 song by David Bowie that was his first top-five entry on the British Singles charts: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | ___ May Clampett of "The Beverly Hillbillies" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Computer made by Apple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Musical quality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Toy that you control with a string | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Hagar the Horrible" cartoonist Browne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Fizzles out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Curling surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Ingrid Bergman's "Casablanca" role | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Imitate a cow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Big name in frozen confections | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ down (lose weight) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "Pick a card... ___ card" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Canterbury Cathedral county | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | A blindfold covers them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Head of a corporation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 8, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 8, 2018, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UNDERPRESSURE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 8, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 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 64 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 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.