Daily Themed Crossword January 14, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 14, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 14, 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 | Squeeze out every last bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Chickens lay them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Hair-styling substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Some appliances for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Warren ___ baseball pitcher considered one of the greats | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Throw with force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "For ___ a jolly..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Disney's "___ and the Detectives" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | A parody like "Airplane!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Country whose capital is Caracas | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | ___ and vigor (energy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Dies ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Ali" director Michael | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hold on to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Baseball official for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | A historically significant period of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Sister of Anna in "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Another word for "Grandma" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "___ H20: 20 Years Later" a 1998 film in which rapper LL Cool J - whose birthday it is today - appeared. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | The first man | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Be dressed in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | This and that | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Pitcher's place | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Law school newbie: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Disturbs or rattles | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Moroccan hat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Holiday ___ hotel chain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Selma" director Duvernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Animal doctor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cigarette residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "He has a powerful ___" (intangible quality) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Fishing rod attachment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Molecule part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Popular educational kids TV series in which rapper LL Cool J appeared: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Hendrix hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Kind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Sheet music symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "Your" of yore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | The sign of the lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Attempt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Sing from the mountains perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Holy hymn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Zesty flavor enhancer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Apple desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | A 1999 crime thriller in which rapper LL Cool J starred alongside Stanley Tucci: 3 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Studious type | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Racer Earnhardt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | TV Award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Brooks of comedy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Beaver's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Express lane unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | End of a pickoff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Spacewalk for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Bishops and knights | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ you not entertained?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | The Liberty Tree for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Grotto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Near-obsolete burnable media: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Science writer Willy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Alaska's first governor | Show answer | 4 |
How the January 14, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 14, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SESAMESTREET at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 14, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 14, 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 14, 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.