Daily Themed Crossword January 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
January 16, 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 | Field of study: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Maple syrup source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Amasova "The Spy Who Loved Me" Bond girl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Sonnet or haiku | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Persian language | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Don't kick up a ___!" (Make a commotion) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Come together | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Dry like Spanish wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Inga ___ actress who played the housekeeper on "Benson" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | ___ West famed rapper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ Fu famed martial art | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Utilize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Inset egg or point to pick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Fuel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | One in Spain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Starting fresh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Continent containing India | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Farewell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Staple grain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | New Jersey basketball team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Boxer who 42-Across defeated in a fight billed as "The Uncivil War" to win the IBF Super Middleweight Title: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | ___ Krabappel teacher on "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Actress Olsen for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | One of two six-sided gambling pieces | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Wintry mixed weather | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Magazine that rivals Vogue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Foot appendages | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Frozen water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Sure sign me up!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Shy or scared | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ of Capri | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Gardening tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ polloi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Rocker ___ Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Israeli submachine gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Julio ___ boxer who Jones won the WBF and IBA light heavyweight titles against: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Gambling city in Nevada | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Swiss district known for its cheese that is often used in French onion soup | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Wood-shaping tool with a bent blade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Sushi roll fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Before to poets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | TV star ___ Arnaz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Reeves of "The Matrix" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Place of gladiatorial battle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Greenish-yellow pears | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Trade informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Let's nip this ___ bud.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Boxer whose birthday it is today and is considered one of the greatest of all time having been champion in four weight classes: 2wds. | ROYJONESJR | 10 | |
| #49 | Prison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Smelting residue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Be in accord | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Rod partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Tuning device | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Hill runner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Louisville slugger? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Miss at a hoedown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Where the sun rises | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Tell a tall tale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Joie de vivre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Wealthy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Honest president | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Type of monster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Anyone ___? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Hair styler | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 16, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CESARGONZALEZ at 13 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 5 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 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 16, 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 16, 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.