Daily Themed Crossword April 9, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 9, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 9, 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 | Massage locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Prefix meaning "half" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Actor Wallach from "The Holiday" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Soccer ___ (partner to 47a) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Think tank results | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Adele's "___ Like You" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Beauty pageant wear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "___ Daba Honeymoon" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Navigational aid for ships | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Painter Matisse | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Alone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Tanning lotion letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Tonight Starring Jack ___ " (talk show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Company that helps one send bouquets: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Walk heavily (rhymes with "trod") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Double-reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Breakfast grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Grammy award winning female bassist who has been named one of the world's top ten greatest living songwriters by NPR: 2 wds. | AIMEEMANN | 9 | |
| #19 | Bonus something that is over and above the description | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Young boy from Scotland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Intense devotion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Two tablets thrice a day maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | School of whales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "We'll have to wait till the train ___ the station" (Arrives at): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Yale students | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | High ___ (cutting edge) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "A" in IPA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Monthly scientific journal covering molecular biology: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Everything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Almost sold-out sign in theatres: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | 500 sheets of paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ San Juan "Paint Your Wagon" actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | American bassist who was a part of one of the first all-female rock groups "The Bangles" that created hits like "Manic Monday": 2 wds. | MICHAELSTEELE | 13 | |
| #36 | Heavy publicity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Kind of cat with blue eyes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Type of classical male singing voice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Long snaky fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Not very outgoing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Tell tall tales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Candle count on a cake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Snap for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Particulars on a list | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "I Spy" star Bill | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Giraffe or Horse | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Apple tablets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Japanese wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "I'll ___ it..." (Make arrangements for): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Work in the cutting room | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Floor cleaning tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | High-speed Internet cables: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Kirk to Michael Douglas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | American jazz bassist ___ Spalding who has won four Grammy awards making her the first jazz artists to win the award | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | Swing the camera for a wider angle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Touch of frost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Facility where one can find 42a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Colony member | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Slopes activity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Degrees earned by budding entrepreneurs?: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Singer Celine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "___ the show begin." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Auld Lang ___" (song sung as a farewell to the old year) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Detect | Show answer | 4 |
How the April 9, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 9, 2018, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MICHAELSTEELE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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.
April 9, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 9, 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 April 9, 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.