Daily Themed Crossword April 27, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 27, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
April 27, 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 | Arm or leg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Actor Jude who played Watson on "Sherlock Holmes" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ bowls (breakfast option with healthy berries) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Quarter of a month almost | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dead tired | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Shut loudly like a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Formula One champion ___ Hamilton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | ___ of expertise (domain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Yellow spicy dip | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Bass member of the violin family | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Rapper 50 ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Devilish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Opposite of paleo- | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | SpikeTV formerly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Cubes in a tray? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Home to Machu Picchu | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Uniform | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Actress Whitman from "Good Girls" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Farm females | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | King of the jungle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | This beautiful isle was used as a nuclear test site turning it into a radioactive wasteland deemed unsafe for human habitation: 2 wds. | BIKINIATOLL | 11 | |
| #22 | Bright thought | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Hideous one in fairytales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Drunkard's withdrawal symptoms: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Earlier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Fuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ vera (natural skin food) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Young boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | First square? ("Go back to square ___") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "American Idol" host Jennifer to fans: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "The Lord of the Rings" author ___ Tolkien: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Rock's ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Twelfth and final one on the calendar for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Victorian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "___ for research" (organization): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | This salt wasteland in Afar Triangle Ethiopia is feared for its extreme heat volcanic activities and toxic gases: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Caffeine-containing nut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Like some packaged food | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Go yachting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Praiseful poem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Sean Taro ___ Lennon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | A long way off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Spine-chilling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Chicago trains: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Bring to mind | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Actor Roth from "Inglourious Basterds" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Driving divisions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Shoot!" (Dejected exclamation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | One of the hottest places on Earth this place is home to Badwater Basin point of lowest elevation in North America: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Next in line? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Tra-___": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Subject concerned with biodiversity for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Shout (at) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Backstabber or lab maze runner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Kind of admiral | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "I" problem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Unimaginably long stretch of time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Master as an art | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Prefix with culture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | New Balance competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Response to an e-mail wisecrack: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Color quality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Uno dos ___ cuatro | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Without exception | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 27, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 27, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DANAKILDESERT 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 3 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 27, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 27, 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 27, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.