Daily Themed Crossword May 18, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 18, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 18, 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 | Pager sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Cricket ___ (club) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Gone ___ (not on the right track) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Drop from the eye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Pituitary for e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Tiger Woods' sport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Greased | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Dalai ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Panic-stricken | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Sylvester Stallone's character John ___ in "First Blood" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "The ___ Housewives of Beverly Hills" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | General Robert ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Summit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Saving Private Ryan" craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Female sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | One who hides the truth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Swiss ___ (peaks) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Victorian ___ (period) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ mater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___-and-greet (event for a public figure) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | A subspecies of the Iberian wild goat found in Spain and Southern France which went extinct in 2000: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Opposite of West | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Othello" conspirator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sum up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Lao-tzu principle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Cool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Primitive homes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Its capital is Abu Dhabi: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Passenger-screening organizations at airports: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | NBC weekend show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Actor ___ Arno | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Act your ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sculpture or a painting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Ratatouille" protagonist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___-80 (old computer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | |
| #37 | Managed with "out" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Rankings like of TV shows | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | 1997 Peter Fonda title role | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Princess tormentor under the mattress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Actor ___ Penn from "Harold & Kumar" series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Response to "Shall we?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ star (talk show attraction) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "___ lost!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Ill-___ (doomed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Enemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Atmospheric layer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Breeze (through) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Antelope species from the Arabian peninsula which went extinct due to excessive hunting and was officially declared extinct in 2008: 2 wds. | SAUDIGAZELLE | 12 | |
| #50 | Retro hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Big party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Rioter's take | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | American civil rights theorist ___ Guinier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | School for Prince William | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Plant fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Out of harm's way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Intergovernmental military alliance: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Muesli morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Broadcasts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Secluded valley | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Musician Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ of land (piece) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "The Sweetest Taboo" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ can | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 18, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 18, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EASTERNCOUGAR at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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.
May 18, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 18, 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 May 18, 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.