Daily Themed Crossword July 14, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 14, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 14, 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 | Basil for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Bestseller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Bob ___ of The Walt Disney Company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Bean curd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Mary-Kate ___ (famous twin) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Have debt to settle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Little River Band hit: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "NYPD Blue" actor Morales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | In addition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ culture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Rafter's prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Ryder Cup org.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | One's fragile self-esteem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Haiti's ___ Cayes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Stars and Stripes" for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Whistle blower on the field for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Puncture with a knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Cheerless | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Carlos Fuentes' novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Actor who made his mark as an action hero 30 years ago with the hit "Die Hard": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Where one may find bats | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | A Latvian in old days | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "That was ___ brainer.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Always poetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Celestial altar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Tel ___ Israel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ pop (popular opinion) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Suffix with chlor- | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Biology for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Used a bench | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "OMG!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Actor Bentley from "The Hunger Games" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Revolutionary ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Secret agent? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Author who wrote "Nothing Lasts Forever" the novel on which movie in 17a was based: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | ___ avises | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "The ___ of the situation..." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Bird used in falconry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Shapiro of NPR | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Out of town | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Hard hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Judge ___ Lythgoe of American reality TV | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | State to Sydney: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Interstellar" genre: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Matures | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | English actor who played Hans Gruber in "Die Hard": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Went on a motorcycle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Nasty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Top spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Informal denial | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Fall away like a tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Frozen waffles made popular by "Stranger Things" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Long-nosed one from "Despicable Me" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Jellystone Park's ___ Bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Green prefix? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Concoction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | HBO's "___ Poetry Jam" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Concert prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Coach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Philip Roth's "___ the Fanatic" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Name separator? | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 14, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 14, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RODERICKTHORP at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are 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.
July 14, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 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 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 July 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.