Daily Themed Crossword July 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 16, 2018 — All 57 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mother of piglets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Arrange in ascending order for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Fail to include | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Impetuous | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Barking up the wrong (mistaken) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Land ecosystem dominated by grass (as seen in Badlands National Park) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Electronic products that run Windows: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Welsh ___ (cute breed of dog) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Actors Rogen and Green | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Yankees great Berra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Tree that sounds like "You"? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Significant periods in history | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Last W of WWW | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Actor Epps who co starred on House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Caviar source (and anagram of 13a) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Metal source (and anagram of 12a) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Learned and judicious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Paintings sculpture etc. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Gift of ___ (ability to speak well) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "___ Coming" single from Ariana Grande's upcoming album "Sweetener" featuring 37a: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | Wrinkled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "That's ___ problem" (Not ours) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Nationality of Pierce Brosnan Colin Farrell or Liam Neeson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Count or quantity for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Former students of a university | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | "Let sleeping dogs ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "Anchors Aweigh" branch of the Military: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | 24-hour cable news channel that airs "The Rachel Maddow Show" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | "In ___" (basically) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Have a good cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Father of Tommy and Dil Pickles on Rugrats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Anticipated takeoff hour: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Four-time Grammy-winning rapper who features in Ariana Grande's "Sweetener": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #34 | Former MLB player who was also the lead singer for an LA-based doo-wop group: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Civil rights scholar/activist Guinier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Where Knoxville and Nashville are: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | One of a smartphone accessory pair | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Joe ___ 46th President of the United States | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | "'Scuse me while ___ the sky..." (Line from Hendrix's "Purple Haze"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Storage media that can be magnetic floppy or optical | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | How many lives a cat has (according to folklore) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Super Bass" singer-rapper who features in Ariana Grande's "Sweetener": 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #43 | Eye part that might be blue or brown | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Distinguishing feature of a giraffe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "Mercury Blues" singer Jackson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | English post-punk band Killing ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Bummed out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | British title for a knight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "Your Body ___ Wonderland" (John Mayer song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | The Phoenix of the NCAA's Southern Conference | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Common city name starter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Both Hands" singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "Lucy in the ___ with diamonds" (Beatles tune) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Band that redid "I Will Survive" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Direction opposite NNW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Beatles "I thought I ___ you what did I know?" | Show answer | 4 |
How the July 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 16, 2018, a Monday. It contains 57 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MISSYELLIOTT at 12 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 6 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 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 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 57 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 57 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 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.