Daily Themed Crossword July 23, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 23, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
July 23, 2018 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Voicemail instruction: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Light sources often placed on study tables | Show answer | 5 | |
| #3 | "___ Named Duke": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Chalkboard listing at a cafe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Fallback option: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "He ___ fighter in her and that gives him hope.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "You ___ thing." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | When repeated it's the name of an island group in Thailand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Sunshine crackers: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Words accepting defeat: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Seaside | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | ___ before the storm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | The Guggenheim is an ___ museum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Autobiographical trilogy writer ___ Tolstoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Soccer ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "Skyfall" singer who has been named Billboard's Artist of the Year thrice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Liquid that can come from coconut or sunflower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Cookie with marshmallow crispy flavor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Django Jane" singer Janelle ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | "Well well!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Ariel ___ (sports car named after a molecule part) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | American hard rock band behind 46a for which Slash (birthday today) is the lead guitarist: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #23 | Undiluted drink order | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | World's fair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Internet sensation "Salt ___" whose salt sprinkling video went viral | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "E" in E.T. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___ Gauche (southern back of Seine in Paris) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Afresh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Actress Gardner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Homer Simpson's father | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Large group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Lebanese fashion designer ___ Saab | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Cry of pain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Joan of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "For ___ a Jolly Good Fellow." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Author Thomas ___ who wrote "The American Crisis" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Poet's "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | American hard rock supergroup that had Slash as a member and which produced the hit single "Slither": 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #39 | Yachts for e.g. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Expression reserved for something gross | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Rank above a baron: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Room with ___ (overlooking a stunning locale): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | American procedural forensics drama: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | She-sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "___ Can" (Obama's slogan): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Spooky | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "___ vous plait" (Parisian's "please") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | "___ to see you again someday.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Lawful | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | 19a's hit song "___ o' Mine" which is the band's only song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #51 | Retreats like a tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Who's ___ girl?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Rachel's sister in the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Great ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ up (dress up for an occasion) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Goodrich product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Climbing vine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Merino male | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | 19th President of U.S.A.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pacific or Arctic for e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ Office (workspace for POTUS) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Hall of Fame inductee and basketball coach Henry ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Elton John's instrument | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | Fitness centers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | C'___ la vie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Old anesthetic | Show answer | 5 |
How the July 23, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 23, 2018, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VELVETREVOLVER at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 11 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 23, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 23, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 23, 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.