Daily Themed Crossword August 15, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 15, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 15, 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 | Measure of your weight in relation to your height: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "God ___ America" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #3 | Misplaced | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Way-in: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ low (lower oneself morally) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Buys something as grocery or clothes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Old-fashioned one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Latest rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ unto himself (not a follower of general rules): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Morgendorffer (character from an adult-animated sitcom) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | A regular newsletter for e.g. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Met ___ (starry affair in NYC) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Years ___ (a while back) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "War and Peace" author ___ Tolstoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Donkey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | July or August for e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Spanish wave so to say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "It's been ___ since we last met." (quite a long time) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Life ___ short to...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Homes to captive lions and elephants | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ABC sitcom starring Malin Akerman and Bradley Whitford which was canceled after one season: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #23 | Activity centers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Whip someone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Nittany Lion's institution (in Penn.): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | NFL's Michael ___ ("The Blind Side" was based on his story) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Colonel Sanders' food chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Barbie's beau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ on the side of caution (be especially careful) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Retired basketball star Shaquille O'___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "Get off the stage!" (audience reaction to a bad performance) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Mighty tree that might drop an acorn? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Number on the highest podium | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Turn the ___ cheek (calm retaliation to an insult) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Just about manage to survive with "out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Blog feed format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | NBC drama series starring Seth Rogen and James Franco which was canceled after one season: 3 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #39 | "___ home?" (question that often follows a knock) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Backbone of a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Consisting of two parts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | It lifts heavy weights at a construction site | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tool for unlocking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Hi-___ images (good quality): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Harsh soap-making chemicals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Unlike any liquid or gas? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Reality show where Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel serve as judges: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Corn porridge | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___-knit family (sharing a good bonding) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Syfy's dystopian series starring Alan Ritchson which was canceled after one season: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #51 | Largest Norwegian city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Title for some noblemen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Fluctuate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | At any point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Psychiatrist's group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Hairdo for Solange Knowles or Jimi Hendrix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Way off | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Part of a glass that touches your lips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Baton Rouge school attended by Shaq: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "___ it my best shot." ("I tried my best"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Fair-hiring initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Settled the bill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Of the same ___" (similar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Alexandre Dumas' "The ___ Musketeers" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | Uniformed troop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | John ___ (someone whose name is unknown) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Foam" preceder | Show answer | 5 |
How the August 15, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 15, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FREAKSANDGEEKS at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 10 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.
August 15, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 15, 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 August 15, 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.