Daily Themed Crossword August 25, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 25, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 25, 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 | Bering ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "So you knew it all along" exclamation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Give an unofficial name to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Japanese Indian or Thai e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Supreme audit institution: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Pearl or Sapphire e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | French school | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Internet device with a blinking light | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Safe haven for a lion's cubs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Break a ___!" ("Good luck") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Tesla's ___ Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Core message | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ far (up until now) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Large crowd | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Mexican snack in a shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Legendary hero portrayed by Scottish actor Sean Connery (birthday today) in a 1976 movie opposite Audrey Hepburn: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | Type of battery: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | The iPhone runs on it | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | What you breathe in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Picked up like a new language | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Garage item for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Government mortgage insurer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Actor James ___ of "127 Hours" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | ___ red (shade named after a certain gemstone) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Yellow pokemon that evolves to Kadabra (that almost gives away the answer!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Relative of an ostrich | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Center of activity commercially | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "___ questions?" ("Am I clear?") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Nay's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Bill at the bar or certain keyboard key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Retro hairdo like Hendrix's | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Cheese to a mouse? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sean Connery's 1977 war film based on a book by Cornelius Ryan which also stars Michael Caine: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | College in New Rochelle New York | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Hit list often counted down: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | John Steinbeck's characters from "The Grapes of Wrath" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | NFL ball carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Former NBA star ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Never been better!": Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | One bone in your chest "cage" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Hampshire known for its quaint towns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "___ your dinner." ("Have fun!") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Make a rug e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Airplane flyers or first episodes of TV shows | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Record company | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Improve a skill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Compassionate | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Word on a U.S. coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Ask ___ questions." ("My lips are sealed"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tetley product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Number that sounds exactly like "won" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Hollywood's iconic fictional spy portrayed by Sean Connery seven times: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | "When Harry ___ Sally" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Flamenco cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Hush-hush govt. group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Rock's ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Convent dweller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Appliance for baking cookies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "What ___ is new?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | One who is moved easily for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Not ___!" ("Need more time") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Four ___ clover | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 25, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 25, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ABRIDGETOOFAR 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 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.
August 25, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 25, 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 August 25, 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.