Daily Themed Crossword August 28, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 28, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
August 28, 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 | "Sonny & ___" (American folk rock duo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Clothed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Volcanic flow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "___ I care!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Tibet's spiritual leader ___ Lama | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Don't ___ the past." (ponder over): 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Jurassic Park creature informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Tehran's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Sounding like someone with a bad cold | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Commentaries on a publication | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Cry mournfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Suffering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Like the number 5 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Old name for Tokyo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Every cloud ___ silver lining.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "That's a ___!" (director's words at the end of a shoot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sum up two figures | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The dark side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Convenience | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Wedding words: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Spanish tennis player who won the Men's Singles at the 2017 US Open: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | "The Time Machine" race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Loads and loads: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | In poor health | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Saving Private Ryan" craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "That's what I think": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Of great significance for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Scratch the surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Prefix with conceive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Cry of pain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Amazing slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Essential ___ (massage products) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Supermarket chain initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | American architect Maya ___ who won the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Swiss tennis player who won the Women's Doubles with Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan at the 2017 US Open: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Robe for Caesar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "___ roads must a man walk down before you call him a man...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Labor union for dock workers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Cookie you can dunk in the dark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Manute ___ of basketball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Taylor (apparel chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Choke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "You are ___ one." (quite nasty): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | U.S. naval base in Cuba: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Global conflict between 1914 to 1918: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ coffee (cocktail) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | 41d has one for convicts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | British tennis player who won the Mixed Doubles with 32a at the 2017 US Open: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | "Vous ____ ici" ("You are here" in French) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ of interest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Seaweed extract | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Days of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | L.A. hrs.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Pellet in a green pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Barely make enough | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "I'd Rather Go Blind" singer ___ James | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Talking macaw from the Aladdin series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Aspen activity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | End of grace word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Christmas tree topper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Aviv (city in Israel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Too interested in other people's lives | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "Try this!" | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 28, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 28, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MARTINAHINGIS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 9 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 28, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 28, 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 28, 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.