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Daily Themed Crossword August 30, 2018 Answers

All 62 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the August 30, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.

62Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
9Abbreviations
Answers

August 30, 2018 — All 62 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Inc. in Britain Show answer 3
#2 Heavy burden Show answer 4
#3 Institution named after an evangelist: Abbr. Show answer 3
#4 Vienna's country for short Show answer 3
#5 "The devil is in the ___" Show answer 7
#6 Popular word game where you draw a stick figure in the gallows Show answer 7
#7 Old ___ (witchy one in a book) Show answer 3
#8 ___ Wednesday Show answer 3
#9 Sticky lip coat Show answer 5
#10 Fasten Show answer 5
#11 "The Wedding Singer" actor ___ Sandler Show answer 4
#12 Angry outburst Show answer 4
#13 "You'll need ___ for your yoga classes.": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#14 ___ Health Magazine Show answer 4
#15 Not false Show answer 4
#16 Communication for the deaf: Abbr. Show answer 3
#17 Popularity Show answer 4
#18 American actor who played Dorothy Michaels in "Tootsie": 2 wds. Show answer 13
#19 Cross inscription: Abbr. Show answer 4
#20 Toy store __ Schwarz Show answer 3
#21 "Brokeback Mountain" director ___ Lee Show answer 3
#22 Louis Armstrong's "When the ___ Go Marching In" Show answer 6
#23 ___ rain (environmental hazard) Show answer 4
#24 Ratify Show answer 6
#25 Campsite warmer Show answer 4
#26 Move swiftly Show answer 4
#27 Boston Red ___ Show answer 3
#28 Actor ___ Murphy who played Patricia "Kitten" Braden in "Breakfast on Pluto" Show answer 7
#29 Letters on a bounced check: Abbr. Show answer 3
#30 Claire's husband in "Modern Family" Show answer 4
#31 Buddy slangily Show answer 3
#32 Diarist ___ Frank Show answer 4
#33 Suffix with words like "psycho" and "socio" Show answer 4
#34 Part of the eye that shares its name with the Greek goddess of rainbow Show answer 4
#35 Advisory group to the U.S. President: Abbr. Show answer 3
#36 Collapsed like a ceiling: 2 wds. Show answer 7
#37 "They don't own the apartment they've taken it ___.": 2 wds. Show answer 7
#38 "___! We are in serious trouble now." (cry of dismay): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#39 Investigator for short: Abbr. Show answer 3
#40 Actress Elle ___ who played Ray in "3 Generations" Show answer 7
#41 General standard Show answer 4
#42 Twosomes Show answer 5
#43 Adobe file format: Abbr. Show answer 3
#44 Hip-hop's Dr. ___ Show answer 3
#45 Opposite of last Show answer 5
#46 "They had to face a ___ of questions from the media." Show answer 6
#47 "Once and Again" actress Ward Show answer 4
#48 African wildlife expedition Show answer 6
#49 Sixth month as per the Jewish civil year Show answer 4
#50 Bank account protector for short: Abbr. Show answer 4
#51 Before in poetry Show answer 3
#52 British actor who received an Academy Award nomination for playing Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl": 2 wds. Show answer 13
#53 ___ out a living Show answer 3
#54 Currency unit in Japan Show answer 3
#55 Nancy Drew's boyfriend Show answer 3
#56 Magazine chiefs: Abbr. Show answer 3
#57 Lion's hideout Show answer 4
#58 Glide on snow Show answer 3
#59 Black dot inside a watermelon for e.g. Show answer 4
#60 Rainbow shapes Show answer 4
#61 Big ___ Conference Show answer 3
#62 Concludes Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the August 30, 2018 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 30, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DUSTINHOFFMAN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 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.

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FAQ

August 30, 2018 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for August 30, 2018?
The August 30, 2018 grid has 62 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 62 clues. The longest answer is DUSTINHOFFMAN at 13 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 9 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
There is no companion puzzle on file for this date.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including August 29, 2018 and August 31, 2018.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the August 30, 2018 Crossword

01

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 62 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.

02

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.

03

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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 30, 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.

Last checked — Sep 8, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

62clues on this board
13longest answer
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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