Daily Themed Crossword September 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
September 16, 2018 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Group of oil-producing nations formed in 1960: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Need to return money to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Chain of convenience stores and gas stations along the East Coast | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Place for contact lenses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Grammy-winning singer behind "Love in This Club" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Agriculture Department: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Violent weather condition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | It makes grass sparkle in the morning sun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Leather-piercing tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Next-___ neighbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Who to visit for a routine check-up: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Cry from a sty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Material for ceramics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Provide wages for work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Meat-and-potatoes dish cooked in a single pot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The ___ brothers (filmmakers Ethan and Joel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Spiral shape like a spring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Woolly female animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sound from a wolf | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Actress Chaplin of "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Ghost from the eponymous animated series known as "The Friendly Ghost" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | First piece moved in a game of Chess often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Matt LeBlanc's role in "Friends" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Beef ___ (dried meat) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Body part that has the biceps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Nightmare" street of films | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Billion-year span | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Carmaker that produces the Sierra and the Terrain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "___ up!" (exclamation to an immature person) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Hopping Australian marsupial for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cereal grain in granola | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Word you'd sometimes see after "Many years" or "A while" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Bitter tasting beer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Hill Street Blues" and "Lou Grant" production company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Janitor's instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Bravo" in a bullfight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Something to sign a contract with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Ghost from the "Harry Potter" series who is known for her constant wailing in the lavatories: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #39 | "___ you farewell" ("Goodbye"): 2 wds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Signal "yes" with the head | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Military recruiting group on university campuses: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Collapsible bed provided to soldiers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | A ghost's favorite word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sign of things to come as an eclipse to some | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "Rivers" to a Mexican | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Get ___ of (discard) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | State one's views | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Decide in favor of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Group of experts as in an interview or talent show | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Brake pad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sea creature that looks similar to an octopus but may have more tentacles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Pound slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Like a certain duckling of fairy tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | One of the most popular arcade games in the world where the player has to avoid being eaten by the 4 ghosts: Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Short note for a quick meeting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Popular brand of pet food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "The end is ___" (for this crossword actually) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Boss of fashion? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Souvenir from a baseball game maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Currency made of metal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "Air Force ___" (the President's flight) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ Lilly and Company (pharmaceutical giant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Takes care of a squeaky hinge say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Actress Hathaway of "Ocean's 8" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Fuel economy unit: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Joseph who co-founded a "Grand Ice Cream" brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Remove the skin as from an orange | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | ___ and aah (expression of admiration) | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 16, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MOANINGMYRTLE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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.
September 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 16, 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 68 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 16, 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.