Daily Themed Crossword April 18, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 18, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
April 18, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Trodden track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Dell or Sony products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Indian spiced tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "___ me a song" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dip for chips | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Winter activity on the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Word repeated before "Who's there?" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Back scratcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "The Cheetah ___ 2" musical film directed by Kenny Ortega starring Raven-Symone and Adrienne Bailon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Precious mining outputs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Before to Burns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Stylish in the '60s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___-Caps (candy brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Hawaiian tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Paul Rudd's favorite insect? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Rock's ___ Maiden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Beach shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Ness Scotland | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "___ Pocus" dark fantasy film directed by Kenny Ortega starring Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Repeat an action | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "___ Musical" film trilogy directed by Kenny Ortega (birthday today) starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Parasite's need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Garfield's canine pal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Wine barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | LP successors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Toss into the mix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | iPad downloads for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Type of chart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Opposite of "post" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Plaines Illinois | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | License-losing offense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Therapists' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Pack muscles informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Apartment areas: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | More than the occasional drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Dancing" 1987 film choreographed by Kenny Ortega starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Sweet spuds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Suffix for "Japan" or "Siam" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Quid ___ quo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "E.T." actress ___ Wallace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Horace's "___ Poetica" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Grain tossed at weddings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Portuguese "she" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Towards the rising sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Under the ___ of (protection) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "What ___ going to do now?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Coronation Street" actress ___ Carey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Feel sick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "That is" in Latin: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Barbie e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Musical fantasy film series directed by Kenny Ortega starring Dove Cameron and Cameron Boyce | Show answer | 11 | |
| #52 | Musician Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "This is ___ drill": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Michael Jackson's ___ Is It" 2009 documentary-concert film directed by Kenny Ortega | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Puppet material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Hand-held organizer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Television segment for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ Papaya Salad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | New York's ___ Canal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Well well well" cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Artist Salvador who wrote "Diary of a Genius" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "___ your turn" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___-Tac (brand of mints) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Leatherworker's hole-making tools | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | The Kinks' "Phenomenal ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Question | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 18, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 18, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DESCENDANTS at 11 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 4 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 18, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 18, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 18, 2021 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 18, 2021 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 18, 2021 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.