Daily Themed Crossword April 17, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 17, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
April 17, 2024 — 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 | First three letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Maria (hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hold on a ___ (Give me a moment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Participated in a marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Newtons (cookies) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | V-Day flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Television genre for shows like The Witcher and Game of Thrones | Show answer | 7 | |
| #8 | Poke fun at (rhymes with please) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | That's a ___! (director's words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Nicki Minaj's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Singer ___ Dee who sang with Elton John | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Garfield's wagger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Set in a straight line say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Television genre that can be situational or romantic like Friends or Jane the Virgin | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Key on either side of the space bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Change a text message say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Farrow from Hannah and Her Sisters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Because I ___ so | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Garbage destination | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Bird that is a symbol for people who are active at night | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Demanding attention | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Television's Dr. ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Length times width | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Television genre for shows like The Sopranos or Law & Order | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Rory McIlroy's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Expression of utter disgust | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Walked back and forth nervously | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Period of sleep with dreaming: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Bitterly regret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Satisfied spa sigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Paleozoic or Mesozoic e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Zion Church headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Comic strip bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Sound made by a sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Newsroom broadcaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | At a distance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | MasterCard rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Land of pharaohs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ opera television genre for shows like Days of Our Lives or The Bold and the Beautiful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Twisty road curve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Letter that follows bee? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Within the ___ of possibility | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Small branch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Group of three | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | The Jungle Book snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Needing medicine say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | First aid ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Perform a role in a play say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Museum-funding organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Aussie bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Like a candlelit room | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Little dog's bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ear-splitting noise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Chemical suffix with sulf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Sticky substance often seen during Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Colorant for fabrics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Winfrey TV celebrity | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | This one or that one? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | More than willing | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Legal ___ television genre for shows like Suits or Perry Mason | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Fluorescent bulb alternatives: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Glow visible to a psychic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Tax professional: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___-school (school for tots) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Doublemint for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ haw (donkey's cry) | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 17, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 17, 2024, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FANTASY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 17, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 17, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 17, 2024 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 7 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 17, 2024 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 17, 2024 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 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.