Daily Themed Crossword April 18, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 18, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
April 18, 2026 — 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 | Slumber party outfit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Management degree (anagram of bam): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ is me! (Alas!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Not impressed expression (anagram of hem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Their efforts were in ___ (futile) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Washboard muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Sail the seven ___ (be an explorer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | This ___ what I signed up for! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Illuminated or ignited say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ as a peacock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Texter's Haven't the foggiest idea: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Beeping device that made sure working professionals never missed a message on the go before we had cell phones and texting | PAGER | 5 | |
| #13 | Give off as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hula ___ (twirling toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Croft: Tomb Raider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ too hard on you? (Did I make it challenging for you?): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sin cos and ___ (trigonometric trio) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Geo (cable channel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ 2600 console with interchangeable cartridges that launched living-room gaming before we had PlayStation and Xbox | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Spanish sports fan's yay! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Send a patient to another doctor say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Hotel bookings for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Blood type: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Untrustworthy slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Are you ___? (Are you certain?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Company that made instant film and cameras changing the photography game before we had digital cameras and instant uploads | POLAROID | 8 | |
| #27 | Prefix with verse or cycle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Light ___ feather: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Entice someone (anagram of rule) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Bygone tape format that brought the era of movies rentals and recording into the living room before we had streaming: Abbr. | VHS | 3 | |
| #31 | Addition result | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Slender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Nighttime hours: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Automobile brand that's known for their Cherokee and Wrangler models | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Like the edge of a good knife | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | X-___ (25th December informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Trash container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___-dandruff shampoo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Sony portable audio player that let you take your cassette tapes and headphones around before we had iPods and music streaming | WALKMAN | 7 | |
| #40 | ___-Wan Kenobi Star Wars character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Superlative suffix for old or great | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | YouTube upload | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ man walks into a bar ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | That's disgusting! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Singer Lana ___ Rey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Palindromic spinner on a helicopter that rhymes with motor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Retirement fund letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Ink on the body for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Hand part read by fortunetellers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Everything is fair in love and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Broke bread say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Jungle expeditions in Africa | Show answer | 7 | |
| #53 | Me Myself & ___ (Jim Carrey movie) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Water-type Gym Leader in Pokemon Sword | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Intense anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Students' transcript figures: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Website addresses: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Chicken Soup for the ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Ford Explorer for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | School in New Hampshire: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Buckeye State school letters (anagram of sou) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | On the ___ (fleeing from the cops) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Letters common to iridescent and Irish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | We ___ Boyz (Wiz Khalifa song) | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 18, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 18, 2026, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is POLAROID at 8 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 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 18, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 18, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 18, 2026 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 8 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, 2026 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 18, 2026 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.