Daily Themed Mini Crossword 2018 Answers
71 dated puzzles from 2018, holding 710 clues.
2018 — 71 Mini Crossword Puzzles
This page lists every Daily Themed Crossword mini puzzle archived for 2018 — 71 dates in all, running from October 22, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and holding 710 clues. Puzzles are grouped by month with the newest month first, so you can drop straight to the week you are looking for.
Each date opens to a full page listing every clue and its answer in grid order. Minis from this year average 10 clues apiece, so they are quick to check. Clue wording is kept exactly as the game gives it, including the "Abbr." and "wds." markers that tell you how an answer is spelled.
Other years are linked in the header above, and the full mini archive covers 9 years and 2,814 puzzles. The full crossword archive and the 202 themed packs hold the rest of the game.
December 2018
31 puzzles this month.
| Date | Day | Clues |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| December 30, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| December 29, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| December 28, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| December 27, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| December 26, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| December 25, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| December 24, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| December 23, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| December 22, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| December 21, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| December 20, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| December 19, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| December 18, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| December 17, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| December 16, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| December 15, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| December 14, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| December 13, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| December 12, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| December 11, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| December 10, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| December 9, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| December 8, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| December 7, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| December 6, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| December 5, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| December 4, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| December 3, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| December 2, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| December 1, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
November 2018
30 puzzles this month.
| Date | Day | Clues |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| November 29, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| November 28, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| November 27, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| November 26, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| November 25, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| November 24, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| November 23, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| November 22, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| November 21, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| November 20, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| November 19, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| November 18, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| November 17, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| November 16, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| November 15, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| November 14, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| November 13, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| November 12, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| November 11, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| November 10, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| November 9, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| November 8, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| November 7, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| November 6, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| November 5, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| November 4, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| November 3, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| November 2, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| November 1, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
October 2018
10 puzzles this month.
| Date | Day | Clues |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| October 29, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
| October 28, 2018 | Sunday | 10 |
| October 27, 2018 | Saturday | 10 |
| October 26, 2018 | Friday | 10 |
| October 25, 2018 | Thursday | 10 |
| October 24, 2018 | Wednesday | 10 |
| October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | 10 |
| October 22, 2018 | Monday | 10 |
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2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the 2018 Mini Crossword Archive
Work a month at a time
This year holds 71 mini crossword boards. The clue style stays consistent within a month, so solving a run of consecutive dates trains you far faster than jumping around the calendar.
The theme carries the long answers
Every board is built around one idea, and the themed entries are almost always the longest slots. Spot what the long answers have in common and the short fills follow from the crossings.
Both board sizes run daily
Daily Themed Crossword publishes a full-size and a mini board every day. The full-size archive covers the other one, and the themed packs are the fixed boards that never rotate.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify the 2018 archive
Every board in this year is stored from the day it ran, clue wording verbatim and answers length-checked against their slots. Dates are checked for continuity, so a missing day shows as a gap rather than passing unnoticed.
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 6, 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.