Directors Cut Pack Pack Answers
Every clue and answer from the Directors Cut Pack bonus pack, in game order.
Directors Cut Pack — Complete Answer List
This page covers the Directors Cut Pack bonus pack from Daily Themed Crossword — 274 clues with every answer listed. Packs sit outside the daily calendar: they stay in the app permanently and are built around a single subject rather than a single date, so you can work through one at your own pace instead of racing a midnight reset.
At 274 clues this pack is smaller than the average pack, which runs to about 290. The longest answer is YEAREND at 7 letters. Note the clue flags as you read: 12 clues here end in "Abbr.", so those answers are shortened forms, and 6 carry a "wds." marker, meaning the answer is several words run together without spaces.
Clues appear below in the order the game gives them, so you can scroll to roughly where you are stuck rather than hunting the whole list. The pack index holds all 202 sets, and if your puzzle is dated rather than themed it will be in the daily archive or the mini archive instead.
Directors Cut Pack — Clues 1 to 120
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Stubborn animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Get ready for an exam for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Grown-___ (adults) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino actor-director pair who have worked together on multiple movies | Show answer | 6 | |
| #5 | Hot temper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Tomb Raider protagonist ___ Croft | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Muhammad who was portrayed by Will Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Venomous snake from Egypt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Saoirse ___ and Greta Gerwig actor-director pair who have worked together on multiple movies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | A ___ for your thoughts? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | 2 3 and 5 e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Auld Lang ___ (popular Scottish song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Dogs warning | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Diane Keatons ___ Hall | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Scottish miss | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Nickname for actor DiCaprio who has worked with Martin Scorsese on multiple movies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Out of the ordinary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Ritchie English director known for the action franchise Sherlock Holmes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Poem of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Alien transports Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Furniture you look forward to at the end of a long day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Put two plus two together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Hong Kong director known for the action films Mission Impossible 2 and Face/Off | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Tool for taking a DNA sample | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ McTiernan American director known for directing the Die Hard franchise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Lemonade container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | It took me a while to learn the ___ and outs of the job | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Chips ___! (cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Side of a coin that is not heads | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Vegan diet staple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Elvis hit (___ Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | More or ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | George ___ Australian director known for directing the action franchise Mad Max | Show answer | 6 | |
| #34 | Grand Canyon nation Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Harper Lees To ___ a Mockingbird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Blush target | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | ...___ a deer a female deer... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Losing My Religion group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ manual (instruction booklet) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Drop rolling down ones face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Perfume-appreciating organ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Pest at a picnic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Minors supervisor usually | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Buzzing insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Incense stick remnant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Frankensteins workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Besson French director known for the action thriller film Leon The Professional | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Who Wants to ___ Millionaire 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Let ___ famous Frozen song 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___-eye steak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Welles filmmaker who both starred in and directed Citizen Kane | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Letters following L | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Roman robe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | 24-hour cash dispenser Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Particle that may be positive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | He has good ___ in music (judgement) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | ___ Eastwood actor who both starred in and directed Gran Torino | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ Like It Hot 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | The S in STEM for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Affleck actor who both starred in and directed Argo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Protein-building acid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Vehicle that can be hired | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Denvers state for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | They are confessed in confessionals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Place to de-stress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Prefix with present and potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Yearly sports awards named after a popular TV network | Show answer | 5 | |
| #68 | Holiness leader? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | State of the Union cable channel Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Youve said more than you had to letters in a text | Show answer | 3 | |
| #71 | Cause for a back scratch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #72 | Highschoolers transcript number Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #73 | Mediums gift Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #74 | Allowed by law | Show answer | 5 | |
| #75 | Gibson ___ Paul (electric guitar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #76 | Capone Pacino and Gore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #77 | ___ Lynch famous film director who also worked in television on the show Twin Peaks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #78 | ___ amigo! (parting words) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #79 | ___ Is The New Black (Taylor Schilling starrer) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #80 | June 6 1944 Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #81 | ___ for Speed (racing game series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #82 | Negative vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #83 | ___ Lanka Asian island | Show answer | 3 | |
| #84 | Eleventh month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #85 | Clip-___ (like some earrings) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #86 | ___ Jordan (Nike kicks) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #87 | Bill ___ televisions Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #88 | Remind annoyingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #89 | ___ Radcliffe The Mysteries of Udolpho author | Show answer | 3 | |
| #90 | Michael ___ film director who also worked in television on the show Miami Vice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #91 | Deep-seated mineral deposit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #92 | Make stuff up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #93 | Pink ___ (rock band) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #94 | Athletes supporter in the stands | Show answer | 3 | |
| #95 | And without further ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #96 | 12 or 34 e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #97 | ___ Scorsese famous film director who also worked in television | Show answer | 6 | |
| #98 | Como ___ usted? (How are you? in Spanish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #99 | Teens big dance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #100 | ___ tai (drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #101 | New Yorks ___ State Building | Show answer | 6 | |
| #102 | Ambulance crew member Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #103 | ___ Fukunaga film director who also worked in television on the show True Detective | Show answer | 4 | |
| #104 | The E of CEO for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #105 | Currency youd use in Kyoto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #106 | Prefix with cycle or angle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #107 | Piglets pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #108 | Use a sofa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #109 | Figure out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #110 | All My ___ Live in Texas (George Strait song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #111 | Pants part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #112 | Spike ___ famous film director who also worked in television on the show Shes Gotta Have It | Show answer | 3 | |
| #113 | Letters after K | Show answer | 3 | |
| #114 | James ___ celebrated director known for directing films in franchises like Saw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #115 | Letter after emm? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #116 | Zodiac animal with horns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #117 | Christmas-time sale descriptor Hyph. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #118 | Bicep location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #119 | Long shivery utterance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #120 | Actress Thompson of The Beverly Hillbillies | Show answer | 3 |
Directors Cut Pack — Clues 121 to 240
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #121 | Move like a baby | Show answer | 5 | |
| #122 | Singer ___ Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #123 | ___ Raimi celebrated director known for directing films in franchises like The Evil Dead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #124 | Brainy sort stereotypically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #125 | Fashion ___ (celebrated figures) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #126 | Quickly write down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #127 | Former Governor of Florida ___ Bush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #128 | Christopher ___ celebrated director known for directing films such as The Dark Knight trilogy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #129 | ___ Spielberg celebrated director known for directing films in franchises like Jaws and Jurassic Park | Show answer | 6 | |
| #130 | Its better to be safe than ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #131 | Cains brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #132 | Clothes | Show answer | 6 | |
| #133 | Tesla power source for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #134 | Popular clothing company ___ Strauss & Co. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #135 | Pale or dark brew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #136 | Honest ___ Abraham Lincolns nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #137 | Egyptian queen known for her beauty for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #138 | Julie ___ famous director known for films like Daughters of the Dust and the TV show Queen Sugar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #139 | Soup from Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #140 | Bradley ___ Nightmare Alley actor | Show answer | 6 | |
| #141 | Dads boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #142 | Soccer commentators cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #143 | Long ___... (when fairy tales usually begin) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #144 | Back in Black band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #145 | ___ Gerwig celebrated director known for films like Barbie and Lady Bird | Show answer | 5 | |
| #146 | Duck duck ___ (childrens game) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #147 | Cathy ___ director known for films like Birds of Prey and Dead Pigs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #148 | Internet bidding site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #149 | Crocs cousin informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #150 | Having a high BMI say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #151 | Run lightly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #152 | Seinfeld to friends | Show answer | 3 | |
| #153 | Timid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #154 | ___ Clements animator known for writing and directing animated movies such as Aladdin and The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #155 | Species featured in the film Free Willy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #156 | The ___ that got away | Show answer | 3 | |
| #157 | Simbas den | Show answer | 4 | |
| #158 | Cozy room at home maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #159 | Party card game that may get wild? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #160 | Wabbit hunter Elmer ___ (Looney Tunes character) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #161 | Ill do anything ___ you! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #162 | Food holder in a cafeteria | Show answer | 4 | |
| #163 | ___ Moore director known for animated movies such as Wreck-It Ralph and Zootopia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #164 | Rowboat rowers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #165 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #166 | Vacation destination | Show answer | 6 | |
| #167 | Scooby ___ Where Are You? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #168 | Edgar Allan ___ author of The Raven | Show answer | 3 | |
| #169 | Phil ___ co-director of famous animated movies such as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Lego Movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #170 | Michael ___ American swimmer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #171 | ___ Bird director known for writing and directing animated movies such as The Incredibles and Ratatouille | Show answer | 4 | |
| #172 | Yikes! alternative in a comic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #173 | Prefix used with pilot or biography | Show answer | 4 | |
| #174 | Six-pack ___ (sign of fitness) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #175 | LAPD part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #176 | Gymgoers physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #177 | Pilots calculation Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #178 | Month to give out candy hearts for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #179 | Kittys coat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #180 | Questioned | Show answer | 5 | |
| #181 | Mystery author Edward D. ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #182 | When doubled a Latin dance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #183 | If youre happy and you know it ___ your hands... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #184 | Is that what theyre calling it these ___? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #185 | Ryan Fleck and ___ Boden filmmaking duo known for directing Sugar and Captain Marvel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #186 | Vegas preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #187 | What Jack and Jill went to fetch water in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #188 | Wee read backwards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #189 | Grandma lovingly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #190 | ___ nutshell (To sum it up) 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #191 | Tablet that may be Air or Pro | Show answer | 4 | |
| #192 | The ___ Brothers filmmaking duo known for directing films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #193 | Like picnic-spoiling weather | Show answer | 5 | |
| #194 | Near empty as a fuel tank | Show answer | 3 | |
| #195 | ___ tone (whats heard on telephones) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #196 | At ___ (military command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #197 | Robert ___ and Jerome Robbins Oscar-winning director duo known for directing West Side Story | Show answer | 4 | |
| #198 | Fleecy female on a farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #199 | Academic URL ender for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #200 | Corn eaters leftover part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #201 | Gas used in lit-up signs often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #202 | ___ Reiner comedy director known for films like The Princess Bride and This is Spinal Tap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #203 | ___ girl! (encouraging expression) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #204 | ___ and flow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #205 | Zoo hopper slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #206 | Semi-circle shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #207 | Mama horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #208 | ___ Cooper (BMW product) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #209 | Gingerbread ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #210 | ___ Johnson director known for action-comedy thrillers like Knives Out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #211 | Hold ___ your hat! 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #212 | South ___ (2018 Winter Olympics host) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #213 | What flies with a string attached | Show answer | 4 | |
| #214 | Music buys that can be burned Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #215 | ___ McKay comedy director known for films like Anchorman and Step Brothers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #216 | Cloth measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #217 | Assist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #218 | ___ the heart of the matter (arrive at) 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #219 | ___ you hear me? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #220 | Rolls-___ (car maker) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #221 | ___ Wright comedy director known for films like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz | Show answer | 5 | |
| #222 | ___ Then There Were None (Agatha Christie novel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #223 | Settled by cash or card | Show answer | 4 | |
| #224 | Massage therapists workplace maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #225 | Surgery or injury marks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #226 | Enjoy a burrito say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #227 | ___ Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #228 | Suffix used with a lemon-based summer drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #229 | ___ camp (prep area for mountaineers) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #230 | Alternative to borrow or steal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #231 | Vehicle rescue? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #232 | Audis country of origin for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #233 | High card | Show answer | 3 | |
| #234 | ___ loser (bad sport) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #235 | Commodus An Historical Play author Wallace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #236 | Shade of blue that sounds like veal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #237 | Drink enjoyed next to a Christmas tree for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #238 | ___ Meyers director known for her rom-com films like What Women Want and Somethings Gotta Give | Show answer | 5 | |
| #239 | Mexican lunch with a crunch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #240 | Park bench or recliner | Show answer | 4 |
Directors Cut Pack — Clues 241 to 274
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #241 | Vincent van Gogh e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #242 | Farm-measuring unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #243 | Tic-tac-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #244 | ___ Perignon champagne choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #245 | Washers partner in the laundry room | Show answer | 5 | |
| #246 | ___ Tennant director known for his rom-com films like Hitch and Sweet Home Alabama | Show answer | 4 | |
| #247 | Radiate light like a bulb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #248 | Extend as a subscription | Show answer | 5 | |
| #249 | Slowly decompose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #250 | Any more bright ___? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #251 | Author unknown for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #252 | Matched twosomes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #253 | Encouragement gesture thats given on the back | Show answer | 3 | |
| #254 | Spanish soccer cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #255 | Grade-school basics Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #256 | Grass wet coating | Show answer | 3 | |
| #257 | Get ___ of (discard) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #258 | Robin Williams ___ Doubtfire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #259 | Go wild 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #260 | Longest river in Africa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #261 | Atlantic or Pacific for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #262 | ___ on Wayward Son 1976 song by the rock band Kansas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #263 | ___ Lawrence director known for his rom-com films like Two Weeks Notice and The Rewrite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #264 | Chicagos famous deep-___ pizza | Show answer | 4 | |
| #265 | Place for a peephole | Show answer | 4 | |
| #266 | Johnny Cash hit A Boy Named ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #267 | ___ Maguire director known for her rom-com films like Bridget Joness Diary | Show answer | 6 | |
| #268 | Ending for Japan or Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #269 | Nintendos Super ___ Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #270 | ___ Cassavetes director known for his romance films like The Notebook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #271 | Plant without flowers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #272 | Outdoor Hawaiian bash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #273 | TVs beloved alien | Show answer | 3 | |
| #274 | Whispery and relaxing video genre (anagram of mars) Abbr. | Show answer | 4 |
Directors Cut Pack — Questions
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Everything here shares one subject
A themed pack narrows the field far more than a daily board does: all 274 clues in Directors Cut Pack pull from the same subject. Read the pack name as a hint before you read the clue — it rules out most of the answers a general crossword would allow.
Answer length is the tiebreaker
Answers here run from 3 to 7 letters, the longest being YEAREND. Themed clues often have two plausible solutions, so match the length to the slot before you commit.
Packs never change
Unlike the dated boards, a pack is fixed — the same clues in the same order for every player, which is what makes a written answer list reliable. Browse the full pack index for the rest, or the dated archive if you are chasing today's board instead.
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All 274 clues in this pack are read from the pack data itself, with answers length-checked and clue text kept verbatim. Packs are fixed content, so this page is checked once against the game and then stays correct rather than drifting.
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Read the theme before the clues
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