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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 11, 1998

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Sunday, January 11, 1998

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, January 11, 1998. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.

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Saturday, January 10, 1998

across

1. Four-time Emmy winner for "Sesame Street": FRANKOZ
8. Geometric solids: TORI
12. Anvils, e.g.: EARBONES
14. What many villains come to: BADEND
16. Where E is a line: EYECHART
17. With vitriol: ACIDLY
18. Cambodia's ___ Nol: LON
19. American Flyer maker: LIONEL
21. Raymond who wrote "Till We Meet Again": EGAN
22. It's a reel problem: SNAG
24. Harry of John O'Hara's "Appointment in Samarra": REILLY
26. Messenger ___: RNA
27. Actor Davis: OSSIE
29. Game supplies: SCOREPADS
31. Decoration technique: BATIK
33. Faux pearl: OLIVET
34. Rich cheese: STILTON
37. Some are holy: ROLLERS
38. He played the Thing in "The Thing": ARNESS
39. Beau: ROMEO
40. Works by Bach: FANTASIES
42. Sitting quarters: RUMPS
46. ___ Hyman award for female athletes: FLO
47. "Buenas ___" (Spanish greeting): TARDES
49. Ward of Mississippi: SELA
50. Be held in high esteem: RATE
52. Deluxe hotel suite feature: WETBAR
54. Black bird: DAW
55. "Twelfth Night" character: OLIVIA
57. Cheek: AUDACITY
59. To be specific: NAMELY
60. Down Under line: GDAYMATE
61. Dry: SERE
62. Classic movie scorer Max: STEINER

down

1. Elvis's "I ___ Bad": FEELSO
2. Spun fabrics: RAYONS
3. Happening places: ARENAS
4. Its slogan was once "Parade of Stars": NBC
5. Schmidt's successor: KOHL
6. Station sign: ONAIR
7. Focuses (on): ZEROESIN
8. Middle of a kids' game: TAC
9. Jon Arbuckle's dog: ODIE
10. "Georgy Girl" star: REDGRAVE
11. Hardly a sea lover: INLANDER
13. Gift giver: STNICK
14. Site in the game Clue: BALLROOM
15. Czars, e.g.: DYNASTS
20. "Eldorado" rock grp.: ELO
23. Kind of gravy: GIBLET
25. "Old ___": YELLER
28. Vexes: EATSAT
30. Thick with hair: PILOUS
32. Chuck: TOSSAWAY
34. Yellow-orange: SAFFRON
35. Chorus parts: TRALALAS
36. Lickety-split: INNOTIME
37. Common wedding cake trim: ROSEBUDS
39. Sale indicator: REDTAG
41. Push one's hot buttons: IRE
43. Highway feature: MEDIAN
44. Oregon Trail river: PLATTE
45. Twain hero: SAWYER
48. 1978 Camp David visitor: SADAT
51. Just once: EVER
53. Toothy Martha: RAYE
56. St. Martin, e.g.: ILE
58. Year in Edward the Elder's reign: CMI

Hints and full breakdown for Jan 10

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Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
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Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.

Crossword-solving habits worth building

Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
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