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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for May 11, 2000
Thursday, May 11, 2000
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, May 11, 2000. 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.
Across clues & answers
- 35
- 46
Down clues & answers
- 30
- 32
- 39
- 54
- 55
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Wednesday, May 10, 2000
across
- 1. Secy., e.g.: ASST
- 5. Seizure: GRAB
- 9. Saturday morning favorite in 80's TV: SMURF
- 14. Comic Rudner: RITA
- 15. Break in the action: LULL
- 16. Asian capital: HANOI
- 17. Utah biking mecca: MOAB
- 18. Labor action: UNIONIZING
- 20. Stormy month?: AUGUSTOFWIND
- 22. Not, in 30-Down: NAE
- 23. The ___ Reader (magazine): UTNE
- 24. With all the edges aligned: NEATLY
- 28. Blue: INDIGO
- 30. Blue: SAD
- 31. Ogle: EYE
- 32. "___ of the North" (1922 film classic): NANOOK
- 35. Let go of: DROP
- 36. Advice to a western actor?: AUTRYTRYAGAIN
- 40. Friskies brand: ALPO
- 41. American cat: OCELOT
- 42. Last words of a 45-Across: IDO
- 43. Uncapitalized word in titles: THE
- 45. See 42-Across: FIANCE
- 49. "Om," e.g.: MANTRA
- 51. Shade of red: BARN
- 53. Dawn goddess: EOS
- 54. Young female sponsors?: AUSPICEGIRLS
- 57. "Designing Women" co-star: ANNIEPOTTS
- 60. Inconsiderate: RUDE
- 61. Intended: MEANT
- 62. Auditory: OTIC
- 63. First place: EDEN
- 64. ___-Bismol: PEPTO
- 65. Tahoe gateway: RENO
- 66. Start of a prank, maybe: DARE
down
- 1. Famous suiter?: ARMANI
- 2. Amerindian language: SIOUAN
- 3. Put on: STAGED
- 4. Forbidden: Var.: TABU
- 5. A deadly sin: GLUTTONY
- 6. Speak at length: RUNON
- 7. Subtitle of many biographies: ALIFE
- 8. Big storm: BLOW
- 9. Polished: SHINED
- 10. Protege maker: MAZDA
- 11. Singular prefix: UNI
- 12. Darling of Shea: RON
- 13. Kind of leaf: FIG
- 19. Guadalajara girl: NINA
- 21. Some cubes: SUGAR
- 25. Hatcher of "Lois & Clark": TERI
- 26. Center of French resistance in W.W. II: LYON
- 27. Slangy affirmative: YEP
- 29. Loving: INTO
- 30. Hebridean isle: SKYE
- 33. Oklahoma tribe: OTOE
- 34. Common Dungeons & Dragons foe: ORC
- 35. Facts: DATA
- 36. Joe Tynan's portrayer, 1979: ALDA
- 37. Atop: UPON
- 38. Like patio dining: ALFRESCO
- 39. Auctioneer's word: GOING
- 40. Target: AIM
- 43. Strictly in the style of: TRUETO
- 44. Door latch: HASP
- 46. Poet Pablo: NERUDA
- 47. Further away, in a way: COLDER
- 48. Ancient Semite: ESSENE
- 50. Sully: TAINT
- 51. Essen entreaty: BITTE
- 52. Muscle protein: ACTIN
- 55. Needy: POOR
- 56. Plenty angry: IRED
- 57. Sound booster: AMP
- 58. Jacqueline Onassis ___ Bouvier: NEE
- 59. A few Z's: NAP
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How the week is built
- 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.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- 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.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
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What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
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