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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for May 14, 2000
Sunday, May 14, 2000
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, May 14, 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
- 22
- 32
- 46
- 47
- 50
- 61
- 63
- 92
- 95
- 109
- 110
- 116
- 120
- 122
- 124
- 125
- 129
- 131
- 136
- 138
- 139
- 140
Down clues & answers
- 16
- 33
- 51
- 52
- 59
- 65
- 66
- 96
- 110
- 111
- 113
- 126
- 128
- 130
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Saturday, May 13, 2000
across
- 1. Not as a group: APIECE
- 7. Like meadows: GRAZED
- 13. They may hold your arms: GUNRACKS
- 16. Like arabesques: ROCOCO
- 17. Big cattle ranching center: AMARILLO
- 18. Grieg's piano concerto is in it: AMINOR
- 19. Proceeded further than expected, say: RANONEMPTY
- 21. Subject of a St. Petersburg, Fla., museum: DALI
- 22. Minicam abbr.: REC
- 23. Mania source: BEATLES
- 25. Be-boppers: CATS
- 28. It requires footwork: TREADLE
- 31. Big name in kitchen utensils: OXO
- 32. Its players take a bow: VIOL
- 33. Swimsuit ___: ISSUE
- 37. Links apparel: VEENECKSWEATERS
- 41. County of Salem, Mass.: ESSEX
- 42. Radiation products: IONS
- 43. Main feature?: GAS
- 44. Goose steppers?: WEBFEET
- 47. Dollar stretcher: SALE
- 48. Crumpet cooker: GRIDDLE
- 51. Confucian follower: IST
- 53. Gold ___: LAME
- 54. 1980's catchphrase: IWANTMYMTV
- 60. Kind of push-up: ONEARM
- 62. Trattoria entree: CALAMARI
- 63. Close tight: SEALUP
- 64. He forced Lee's surrender at Appomattox: SHERIDAN
- 65. Gets, so to speak: SENSES
- 66. Infuses: STEEPS
down
- 1. Food thickening agent: AGAR
- 2. Adidas alternative: PUMA
- 3. Aerosmith's "Love ___ Elevator": INAN
- 4. Field trips: ERRORS
- 5. Ship in a 1951 best seller: CAINE
- 6. Picky?: ECLECTIC
- 7. Became overcast: GRAYED
- 8. Data storage site: ROM
- 9. Critical step: ACIDTEST
- 10. Like some shipping rates: ZONAL
- 11. Molière's "L'___ des maris": ECOLE
- 12. Humphrey of modern dance: DORIS
- 14. Dutch carrier: KLM
- 15. Payoff: SOP
- 20. Course list abbr.: TBA
- 24. Smith, sometimes: ALIAS
- 25. Dock site: COVE
- 26. Hackers: AXES
- 27. They may be corny: TOES
- 29. Soldier guarding a demilitarized zone: ROK
- 30. William Carlos Williams dedicatee: ELSIE
- 32. Sore: VEXED
- 34. Dreamcast producer: SEGA
- 35. ___-Altaic languages: URAL
- 36. Being at the Forum: ESSE
- 38. Governmental reorganizations: NEWDEALS
- 39. "Oh, ___!": WOE
- 40. Gets a handle on?: ENTITLES
- 45. Ad sites at ball games: BLIMPS
- 46. Limited number: FEW
- 47. Buffalo: STYMIE
- 48. Explain away, with "over": GLOSS
- 49. Indian royal: RANEE
- 50. Conversational filler: IMEAN
- 52. Like some moves: SMART
- 55. Coolers, briefly: ACS
- 56. Casual turndown: NAH
- 57. Like some beds: MADE
- 58. Mouth, slangily: TRAP
- 59. Médoc and others: VINS
- 61. Way in Montréal: RUE
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- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
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?.
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What is a rebus square?
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Which day is the hardest?
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