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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 9, 2000
Thursday, November 9, 2000
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, November 9, 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
- 19
- 35
- 40
- 41
Down clues & answers
- 21
- 31
- 49
- 52
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Previous The Crossword answer
Wednesday, November 8, 2000
across
- 1. Does zigzags, maybe: SEWS
- 5. Safety, for one: BACK
- 9. "Have a great time!": ENJOY
- 14. Land map part: PLAT
- 15. Abreast of: UPON
- 16. 60's pop star Peter: NOONE
- 17. Vogue rival: ELLE
- 18. Indian's attire: SARI
- 19. 11-year-old, perhaps: TWEEN
- 20. Pre-marathon routine: CALFSTRETCH
- 23. '03, '04, etc.: YRS
- 24. Autostrada sights: FIATS
- 25. Gardener's purchase: BULB
- 27. Expectant father's activity: PACING
- 30. Sets on: ASSAILS
- 33. "How very nice!": AAH
- 34. Popular snack cake: SUZYQ
- 37. Car bomb?: EDSEL
- 38. "Mila 18" author: URIS
- 40. Highway headache: TIEUP
- 42. "Begone!": SHOO
- 43. Townie: LOCAL
- 45. Skating competition: PAIRS
- 47. Where Ottawa is: Abbr.: ONT
- 48. Short socks: ANKLETS
- 50. Brass band output: OOMPAH
- 52. North Carolina's Cape ___: FEAR
- 53. Pre-marathon staple: PASTA
- 55. Batman after Michael: VAL
- 57. News newbie: CUBREPORTER
- 62. "Dingbat" in "All in the Family": EDITH
- 64. Cassino cash: LIRE
- 65. Like some SoHo shops: ARTY
- 66. Nouveau ___: RICHE
- 67. Ruler in a palace: EMIR
- 68. Name: CITE
- 69. Made like bricks: BAKED
- 70. Misfortunes: WOES
- 71. Sacks: AXES
down
- 1. An article might be written on it: SPEC
- 2. Poet ___ Wheeler Wilcox: ELLA
- 3. Spot for a hanging: WALL
- 4. Graf of tennis: STEFFI
- 5. Try very hard: BUSTAGUT
- 6. In reserve: APART
- 7. Meltdown sites: CORES
- 8. Like some brows: KNIT
- 9. Psych up: ENTHUSE
- 10. Parent's order: NOW
- 11. Rat Pack member: JOEYBISHOP
- 12. Doozy: ONER
- 13. Hankerings: YENS
- 21. 32-Down et al.: SINS
- 22. "Hawaii Five-O" broadcaster: CBS
- 26. Shavers: LADS
- 27. Actress Prentiss: PAULA
- 28. He slew Alexander: AARON
- 29. Girls' night out diversion: CHICKFLICK
- 30. Prefix with -fer: AQUI
- 31. First name in hotels: LEONA
- 32. Procrastinator's problem: SLOTH
- 35. Compresses, in computerese: ZIPS
- 36. Senate declaration: YEA
- 39. Event marked by a "ka-ching!": SALE
- 41. Rakes in the dough: PROSPERS
- 44. Removed by percolating: LEACHED
- 46. Hernando de ___: SOTO
- 49. B'way role for Robert Morse: TRU
- 51. Instrument often in pairs: MARACA
- 53. Top-notch: PRIMO
- 54. Lofty digs: AERIE
- 55. Hop, skip or jump: VERB
- 56. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit: ADIA
- 58. Spent unwisely: BLEW
- 59. Cereal not for rabbits: TRIX
- 60. Sermon conclusion?: ETTE
- 61. They may be seeded: RYES
- 63. Everyday article: THE
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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?.
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