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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 16, 2000

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Thursday, November 16, 2000

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, November 16, 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.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2000

across

1. Where "48 Hours" airs: CBS
4. Weapon since 1952: HBOMB
9. Muppet grouch: OSCAR
14. Overdramatic one: HAM
15. Brian of figure skating: ORSER
16. Smorgasbord: FEAST
17. Agreement at sea: AYE
18. Test format: TRUEORFALSE
20. Loggers' contest: ROLEO
22. Tie-up: SNARL
23. Test format: MULTIPLECHOICE
28. Lily palliative: ALOE
29. True inner self: ANIMA
31. Certain horse race: TROT
34. Like some vows or cows: SACRED
38. Fresca rival: TAB
39. Custom auto accessories: RIMS
40. Test format: ESSAY
41. Screen: VEIL
42. Wyo. neighbor: IDA
43. Manually: BYHAND
44. Barely run, as an engine: IDLE
45. Beat poetry accompaniment: BONGO
47. "Ta-ta!": CIAO
49. Test format: FILLINTHEBLANK
56. Actor Davis: OSSIE
57. Of durable wood: OAKEN
58. Test format: SHORTANSWER
63. Regret royally: RUE
64. Like ghost sightings: EERIE
65. "Adam Bede" author: ELIOT
66. Roman mouths: ORA
67. Cloudless: CLEAR
68. Lending figures: RATES
69. Go-ahead, maybe: NOD

down

1. Talisman: CHARM
2. Sluggish water: BAYOU
3. One of the senses: SMELL
4. Masseur's unguent: HOTOIL
5. "I'm freezing!": BRR
6. Big Ten sch.: OSU
7. 1980's Attorney General: MEESE
8. Maker of big bucks: BRONC
9. Where the adventurous drive: OFFROAD
10. Securely fasten: SEALIN
11. Baltimore's Ripken: CAL
12. Doofus: ASS
13. Thruway: Abbr.: RTE
19. Cheer from the stands: RAH
21. Les ___-Unis: ETATS
24. Actress Parker ___: POSEY
25. It might prevent a boxer from getting into a fight: LEASH
26. Put in a bibliography, say: CITED
27. Cybermissives: EMAIL
30. Qualified: ABLE
31. Chicago daily, familiarly: TRIB
32. Free from: RIDOF
33. Certain Bedouin: OMANI
35. Secessionists, initially: CSA
36. Hacienda: RANCH
37. Vocalist Gorme: EYDIE
41. Cousin of a cello: VIOLA
43. Fortify: BOLSTER
46. "All in the Family" role: GLORIA
48. Cancels, as a moonshot: ABORTS
50. "This ___ bust!": ISA
51. 3Com Park player: NINER
52. Electronics pioneer Nikola: TESLA
53. Canton neighbor: AKRON
54. Prefix with surgeon: NEURO
55. Massage: KNEAD
58. Dry, in Napa: SEC
59. Norse underworld queen: HEL
60. Seam content: ORE
61. Funnyman: WIT
62. Want-ad letters: EOE

Hints and full breakdown for Nov 15

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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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What is a rebus square?

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Can I see past crossword answers?

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