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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 11, 2001
Thursday, October 11, 2001
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, October 11, 2001. 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
- 15
- 32
- 38
- 60
- 68
- 72
Down clues & answers
- 16
- 19
- 25
- 33
- 45
- 47
- 51
- 55
- 65
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Wednesday, October 10, 2001
across
- 1. Go out: LEAVE
- 6. Understands: GETS
- 10. Put away: STOW
- 14. Big can producer: ALCOA
- 15. Door sign: EXIT
- 16. Topological shapes: TORI
- 17. Finishing school enrollees: GIRLS
- 18. Danish toy company: LEGO
- 19. Election losers: OUTS
- 20. Carried too much?: OVERSCHLEPPED
- 23. Shoe part: INSOLE
- 25. Red Sox legend Williams: TED
- 26. Kind of trip: EGO
- 27. Leopard, e.g.: CAT
- 28. Heroic tales: SAGAS
- 31. Construction element: IBEAM
- 33. Heroic tale: EPIC
- 35. Strenuous class: GYM
- 36. Ike's W.W. II command: ETO
- 37. Quick, strong alcoholic drinks?: SCHNAPPSSHOTS
- 42. It may be positive or negative: ION
- 43. Sass: LIP
- 44. "Pygmalion" playwright: SHAW
- 46. ___ acid: AMINO
- 49. Baseballer noted for bon mots: BERRA
- 51. Bank offering, for short: IRA
- 52. Freight weight: TON
- 53. Île ___ Marie: STE
- 55. Modern Persians: IRANIS
- 57. Slap shots for Jagr or Lemieux?: HOCKEYSCHTICK
- 61. Unwritten: ORAL
- 62. Part of a horse's pedigree: SIRE
- 63. Smell: SCENT
- 66. Appropriately named Colorado county: MESA
- 67. Smell: ODOR
- 68. Wild throw, e.g.: ERROR
- 69. 1950's P.M.: EDEN
- 70. Top-of-the-hour radio offering: NEWS
- 71. Spiteful: NASTY
down
- 1. Hang back: LAG
- 2. Ivy Leaguer: ELI
- 3. Clever verse: ACROSTIC
- 4. Latin for "I roll": VOLVO
- 5. Stands in a studio: EASELS
- 6. Shower soaps: GELS
- 7. Office honcho: EXEC
- 8. Ballet wear: TIGHTS
- 9. Non-P.C. garb: STOLE
- 10. Desist: STOP
- 11. Something put on the spot?: TOUPEE
- 12. Former Sandinista leader: ORTEGA
- 13. Sagacity: WISDOM
- 21. President who was also a sportscaster: REAGAN
- 22. Bunker matriarch: EDITH
- 23. Clinch: ICE
- 24. Refreshers, you might say: NAPS
- 29. Swindle: GYP
- 30. Sufficient: AMPLE
- 32. Derisive reception: BOOS
- 34. Gab: CHIN
- 36. Zing: ESPRIT
- 38. Tightenable loop: NOOSE
- 39. Yes or no follower: SIR
- 40. Academic types: THINKERS
- 41. Bombay wear: SARI
- 45. Used to be: WAS
- 46. Not out: ATHOME
- 47. Tied up, in a way: MOORED
- 48. As a precaution: INCASE
- 49. Next to: BESIDE
- 50. Come to light: ARISEN
- 54. Whom Holyfield KO'd, 11/9/96: TYSON
- 56. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea: ACCRA
- 58. Hate group: KLAN
- 59. Rooster's cry: CROW
- 60. His's partner: HERS
- 64. "___ so fast!": NOT
- 65. Taste: TRY
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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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