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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 10, 2004
Saturday, January 10, 2004
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, January 10, 2004. 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
- 17
- 24
- 29
- 45
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 30
- 37
- 38
- 40
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Friday, January 9, 2004
across
- 1. Antediluvian: ASOLDASTHEHILLS
- 16. What "they" have been saying: WORDONTHESTREET
- 17. Helter-skelter: INALLDIRECTIONS
- 18. Jazzman Adderley: NAT
- 19. "Flashdance" director Adrian: LYNE
- 20. Some records, for short: EPS
- 21. Rusedski of tennis: GREG
- 23. Break: GAP
- 25. "Adventures in Good Music" host Karl ___: HAAS
- 29. Mideast map abbr.: ISR
- 32. Little bit: DRAM
- 35. Melt alternative: BLT
- 36. Present for a picky person?: GIFTCERTIFICATE
- 41. Hangover sufferer's lament: IVEGOTAHEADACHE
- 42. It often has islands: GASOLINESTATION
- 43. N.Y. neighbor: ONT
- 44. List keeper: DEAN
- 45. Tip of one's tongue?: ESE
- 46. Big name in foreign news: TASS
- 48. Good source of antioxidants: TEA
- 50. Indian improvisation: RAGA
- 54. Little bit: TAD
- 57. Sommer of Berlin: ELKE
- 60. Three in a season: Abbr.: MOS
- 61. Biblical battlers: DAVIDANDGOLIATH
- 66. Extremely rare: ONCEINALIFETIME
- 67. Holistic health remedies: HERBALMEDICINES
down
- 1. Blowing away: AWING
- 2. Whale spotter: SONAR
- 3. Captivate a crowd, perhaps: ORATE
- 4. Carrier of "bad" cholesterol, briefly: LDL
- 5. Sugar: DOLL
- 6. "Only the Paranoid Survive" author ___ Grove: ANDY
- 7. A criminal may be caught in one: STING
- 8. Successfully navigate a narrow passage: THREADTHENEEDLE
- 9. Part of a bray: HEE
- 10. Suffix with opal: ESCE
- 11. Modern address starter: HTTP
- 12. Dander: IRISH
- 13. Regulus is in it: LEO
- 14. Gridiron great Ford: LEN
- 15. City planning concerns: Abbr.: STS
- 22. Beginnin': GITGO
- 24. Goes where one shouldn't, maybe: PRIES
- 26. Basic counters: ABACI
- 27. E'en if: ALTHO
- 28. A Dutch master: STEEN
- 30. Give what for: SCOLD
- 31. Make more secure: RETIE
- 33. "___ worse than death": AFATE
- 34. One with a special touch: MIDAS
- 36. Leg of lamb: GIGOT
- 37. ___ Zelnicek (celebrity's maiden name): IVANA
- 38. Fun or song followers: FESTS
- 39. Charged: RANAT
- 40. Do the dishes?: CATER
- 47. Moundsman Dave: STIEB
- 49. Cold: ALGID
- 51. At full throttle: AMAIN
- 52. Perplexed pronouncement: GOTME
- 53. Some remains: ASHES
- 55. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit: ADIA
- 56. Mark Twain's jumping frog: DANL
- 58. First name in diplomacy: KOFI
- 59. A.C., e.g.: ELEC
- 61. Schnook's cry: DOH
- 62. Chemical suffix: ANE
- 63. TV/___: VCR
- 64. Vet's service spot: NAM
- 65. "Lord, is ___?": ITI
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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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