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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 10, 2004
Thursday, June 10, 2004
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, June 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
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- 10
- 16
- 30
- 40
- 60
Down clues & answers
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- 11
- 33
- 38
- 42
- 45
- 47
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Wednesday, June 9, 2004
across
- 1. Nonplussed: ATSEA
- 6. Winter hookup: PLOW
- 10. Nudges: JOGS
- 14. 15-Across's instrument: SITAR
- 15. ___ Shankar: RAVI
- 16. View from Toledo: ERIE
- 17. Show of smugness: SMIRK
- 18. Thunderclouds, perhaps: OMEN
- 19. Put away: SAVE
- 20. Astounded by how much weight you've gained?: FLABBERGASTED
- 23. Beach lotion letters: SPF
- 25. Born in France: NEE
- 26. Dirty looks: LEERS
- 27. "Really!": HONEST
- 29. Little swabs: QTIPS
- 32. Actress Verdugo: ELENA
- 33. "___ giorno!": BUON
- 34. From ___ Z: ATO
- 37. Deprived of fast food chains?: DISENFRANCHISED
- 41. "Help!": SOS
- 42. Just-for-fun activity: LARK
- 43. Even if, briefly: ALTHO
- 44. Source: FOUNT
- 46. One offering securities: ISSUER
- 47. Pageant wear: TIARA
- 50. Geologist's time: ERA
- 51. ___ Plaines, Ill.: DES
- 52. Tireless in pursuit of weight control?: INDEFATIGABLE
- 57. Hardly chivalrous: RUDE
- 58. Pedestrian sign: XING
- 59. Em and Polly: AUNTS
- 62. Son of Aphrodite: EROS
- 63. Lui's opposite: ELLE
- 64. "Ciao!": LATER
- 65. Bad impression?: DENT
- 66. Practically devoid of customers: DEAD
- 67. Cravings of a sort: LUSTS
down
- 1. Nincompoop: ASS
- 2. Tiny ___: TIM
- 3. Stretching may relieve it: STIFFNESS
- 4. Sandwich man?: EARL
- 5. Bill Clinton, e.g.: ARKANSAN
- 6. Exploratory spacecraft: PROBE
- 7. Poor, as excuses go: LAME
- 8. Kaput: OVER
- 9. Birds take this: WING
- 10. James and Jackson: JESSES
- 11. Use a soapbox: ORATE
- 12. Unselfish sort: GIVER
- 13. Garden bagful: SEEDS
- 21. Get into a pool: BET
- 22. High peak: ALP
- 23. Peels off: SHEDS
- 24. Salk's conquest: POLIO
- 28. Compass heading: ENE
- 29. Berries buy, at a supermarket: QUART
- 30. Honky-___: TONK
- 31. Ltd., in the U.S.: INC
- 33. Food for regular folks?: BRAN
- 34. 4.0 earners: ASTUDENTS
- 35. [titter]: TEHEE
- 36. Signs of spoilage: ODORS
- 38. Kind of shot: FLU
- 39. Lives it up: HASABALL
- 40. They, in Marseille: ILS
- 44. Most liberal: FREEST
- 45. Loutish sort: OAF
- 46. Roth ___: IRA
- 47. Wiped out: TIRED
- 48. Accustom: INURE
- 49. Building wing: ADDON
- 50. Urged, with "on": EGGED
- 53. Sent packing: AXED
- 54. Mosaic piece: TILE
- 55. "To Live and Die ___": INLA
- 56. Island feast: LUAU
- 60. ___ Offensive: TET
- 61. Sophs. in two years: SRS
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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?.
The Crossword FAQ
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What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
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