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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 19, 2004
Saturday, June 19, 2004
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, June 19, 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
- 16
- 17
- 51
- 53
Down clues & answers
- 34
- 48
- 50
- 53
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Friday, June 18, 2004
across
- 1. 1995 Robin Williams film: JUMANJI
- 8. Exalt: LIONIZE
- 15. That's what you think: OPINION
- 16. NASA, e.g.: ACRONYM
- 17. Kind of table: GATELEG
- 18. It has its outlet in the East China Sea: YANGTZE
- 19. Onetime Camaro alternative: GTO
- 20. Dump: EYESORE
- 22. Book before Neh.: EZR
- 23. Language from which "galore" comes: ERSE
- 25. Rash decision?: SALVE
- 26. Starr and Thompson: KAYS
- 27. Control, symbolically: REINS
- 29. Bar stock: RYE
- 30. Electronic control system, for short: SERVO
- 31. ___ chicken: SESAME
- 33. Clinton, e.g.: ARKANSAN
- 35. Need to make a difference: MINUSSIGN
- 37. Noted Carmelite mystic: STTERESA
- 40. Having more bass: DEEPER
- 44. Pool accessory: CHALK
- 45. Football playoff grp.: AFC
- 47. Pit: STONE
- 48. Brief bylaws: REGS
- 49. Palm tree locale: ATOLL
- 51. Opposite of adios: HOLA
- 52. Schubert's "The ___-King": ERL
- 53. Some resins: EPOXIES
- 55. Unit of 100 ergs per gram: RAD
- 56. Mutinied ship of 1839: AMISTAD
- 58. Leaders in pits: MAESTRI
- 60. Detail: MINUTIA
- 61. Less than stellar: AVERAGE
- 62. View: SCENERY
- 63. Reproduces, in a way: XEROXES
down
- 1. Band on the run?: JOGGERS
- 2. Stuck: UPATREE
- 3. Basic cell division: MITOSIS
- 4. Chemical suffix: ANE
- 5. Sight in Memphis: NILE
- 6. Down Under youngsters: JOEYS
- 7. Ready to roll: INGEAR
- 8. Terminal headaches?: LAYOVERS
- 9. "See if ___": ICARE
- 10. Neighbor of Eure-et-Loir: ORNE
- 11. Beaten punch: NOG
- 12. Completely overjoyed, perhaps: INTEARS
- 13. Tropical insect whose name is the last word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary: ZYZZYVA
- 14. "Nature" essayist: EMERSON
- 21. Wily: SLYASAFOX
- 24. Gives a protective cover: ENAMELS
- 26. Poet Rexroth: KENNETH
- 28. Smug expression: SMIRK
- 30. White-haired types: SAGES
- 32. Course setting: Abbr.: ENE
- 34. Yeaned youngster: KID
- 36. Debut of 9/15/1982: USATODAY
- 37. Riots: SCREAMS
- 38. Due to heat: THERMIC
- 39. Identifying phrase: TAGLINE
- 41. Some Monopoly players pay it: POORTAX
- 42. Swell: ENLARGE
- 43. Primes: READIES
- 46. High: CLIMAX
- 49. "___ of Blue Eyes" (Thomas Hardy novel): APAIR
- 50. Split: LEAVE
- 53. Woman's name suffix: ETTE
- 54. One with future prospects?: SEER
- 57. Juliet, to Romeo: SUN
- 59. Breaking capacity, briefly: SRO
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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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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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