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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 4, 2004
Wednesday, August 4, 2004
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, August 4, 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
- 42
Down clues & answers
- 29
- 36
- 43
- 58
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Tuesday, August 3, 2004
across
- 1. Sir, in India: SAHIB
- 6. Gounod production: OPERA
- 11. Word with toll or roll: BAR
- 14. ___ acid: AMINO
- 15. Cartoonist Kelly and others: WALTS
- 16. Singer on half the 1984 album "Milk and Honey": ONO
- 17. Hard-to-please labor protester?: PICKYPICKET
- 19. Bird's beak: NIB
- 20. ¢¢¢: CENTS
- 21. Unc's wife: AUNTY
- 23. Busta Rhymes rhymes: RAPSONGS
- 27. Like some of the Sahara: LIBYAN
- 28. Flies off the handle: ERUPTS
- 29. West Indian native: CARIB
- 30. Mar. 17 figure, from 58-Across: STPAT
- 31. Hooch: BOOZE
- 33. Punch in the stomach response: OOF
- 36. Shirts and blouses: TOPS
- 37. Beetle Bailey's commander: SARGE
- 38. ___'acte (intermission): ENTR
- 39. With 4-Down, modern printing fluid: SOY
- 40. Farm fence features: BARBS
- 41. Prefix with -gon: PENTA
- 42. A paramedic may look for one: PULSE
- 44. Employ: HIREON
- 45. Popular Ford: TAURUS
- 47. Skilled in reasoning: ANALYTIC
- 49. Eve's downfall: APPLE
- 50. Lose at the bank?: ERODE
- 51. Race unit: LAP
- 52. Cheap promotional trip?: JUNKYJUNKET
- 58. See 30-Across: IRE
- 59. 1973 #1 Rolling Stones hit: ANGIE
- 60. Bench site: PIANO
- 61. Long-distance letters: ATT
- 62. Sailors' stories: YARNS
- 63. Like a beach: SANDY
down
- 1. Doofus: SAP
- 2. Parisian pal: AMI
- 3. Drunk's utterance: HIC
- 4. See 39-Across: INK
- 5. Political protest of sorts: BOYCOTT
- 6. Because of, with "to": OWING
- 7. Successful negotiation results: PACTS
- 8. The "E" of B.P.O.E.: ELKS
- 9. Way to go: Abbr.: RTE
- 10. "Steps in Time" autobiographer: ASTAIRE
- 11. Pretty woman's hat?: BONNYBONNET
- 12. Singer Bryant: ANITA
- 13. ___ Smith, first female jockey to win a major race: ROBYN
- 18. Cross and Parker products: PENS
- 22. Where: Lat.: UBI
- 23. Musical breaks: RESTS
- 24. ___-Detoo ("Star Wars" droid): ARTOO
- 25. Plaything that yips?: PUPPYPUPPET
- 26. Vacation spots: SPAS
- 27. Loll: LAZE
- 29. Gear teeth: COGS
- 31. Au naturel: BARE
- 32. Globe: ORB
- 34. Holy Roman emperor, 962-73: OTTOI
- 35. Swiss money: FRANC
- 37. Talk back: SASS
- 38. Creepy: Var.: EERY
- 40. Toronto ballplayer: BLUEJAY
- 41. Multicar accidents: PILEUPS
- 43. www.yahoo.com, e.g.: URL
- 44. Pilgrimage to Mecca: HADJ
- 45. Actress Shire: TALIA
- 46. Besides, with "from": APART
- 47. Actor Alan: ARKIN
- 48. "The Highwayman" poet Alfred: NOYES
- 50. Bridge builder, e.g.: Abbr.: ENGR
- 53. Italian article: UNA
- 54. Actress Vardalos: NIA
- 55. "The Wizard of Oz" locale: Abbr.: KAN
- 56. Bitter ___: END
- 57. Slinky or boomerang: TOY
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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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