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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 1, 2005
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, March 1, 2005. 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
- 29
- 46
- 70
Down clues & answers
- 60
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Monday, February 28, 2005
across
- 1. Livens (up): PEPS
- 5. Snapshot: PHOTO
- 10. Bedazzles: AWES
- 14. Away from the wind: ALEE
- 15. Home run king Hank: AARON
- 16. Retail store: MART
- 17. Glib responses: PATANSWERS
- 19. On the ocean: ASEA
- 20. Baffled: ATALOSS
- 21. Canines or bicuspids: TEETH
- 23. New Haven collegians: ELIS
- 24. Personal bugbear: PETPEEVE
- 27. Observer: NOTER
- 30. Quattros, e.g.: AUDIS
- 31. Some sports cars: GTS
- 34. Take into custody: ARREST
- 37. Supreme Diana: ROSS
- 38. Go bad: ROT
- 39. Indy service break: PITSTOP
- 41. Sport ___ (all-purpose vehicle): UTE
- 42. Med. school subj.: ANAT
- 44. Caviar source: BELUGA
- 45. Price add-on: TAX
- 46. Subway handhold: STRAP
- 48. Make into law: ENACT
- 50. Kind of stove: POTBELLY
- 53. Smooch: KISS
- 56. Major company in metallic products: ALCOA
- 57. Drink often served with a lemon twist: ICEDTEA
- 60. Skin woe: ACNE
- 62. Portfolio hedges: PUTOPTIONS
- 64. Eliot or Frost: POET
- 65. One of the nine Muses: ERATO
- 66. "Lohengrin" soprano: ELSA
- 67. Drags: TOWS
- 68. Heroic tales: SAGAS
- 69. Not shallow: DEEP
down
- 1. Mama's partner: PAPA
- 2. Fill with joy: ELATE
- 3. Flower feature: PETAL
- 4. Protect, as freshness: SEALIN
- 5. Free ticket: PASS
- 6. Hems' partners: HAWS
- 7. Source of iron or lead: ORE
- 8. Rich pastry: TORTE
- 9. Beginning: ONSET
- 10. Not an expert: AMATEUR
- 11. Exhausted: WASHEDOUT
- 12. Before, in verse: ERE
- 13. Depot: Abbr.: STA
- 18. "Forget it!": NOSOAP
- 22. Clean air org.: EPA
- 24. "Blue Hawaii" star: PRESLEY
- 25. Far-reaching view: VISTA
- 26. "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and ___" (1939 film): ESSEX
- 28. Common newspaper nickname: TRIB
- 29. Art Deco designer: ERTE
- 31. Understand: GRASP
- 32. Jay Silverheels role: TONTO
- 33. Go back to square one: STARTANEW
- 35. Surprise greatly: STUN
- 36. Roman robe: TOGA
- 40. Bundle: PACKET
- 43. Things held by Moses: TABLETS
- 47. Chest muscle, for short: PEC
- 49. Neatened: TIDIED
- 51. Easy strides: LOPES
- 52. Designer Ashley: LAURA
- 54. Item worn around the shoulders: STOLE
- 55. Pick up on: SENSE
- 57. Teensy bit: IOTA
- 58. Navy noncoms, for short: CPOS
- 59. "Rush!" order: ASAP
- 60. It may be a walk-up: Abbr.: APT
- 61. Dove's sound: COO
- 63. Children's game: TAG
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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
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
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?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.