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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 16, 2005
Saturday, July 16, 2005
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 16, 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
- 15
- 30
- 56
Down clues & answers
- 10
- 24
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Friday, July 15, 2005
across
- 1. Like a serape: SPANISHAMERICAN
- 16. Demographic datum: NATIONALAVERAGE
- 17. Classic 1978 rock song with the lyric "Nothing to do / Nowhere to go": IWANNABESEDATED
- 18. It's observed in L.A.: PST
- 19. Something to look through: IRIS
- 20. Deep-six: TOSS
- 21. Riga resident, e.g.: BALT
- 22. It might need a fitting: PIPE
- 25. Tony's portrayer on "N.Y.P.D. Blue": ESAI
- 28. ___ fide: MALA
- 29. Computer printer meas.: DPI
- 32. Billy Dee Williams's "Star Wars" role: LANDOCALRISSIAN
- 37. Watchdog on the payroll: INTERNALAUDITOR
- 38. Shows what a person is made of: TESTSONESMETTLE
- 39. Hatch closer?: ERY
- 40. They frequently change in airports, in brief: ETDS
- 41. More than an uptick: BOOM
- 42. Hands: CREW
- 43. Mug with a mug: TOBY
- 46. Island where a noted Greek statue was found: MILO
- 49. Calendar abbr.: THUR
- 50. Lean meat: EMU
- 53. Game settings: ANIMALPRESERVES
- 58. Rush-hour observation: ITSAZOOOUTTHERE
- 59. TV ad line: NOTSOLDINSTORES
down
- 1. Sassy sort: SNIP
- 2. Padded things: PAWS
- 3. Rat follower: ATAT
- 4. "A Spy in the House of Love" author: NIN
- 5. Michigan county or its seat: IONIA
- 6. Complicated situation: SNARL
- 7. It can be kicked: HABIT
- 8. Local stock: ALES
- 9. Humanities degs.: MAS
- 10. Woman's name meaning "life": EVE
- 11. Cardinal: RED
- 12. Needing to cool down, maybe: IRATE
- 13. Enemy of Carthage: CATO
- 14. Quite a while: AGES
- 15. Sparks and others: NEDS
- 21. Bathroom fixture: BIDET
- 22. Professional helpers, briefly: PARAS
- 23. Pelvis part: ILIUM
- 24. Lead-in for deux, trois or quatre: PASDE
- 25. Beautiful people: ELITE
- 26. More together: SANER
- 27. Not sitting well?: ANTSY
- 28. Débutantes: Abbr.: MLLES
- 29. "I'm right there with you": DITTO
- 30. Painter Veronese: PAOLO
- 31. Against a thing, legally: INREM
- 33. 1987 world figure skating champion: ORSER
- 34. "Benjamin": CNOTE
- 35. Dad's rival: AANDW
- 36. Wait: SITBY
- 42. Results of some traumas: COMAS
- 43. Country club?: THEUN
- 44. Boots: OUSTS
- 45. Lady in "The Sun Also Rises": BRETT
- 46. Cardinal: MAIN
- 47. Plow ___: INTO
- 48. Telemarketing aid: LIST
- 49. Enterprise counselor: TROI
- 50. By any chance: EVER
- 51. Paltry: MERE
- 52. Gadgeteers' concerns: USES
- 54. Kind of dye: AZO
- 55. Modern joke response: LOL
- 56. Part of a mustard plant: POD
- 57. Density symbol: RHO
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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?
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?
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Can I see past crossword answers?
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