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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 19, 2005
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, July 19, 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
Down clues & answers
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- 44
- 51
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Monday, July 18, 2005
across
- 1. Swine: HOGS
- 5. "Money ___ everything": ISNT
- 9. Northern Scandinavians: LAPPS
- 14. Toward shelter, nautically: ALEE
- 15. Burn the surface of: SEAR
- 16. Devoured quickly: ATEUP
- 17. Soft light: GLOW
- 18. Give new decor: REDO
- 19. Desmond of "Sunset Blvd.": NORMA
- 20. Lungful: AIR
- 21. 1976 Hoffman/Olivier film: MARATHONMAN
- 23. Music from Jamaica: REGGAE
- 25. Dover fish: SOLE
- 26. Coward's color: YELLOW
- 29. Portugal's capital: LISBON
- 33. It may be acute or obtuse: ANGLE
- 35. Master hand: MAVEN
- 37. The woman of Lennon's "Woman": ONO
- 38. Dik Browne's "Hi and ___": LOIS
- 39. Strikingly bright: VIVID
- 40. Habeas corpus, e.g.: WRIT
- 41. Make a boo-boo: ERR
- 42. 2005 Christo display in New York City, with "the": GATES
- 43. Social class: CASTE
- 44. Got quiet, with "down": CALMED
- 46. Take back, as one's story: RECANT
- 48. Draft status: ONEA
- 50. Hold back: RETARD
- 53. Character who debuted in All Star Comics, December 1941: WONDERWOMAN
- 58. August 1 sign: LEO
- 59. April 1 sign: ARIES
- 60. Word said before opening the eyes: AMEN
- 61. Cain's victim: ABEL
- 62. With 63-Across, first two names of Guy de Maupassant: HENRI
- 63. See 62-Across: RENE
- 64. Inlet: COVE
- 65. Advances of money: LOANS
- 66. Conclusions: ENDS
- 67. Looks at: EYES
down
- 1. Dik Browne's "___ the Horrible": HAGAR
- 2. Stan's partner in old comedy: OLLIE
- 3. Title song of a 1966 hit movie: GEORGYGIRL
- 4. Darn, as socks: SEW
- 5. Tel Aviv's land: ISRAEL
- 6. Prophet: SEER
- 7. Nothin': NADA
- 8. Brings (out): TROTS
- 9. Lipstick ingredient: LANOLIN
- 10. Makes up (for): ATONES
- 11. Salon job, informally: PERM
- 12. Cougar: PUMA
- 13. Bridge: SPAN
- 21. Stag party attender: MALE
- 22. ___ up (hid out): HOLED
- 24. Hair goops: GELS
- 27. Fail to mention: OMIT
- 28. Be unsteady: WAVER
- 30. Brendan Behan book: BORSTALBOY
- 31. Step ___ (hurry): ONIT
- 32. Observe: NOTE
- 33. Actor Guinness: ALEC
- 34. Nick Charles's wife: NORA
- 36. Workshop gripper: VISE
- 39. Darth ___ of "Star Wars": VADER
- 40. Kind of ad: WANT
- 42. Book before Exodus: GENESIS
- 43. Normandy city: CAEN
- 45. One of the M's in MoMA: MODERN
- 47. Construction site machines: CRANES
- 49. Cognizant: AWARE
- 51. Christopher of "Superman": REEVE
- 52. Bob and Elizabeth of politics: DOLES
- 53. Actor Ken of TV's "Wiseguy": WAHL
- 54. Creme cookie: OREO
- 55. Ship of Columbus: NINA
- 56. What a prophet reads: OMEN
- 57. Darn, as socks: MEND
- 61. High card: ACE
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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?.
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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