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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 29, 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, July 29, 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
- 17
- 51
Down clues & answers
- 9
- 12
- 30
- 39
- 49
- 52
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Thursday, July 28, 2005
across
- 1. Org.: ASSOC
- 6. Things to pick: NITS
- 10. Slew: RAFT
- 14. 1998's ___ Report: STARR
- 15. Brothers' name in 1960's-70's baseball: ALOU
- 16. Prefix with distant: EQUI
- 17. The Reagans' daughter: PATTI
- 18. Thunderbolt thrower: ZEUS
- 19. Degree competitor: SURE
- 20. Where you might get a promotion: CHESSMATCH
- 22. Big name in news beginning 1925: TASS
- 23. Franken and Gore: ALS
- 24. Something good to shoot: PAR
- 25. "Hey!": HIYA
- 27. In a major way: HUGELY
- 29. How some meat dishes are served: AUJUS
- 33. Bruin teammate of Orr: ESPOSITO
- 36. Go all-out: SPRINT
- 37. Ste. Jeanne ___: DARC
- 38. Common element of 20- and 56-Across and 10- and 27-Down: CHECK
- 40. "___ Baby" ("Hair" song): ABIE
- 41. Kid carriers: TRIKES
- 43. 1971 rock album with the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again": WHOSNEXT
- 45. Temptress: VIXEN
- 46. Glimpse: PEEKAT
- 47. "O.K.": YEAH
- 49. Cause of hearing loss: DIN
- 50. Prefix with center: EPI
- 53. Insult, comically: ZING
- 56. Something a student gets back: GRADEDEXAM
- 59. Liable to be called: ONEA
- 60. Sonoma neighbor: NAPA
- 61. Spanish girlfriend: AMIGA
- 62. Scope: ROOM
- 63. End ___: USER
- 64. Purplish: LILAC
- 65. Last Stuart monarch: ANNE
- 66. Puts in its place: SETS
- 67. Antique guns: STENS
down
- 1. Puppy love providers: Abbr.: ASPCA
- 2. "60 Minutes" regular: STAHL
- 3. Fills: SATES
- 4. Dog bowl bits: ORTS
- 5. Early American patriot ___ Attucks: CRISPUS
- 6. Home of the Latin Church of the Annunciation: NAZARETH
- 7. "Before ___ you go …": ILET
- 8. Sensitive: TOUCHY
- 9. Rolled food: SUSHI
- 10. Place where people take orders: RESTAURANT
- 11. Somewhat blue: AQUA
- 12. Wraps: FURS
- 13. Puts in knots: TIES
- 21. Lessons at Hogwarts: MAGICS
- 26. Mouth, slangily: YAP
- 27. It will sometimes have icing: HOCKEYGAME
- 28. "Gigi" composer: LOEWE
- 30. Agree (with): JIBE
- 31. Alternative to Windows: UNIX
- 32. Editor's note: STET
- 33. 1999 satire of reality shows: EDTV
- 34. Eastern attire: SARI
- 35. Grand finale?: PRIX
- 36. Chicago suburb: SKOKIE
- 39. Some are sharp: CHEDDARS
- 42. Compass heading: ENE
- 44. Beachwear: SANDALS
- 46. Express: PHRASE
- 48. "___ Dei": AGNUS
- 50. Banned one: EXILE
- 51. Proselytizer's target: PAGAN
- 52. Apple products: IMACS
- 53. Author ___ Neale Hurston: ZORA
- 54. Knowing, as a secret: INON
- 55. Superbright: NEON
- 57. Sullen, after "in": APET
- 58. Send out: EMIT
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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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