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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 7, 2005
Sunday, August 7, 2005
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, August 7, 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
- 21
- 22
- 27
- 37
- 40
- 41
- 43
- 54
- 76
- 94
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 120
- 124
Down clues & answers
- 16
- 38
- 43
- 51
- 60
- 93
- 101
- 105
- 106
- 108
- 117
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Saturday, August 6, 2005
across
- 1. Dentist's concern: ORALHEALTH
- 11. They're not advanced studies: ABCS
- 15. Old soap, perhaps: RADIODRAMA
- 16. Bar preference: NEAT
- 17. You may slow down when it goes off: FUZZBUSTER
- 18. Tiber tributary whose name means "black": NERA
- 19. Host seeker: FLEA
- 20. "… on the head of ___": APIN
- 21. Bloated: PUFFY
- 22. High-tech suffix: TRON
- 23. Large weight lifters: CRANES
- 24. Kind of contract clause: NOTRADE
- 28. One with a fitting job: TAILOR
- 29. Overthrow, say: ERROR
- 30. Commute: TRANSFORM
- 33. Where shorts may be manufactured: ANIMATIONSTUDIO
- 35. Volcanic spew: LAVAROCKS
- 36. Small arm: INLET
- 37. Secretary in both Clinton's and George W. Bush's cabinet: MINETA
- 38. Least cold: KINDEST
- 40. Title girl in a 1977 Shaun Cassidy hit: DEANIE
- 41. Languish: PINE
- 42. How many people trust: INGOD
- 43. Ding: DENT
- 44. "Nothin'": NADA
- 48. Passengers' concerns, briefly: ETAS
- 49. Subject of Ruth Montgomery's biography "A Gift of Prophecy": JEANEDIXON
- 51. Proceeded: CAME
- 52. Means of recapturing one's youth?: AMBERALERT
- 53. Components of un archipel: ILES
- 54. "Heavens!": GOODNESSME
down
- 1. "Catulli Carmina" composer: ORFF
- 2. 1980's Argentine president ___ Alfonsín: RAUL
- 3. Wood dresser: ADZE
- 4. "Cabaret" name: LIZA
- 5. Rounded quoits peg: HOB
- 6. Stephen King's Delacroix: EDUARD
- 7. Classical treatise on verse: ARSPOETICA
- 8. 7-Down is in it: LATIN
- 9. Some special agts.: TMEN
- 10. Pirate's exclamation: HAR
- 11. Pledge recipient: ANNUALFUND
- 12. Kind of soup: BEEFNOODLE
- 13. Service providers to Martha's Vineyard, e.g.: CARFERRIES
- 14. Doesn't dash off: STAYS
- 21. Untouched: PRISTINE
- 22. "American Pie" actress: TARAREID
- 23. Keisters: CANS
- 24. "Batman" theme composer Hefti: NEAL
- 25. Like some shrubs: ORNAMENTAL
- 26. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," e.g.: TRIVIAGAME
- 27. High bridge sites: ROMANNOSES
- 28. Copper: TANSKINNED
- 31. "M*A*S*H" extra: ROK
- 32. Pioneering women's rights advocate: MOTT
- 34. Popular pledge drive gift: TOTE
- 39. Make a prisoner of war: INTERN
- 40. Cinque doubled: DIECI
- 41. R & B singer Bryson: PEABO
- 43. Expo presentation: DEMO
- 44. ___ Asther, suave, Swedish-born actor in old films: NILS
- 45. Turning points: AXES
- 46. Home away from home: DORM
- 47. Show that one's in?: ANTE
- 49. Bender: JAG
- 50. Former South Korean president Kim ___ Jung: DAE
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- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- 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.