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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 19, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, October 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
- 20
- 50
- 51
- 68
Down clues & answers
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 58
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
across
- 1. ___ Brockovich, Julia Roberts title role: ERIN
- 5. Mex. misses: SRTAS
- 10. Tom, Dick or Harry: NAME
- 14. 1998 N.L. M.V.P. from Chicago: SOSA
- 15. Sports hiree: COACH
- 16. Sen. Bayh of Indiana: EVAN
- 17. See 35-Across: QUITDAYDREAMING
- 20. Ladies of Lisbon: SENHORAS
- 21. Crowbar, e.g.: LEVER
- 22. "I've Got ___ in Kalamazoo": AGAL
- 23. Soccer ___: MOMS
- 25. See 35-Across: DONTBESONAIVE
- 30. Geniuses' group: MENSA
- 31. 12/24 or 12/31: EVE
- 32. Golfer Ballesteros: SEVE
- 34. Samuel's teacher: ELI
- 35. This puzzle's theme, succinctly: GETREAL
- 39. Gen-___ (boomer's kid): XER
- 40. Shakespeare's stream: AVON
- 42. Hood's gun: GAT
- 43. Rhone tributary: ISERE
- 45. See 35-Across: ENOUGHALREADY
- 49. Cold war inits.: USSR
- 50. "___ No Mountain High Enough" (1970 #1 hit): AINT
- 51. Underground Railroad user: SLAVE
- 54. Least drunk: SOBEREST
- 58. See 35-Across: COMEDOWNTOEARTH
- 61. Follower of inter or et: ALIA
- 62. "Marat/Sade" playwright: WEISS
- 63. Statement to a judge: PLEA
- 64. Chicken cordon ___: BLEU
- 65. Cosmetician Lauder: ESTEE
- 66. Teamster's rig: SEMI
down
- 1. A.B.A. members' titles: ESQS
- 2. Lecherous sort: ROUE
- 3. "Beauty ___ the eye …": ISIN
- 4. Famous name in hot dogs: NATHANS
- 5. Japanese beetle, e.g.: SCARAB
- 6. Isle ___ National Park: ROYALE
- 7. Small amounts: TADS
- 8. 90° from down: Abbr.: ACR
- 9. Any ship: SHE
- 10. Unbeatable foe: NEMESIS
- 11. Tel ___, Israel: AVIV
- 12. Luxuriant locks: MANE
- 13. M.I.T. grad., often: ENGR
- 18. Bowser's identification: DOGTAG
- 19. Diva Gluck: ALMA
- 23. "Outta my way!": MOVE
- 24. Prime S.S.S. classification: ONEA
- 25. Probe, with "into": DELVE
- 26. Bagel choice: ONION
- 27. Major mattress maker: SERTA
- 28. Nettled: VEXED
- 29. Each's companion: EVERY
- 30. "___ culpa": MEA
- 33. Bard's before: ERE
- 36. Soufflé needs: EGGS
- 37. Asian goat: TAHR
- 38. Holder of claimed property: LIENEE
- 41. ___ riche: NOUVEAU
- 44. Persian governors: SATRAPS
- 46. Hand-me-down: USED
- 47. Supposed founder of Taoism: LAOTSE
- 48. Nucleic acid sugar: RIBOSE
- 51. Strike defier: SCAB
- 52. Vegetate: LOLL
- 53. Gallic girlfriend: AMIE
- 54. Fit of pique: SNIT
- 55. Creator of Perry and Della: ERLE
- 56. Goblet feature: STEM
- 57. Bangkok native: THAI
- 59. Have a tab: OWE
- 60. Jazz's Montgomery: WES
More daily puzzle hints
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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.