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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 14, 2006
Saturday, January 14, 2006
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, January 14, 2006. 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
- 38
Down clues & answers
- 31
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Friday, January 13, 2006
across
- 1. See: DATE
- 5. Flexible prefix: AMBI
- 9. Cries for attention: AHEMS
- 14. Summoning: EVOCATION
- 16. With 13-Down, places for shooting stars: MOVIE
- 17. Bit: FELLFORIT
- 18. Take ___ (break): AREST
- 19. They have African cousins: INDIANELEPHANTS
- 21. An eagle is on its flag: EGYPT
- 22. Pattern of scanning lines on a TV: RASTER
- 23. They can be choppy: SEAS
- 24. Bill for fine clothing?: BLASS
- 27. Argonaut who slew Castor: IDAS
- 29. "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" co-star: ELLIOTTGOULD
- 32. Hard-rock center: ASA
- 35. One in a shelter, maybe: BAGLADY
- 36. ___ particle: PSI
- 37. Is in charge: CALLSTHETUNE
- 40. Beautiful people of literature: ELOI
- 41. "___ in the Park" (Rodgers and Hart song): ATREE
- 42. He wrote a hit Broadway musical with Weill: NASH
- 46. Parts of some joints: TENONS
- 48. ___ ready: ATTHE
- 49. Rank last attained in 1950: FIVESTARGENERAL
- 53. Imminent, old-style: ANEAR
- 54. Harmless reptile with a dangerous-sounding name: BULLSNAKE
- 55. "Somebody's Knockin'" singer ___ Gibbs: TERRI
- 56. Wannabe's efforts: EMULATION
- 57. Easy ___: ASABC
- 58. Auto performance factor, informally: RPMS
- 59. Start of Massachusetts' motto: ENSE
down
- 1. Beards: DEFIES
- 2. Repay, in a way: AVENGE
- 3. "See?!": TOLDYA
- 4. Dwarf: ECLIPSE
- 5. Piles: ATON
- 6. Entangle: MIRE
- 7. Not merely warm: BOIL
- 8. Like some commerce: INTERSTATE
- 9. Far Eastern female servants: AMAHS
- 10. "Good night, sweet prince" speaker: HORATIO
- 11. Now level: EVENEDUP
- 12. Cold northerly winds of southern France: MISTRALS
- 13. See 16-Across: SETS
- 15. ___ lot (very little): AFAT
- 20. Late: PASTDUE
- 24. Sans subtlety: BLATANT
- 25. Jedi protector: LIGHTSABER
- 26. Many a surfer: AOLER
- 28. Cold war abbr.: SDI
- 30. Abbr. in a birth announcement: LBS
- 31. Med. specialty: GYN
- 32. Whiz: ACE
- 33. Premium product: SALTINES
- 34. Mediterranean succulent: ALOEVERA
- 38. Early form of Greek: LINEARB
- 39. Understanding, of sorts: ENTENTE
- 43. Transportation in a 1941 hit song: ATRAIN
- 44. Military toppers: SHAKOS
- 45. Amazon warrior killed by Achilles: HELENE
- 47. One of Hamlet's courtiers: OSRIC
- 48. Novelist Tina McElroy ___: ANSA
- 49. ___ morgana (mirage): FATA
- 50. Behind: RUMP
- 51. Down: GLUM
- 52. Some bent pipes: ELLS
More daily puzzle hints
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- 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.