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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 22, 2006
Sunday, January 22, 2006
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, January 22, 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
- 10
- 14
- 28
- 46
- 70
- 72
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 86
- 98
- 105
- 114
- 116
- 117
- 120
Down clues & answers
- 10
- 11
- 13
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 25
- 30
- 33
- 65
- 75
- 100
- 101
- 103
- 104
- 109
- 111
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Saturday, January 21, 2006
across
- 1. Accusatory words: ETTU
- 5. Certain red algae: SEAMOSS
- 12. Potting materials: DIRTS
- 14. Clicker: CASTANET
- 15. Native up north: INUIT
- 16. Essayist whose motto was "Que sais-je?": MONTAIGNE
- 17. 10 kilogauss: TESLA
- 18. It has many soap slots: AFTERNOON
- 19. Plans to get back at: HASITINFOR
- 21. "Dog Barking at the Moon" painter, 1926: MIRO
- 22. Comes back: RESURGES
- 23. Name on some briefs: HANES
- 24. Provide with new squares, perhaps: RETILE
- 25. Insults wittily: ZINGS
- 26. It isn't repeated: ONESHOT
- 28. Land at an Italian airport?: TERRA
- 31. Captain of the Ghost, in Jack London's "The Sea Wolf": LARSEN
- 34. William ___, secretary of commerce under Clinton: DALEY
- 35. Casserole dishes: TERRINES
- 37. Day before a Jewish holiday: EREV
- 38. Passing legend: JOEMONTANA
- 40. Go: TAKELEAVE
- 42. They're treated by veterinarios: GATOS
- 43. Turned over: ENTRUSTED
- 44. Floor coverings, to a Brit: LINOS
- 45. Pronunciation considerations: STRESSES
- 46. Cousin of Jane Eyre: ELIZA
- 47. One singled out before drinking: TOASTEE
- 48. It's full of slots, briefly: SKED
down
- 1. Martyred Carmelite nun ___ Stein: EDITH
- 2. Music critic's bane: TINEAR
- 3. One tying up a turkey, say: TRUSSER
- 4. Exercise, in Exeter: UTILISE
- 5. Brazilian port known for coffee: SANTOS
- 6. Artificial flavor base: ESTER
- 7. Petal product: Var.: ATAR
- 8. Number one: MAINMAN
- 9. Not stopped: ONGOING
- 10. Many Madrileños: SENORES
- 11. They're good at taking things down: STENOS
- 13. Legally punishable: STATUTORY
- 14. Starbucks slip-ons: COFFEESLEEVES
- 16. Make a mess of: MANGLE
- 20. Woman in Chekhov's "The Sea-Gull": IRINA
- 23. Chart climber: HITSINGLE
- 25. Literary character who debuted in "The Curse of Capistrano": ZORRO
- 27. Beat up: HARMED
- 28. City on the Salentine Peninsula: TARANTO
- 29. Warner Music Group label: ELEKTRA
- 30. Looks up to: REVERES
- 32. Involves: ENTAILS
- 33. Order lover: NEATNIK
- 34. Not be able to take: DETEST
- 35. One way of fitting: TOATEE
- 36. Big bore: SNOOZE
- 38. Pop singer McCartney: JESSE
- 39. Leader of a 1970 military coup: ASSAD
- 41. Theme of Nabokov's "Lolita": LUST
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- 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.