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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 25, 2006
Sunday, June 25, 2006
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, June 25, 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
- 14
- 17
- 44
- 49
- 69
- 77
- 109
- 112
- 114
- 115
- 117
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 16
- 93
- 103
- 107
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
across
- 1. Ivory Coast export: COCOABEANS
- 11. Literally, "king": SHAH
- 15. Neroli oil source: ORANGETREE
- 16. Blanchett of "The Aviator": CATE
- 17. Acting, say: ONTHESTAGE
- 18. "Man of La Mancha" org.: ANTA
- 19. Dynast: POTENTATE
- 20. Primates, to humans: ORDER
- 21. Bus driver's assignment: Abbr.: RTE
- 22. Featured performer in Berlioz's "Harold in Italy": VIOLIST
- 24. Instance, in Évreux: CAS
- 27. Good amts. to take in: RDAS
- 30. Demonstration noise: CHANTS
- 31. Opposite of relaxed: ANTSY
- 33. Old Roman cry: ECCE
- 35. Prayer pronoun: THEE
- 36. Instant: SNAP
- 37. Doesn't do the job easily: TOILS
- 38. Verbal flourish: TADA
- 39. Shadow: TAIL
- 40. Dirt: INFO
- 41. They're put away in bars: PINTS
- 42. Rub down: ABRADE
- 44. Bodily channel: ITER
- 46. This may bring in the big bucks: DOE
- 47. Divisions: SECTORS
- 49. Future shepherd's place: Abbr.: SEM
- 51. "Ariel" poet: PLATH
- 52. 1953 Eartha Kitt hit: CESTSIBON
- 58. Different: ELSE
- 59. Road gripper: RADIALTIRE
- 60. Goat's look: LEER
- 61. Celebrities: GLITTERATI
- 62. What dieters eat: LESS
- 63. Spots: SETSEYESON
down
- 1. Fowl territory?: COOP
- 2. Little ___ ...: ORNO
- 3. Women's rights pioneer: CATT
- 4. "Rings ___ Fingers" (Henry Fonda film): ONHER
- 5. Go-between's business: AGENTRY
- 6. Beat: BESTED
- 7. Place in a Robert Redford movie: ETTA
- 8. "Bond Smells ___" ("Diamonds Are Forever" soundtrack number): ARAT
- 9. Beersheba locale: NEGEV
- 10. Sheepish explanation lead-in: SEE
- 11. Composer of about 600 sonatas: SCARLATTI
- 12. Together: HANDINHAND
- 13. Gave evidence for: ATTESTEDTO
- 14. Serenity: HEARTSEASE
- 20. "I could go for that!": OOH
- 23. Does in: ICES
- 24. Was charming?: CASTASPELL
- 25. A wind chilled and killed her, in verse: ANNABELLEE
- 26. Things that may wind down: STAIRCASES
- 28. Coon's age: AEON
- 29. Accounts of aliens, e.g.: SCIFI
- 32. Falls in drops: SPLATTERS
- 34. Stick together: CLOT
- 37. Bank: TIER
- 41. Singer with the 1960 #1 album "G.I. Blues": PRESLEY
- 43. Cartoon cry: DOH
- 45. What's left behind: ESTATE
- 48. Practice run?: SCALE
- 50. Corner cut, in Cambridge: MITRE
- 53. Clean copy?: EDIT
- 54. Models: SITS
- 55. Civil rights concern: BIAS
- 56. "___ put it another way ...": ORTO
- 57. Teutonic turndown: NEIN
- 59. Some N.F.L. linemen: RGS
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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
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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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What is a rebus square?
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Which day is the hardest?
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