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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 1, 2006
Saturday, July 1, 2006
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 1, 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
- 33
- 38
- 55
- 64
Down clues & answers
- 26
- 56
- 63
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Friday, June 30, 2006
across
- 1. Rotters: BADEGGS
- 8. Fabled fliers: CARPETS
- 15. Royal aide in charge of horses: EQUERRY
- 16. Pillar of a community: OBELISK
- 17. Drainageways: GULLIES
- 18. Polish national anthem, e.g.: MAZURKA
- 19. Bully's retort: SAYSME
- 20. TV address for kids, briefly: SESAMEST
- 21. Get tangled up: ENMESH
- 23. Baja's opposite: ALTA
- 27. When repeated, a vitamin B deficiency: BERI
- 28. Sap: PATSY
- 33. Requiring no care: MAINTENANCEFREE
- 36. It's not necessarily gold: ALLTHATGLITTERS
- 37. Figure used by marketing planners: NATIONALAVERAGE
- 38. Military plane acronym: AWACS
- 39. Virna ___ of "La Reine Margot": LISI
- 40. Some sports drinks: ADES
- 41. Blemish: BLOTCH
- 43. In addition to: ASWELLAS
- 48. Prepare pupils for examination: DILATE
- 53. Buttress: SHOREUP
- 54. Trial location: JURYBOX
- 55. Turkish bath wear: TERRIES
- 56. Womb-related: UTERINE
- 57. "Probably ...": ODDSARE
- 58. Goes in circles: GYRATES
down
- 1. Seeks change, maybe: BEGS
- 2. Pool shade: AQUA
- 3. As required: DULY
- 4. Seals' meals: EELS
- 5. Sandblaster's target: GRIME
- 6. Stew ingredient: GREENBEAN
- 7. Network: Abbr.: SYS
- 8. Brings up the rear: COMESINLAST
- 9. Embarrass: ABASH
- 10. Iran's ___ Shah Pahlavi: REZA
- 11. Coveted: PLUM
- 12. Revolutionary Michael Collins's country: EIRE
- 13. Tut's kin?: TSKS
- 14. Card game in which jacks are highest trumps: SKAT
- 20. Harems: SERAGLIOS
- 22. Senior moment, e.g.: MENTALLAPSE
- 23. Big name on the range?: AMANA
- 24. NBC Thursday night staple, 1986-94: LALAW
- 25. ___-Whirl (midway ride): TILTA
- 26. "To put an ___ disposition on": Hamlet: ANTIC
- 28. St. ___ Beach, Fla.: PETE
- 29. Broadcast workers' union: AFTRA
- 30. Opposite of baldness: TREAD
- 31. Conductor Koussevitzky: SERGE
- 32. Those in favor: YESES
- 34. Companion of Geo. or Wm.: THOS
- 35. Voting, it's said: CIVICDUTY
- 41. More down: BLUER
- 42. Whom a headhunter calls: HIRER
- 43. About: ASTO
- 44. Peel off: SHED
- 45. News: WORD
- 46. Screws up: ERRS
- 47. Princess in a spaceship: LEIA
- 49. Neighbor of Cygnus: LYRA
- 50. Not much: ABIT
- 51. Voice mail cue: TONE
- 52. Two in sixty-six?: EXES
- 54. Wine container: JUG
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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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- 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.