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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 1, 2006
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, August 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
- 14
- 42
Down clues & answers
- 41
- 55
- 59
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Monday, July 31, 2006
across
- 1. House in Spain: CASA
- 5. Keach of the small screen: STACY
- 10. Peter the Great, for one: CZAR
- 14. European auto: OPEL
- 15. Machine shop tool: LATHE
- 16. River to the Seine: OISE
- 17. Little ___, Dickens girl: NELL
- 18. Place for sketches: ARTISTSPAD
- 20. Introduction in a Dr. Seuss book: IAMSAMSAMIAM
- 22. Go on all fours: CRAWL
- 23. Coffee dispenser: URN
- 24. Computer data holders: DISKS
- 28. Order that may be scrambled or sunny-side up: EGGS
- 30. Passed, as laws: ENACTED
- 32. Onetime Illinois governor Stevenson: ADLAI
- 34. "See ya!": BYE
- 35. Golfer Ernie: ELS
- 36. Introduction in "Moby-Dick": CALLMEISHMAEL
- 40. U.S./Gr. Brit. separator: ATL
- 41. 6 on a phone pad: MNO
- 42. Answer: REPLY
- 43. Like Marcel Duchamp's "Mona Lisa": GOATEED
- 46. Jolt provider in a car: BUMP
- 47. Typical Court TV programming: TRIAL
- 48. Berlin's land: Abbr.: GER
- 50. Showbiz twin Mary-Kate or Ashley: OLSEN
- 54. Introduction in an NBC sitcom: MYNAMEISEARL
- 57. Cleans up financially: MAKESAMINT
- 60. 100%: PURE
- 61. Line of rotation: AXIS
- 62. Dweebs: NERDS
- 63. Like ___ not: ITOR
- 64. ___ messaging (modern communication): TEXT
- 65. Judge the value of, as ore: ASSAY
- 66. Congers: EELS
down
- 1. Shaped like a dunce cap: CONIC
- 2. "… partridge in ___ tree": APEAR
- 3. 1965 Alabama march site: SELMA
- 4. "Things are fine …": ALLSWELL
- 5. Door-closing sound: SLAM
- 6. Set of foot bones: TARSUS
- 7. Perfume from petals: ATTAR
- 8. Passageways for Santa: CHIMNEYS
- 9. "Can" opener?: YESI
- 10. "Like wow, man": COSMIC
- 11. Five-digit number on an envelope: ZIP
- 12. Happy ___ lark: ASA
- 13. Ketchup-colored: RED
- 19. "Look, I did it!": TADA
- 21. Like pond scum: ALGAL
- 25. Stainless ___: STEEL
- 26. Clarkson who won the first "American Idol": KELLY
- 27. Radical 60's grp.: SDS
- 29. "Hand it over, buster!": GIMME
- 31. First P.M. of modern India: NEHRU
- 32. Thespian: ACTOR
- 33. ___ Lama: DALAI
- 34. Life story: BIO
- 37. Chess finales: ENDGAMES
- 38. Office messages: MEMOS
- 39. With mom, symbol of Americanism: APPLEPIE
- 40. 15-percenter: Abbr.: AGT
- 44. Least wild: TAMEST
- 45. Tarzan player Ron and others: ELYS
- 46. Starr of the comics: BRENDA
- 49. Mideast leaders: EMIRS
- 51. Cook, as onions: SAUTE
- 52. Swashbuckler Flynn: ERROL
- 53. Mets and Cubs, for short: NLERS
- 55. "Peter Pan" dog: NANA
- 56. ___-bitsy: ITSY
- 57. Small rug: MAT
- 58. Logger's tool: AXE
- 59. General Mills cereal: KIX
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.