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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 1, 2006
Sunday, October 1, 2006
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, October 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
- 15
- 25
- 26
- 36
- 47
- 90
- 95
- 102
- 105
- 108
- 111
- 126
- 127
- 129
Down clues & answers
- 6
- 24
- 33
- 35
- 52
- 95
- 100
- 101
- 102
- 103
- 109
- 113
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
across
- 1. Politically unstable area: HOTSPOT
- 8. 2005's "Walk the Line" and others: BIOPICS
- 15. Derived by logic: APRIORI
- 16. Fit for the stage: ACTABLE
- 17. Goes home for the night, say: HEADSIN
- 18. "Dig in, everyone!": LETSEAT
- 19. Actress with the memoir "Call Me Crazy": ANNEHECHE
- 21. Producer of the megaflop "E.T.": ATARI
- 22. Film about a blind man for which the lead won Best Actor: SCENTOFAWOMAN
- 24. After much delay: ATLAST
- 26. Like some calendars: LUNAR
- 27. Navigational aid: CHART
- 28. Repairs a leak, possibly: WELDS
- 29. Snap ___: PEA
- 32. Classic pencil-and-paper game: DOTS
- 33. Kiosk item: DAILY
- 34. Mouthful: GULP
- 35. Signal: CUE
- 36. Lacking in resonance: TINNY
- 37. Coin with a two-headed eagle on the reverse: RUBLE
- 38. Savvy film/TV character whose name, paradoxically, is Spanish for "idiot": TONTO
- 39. Bygone weapon: POLEAX
- 40. Some brass: MAJORGENERALS
- 44. Lose one's cool: ERUPT
- 45. Fiendish: DEMONICAL
- 48. Big farewell: SENDOFF
- 50. 1983 song that begins "Hate New York City": ILOVELA
- 51. Violinmaker Stradivari: ANTONIO
- 52. Compared: LIKENED
- 53. Less natural: STAGIER
- 54. Brought to bear: EXERTED
down
- 1. "Funny ___": HAHA
- 2. As yet undecided: OPEN
- 3. Exchange words?: TRANSLATE
- 4. Brandy cocktails: SIDECARS
- 5. Like a presidential suite, presumably: POSHEST
- 6. Help get settled: ORIENT
- 7. Color: TINCT
- 8. With undisguised menace: BALEFULLY
- 9. Party supply: ICE
- 10. Council of Three Fires members: OTTAWAS
- 11. Flock's overseer: PASTOR
- 12. Rolled steel joist: IBEAM
- 13. Santa ___, Calif.: CLARA
- 14. Arrive, as darkness: SETIN
- 20. Exciting drive?: HOLEINONE
- 23. Auto racer Granatelli: ANDY
- 24. Kind of adapter: ACDC
- 25. Second person appearing in the Bible: THOU
- 28. Phrase in a police bulletin: WANTEDFOR
- 29. Starting to mature: PUBESCENT
- 30. 2004 title role for Anne Hathaway: ELLA
- 31. Mountaineering goal: APEX
- 33. Car owner's annoyance: DING
- 34. Swift traveler: GULLIVER
- 36. Dessert topped with crumbled macaroons: TORTONI
- 37. ___ Colony (first English settlement in the New World): ROANOKE
- 38. Boss: TOPDOG
- 39. Wordy: PROLIX
- 40. They're capped with caprock: MESAS
- 41. "Aunts ___ Gentlemen" (P. G. Wodehouse's last complete novel): ARENT
- 42. Unelected officials: JUNTA
- 43. Lebanese president Lahoud: EMILE
- 46. "Hard ___" (ship command): ALEE
- 47. "The Blue Dahlia" star: LADD
- 49. Cry of disgust: FIE
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.