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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 11, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, March 11, 2007. 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
- 26
- 33
- 34
- 41
- 49
- 52
- 54
- 99
- 104
- 107
- 120
- 122
- 123
- 125
Down clues & answers
- 25
- 31
- 59
- 65
- 87
- 93
- 104
- 105
- 106
- 110
- 111
- 117
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
across
- 1. Real name of a Disney title character: SIMBA
- 6. Small drawing?: PUFF
- 10. 15-ml unit: TBSP
- 14. Broadcasting: ONAIR
- 15. Falls into decline: ATROPHIES
- 17. With the help of: USING
- 18. Providers of tip-offs?: NAILFILES
- 19. Laurel and Hardy film with the line "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!": SONSOFTHEDESERT
- 21. Middle-earth resident: ELF
- 22. Gene ___, 1932 U.S. and British Open champ: SARAZEN
- 23. Nikola Tesla, for one: SERB
- 25. Information for the record: LINERNOTES
- 30. Becomes an issue: ARISES
- 32. Total: INALL
- 33. Rock group whose members all assumed the same last name, with "the": RAMONES
- 35. Flip alternative: PAGEBOY
- 37. Eclipses, to some: OMENS
- 38. At the back: DORSAL
- 39. Headmaster's faculty: DISCIPLINE
- 42. "I must have missed the ___": MEMO
- 45. Concern for a hostess: SEATING
- 47. Part of a certain college course: LAB
- 48. Desserts from the South: SWEETPOTATOPIES
- 53. Wild-haired stock character: MADDOCTOR
- 54. One of the Traveling Wilburys: LYNNE
- 55. Prepared to strike, perhaps: UNIONIZED
- 56. Coat hangers-on: FLEAS
- 57. Bristle (with): TEEM
- 58. Outfit: DUDS
- 59. Lets fly: SENDS
down
- 1. Pickles: SOUSES
- 2. It's often underfoot: INSOLE
- 3. "Big iron," in hacker slang: MAINFRAMES
- 4. Plastic containers: BINS
- 5. Greek city that remained neutral during the Persian Wars: ARGOS
- 6. Grocery stores: PANTRIES
- 7. What many Latter-day Saints are: UTAHANS
- 8. Architectural element often decorated with bas-reliefs: FRIEZE
- 9. Computer desktop icon: FOLDER
- 10. Radio's "___ American Life": THIS
- 11. Ill will: BILE
- 12. Amphilochus, in Greek myth: SEER
- 13. Sound from a test cheater, say: PSST
- 16. Divisions of a mark: PFENNIGS
- 20. Made-up: FALSE
- 24. Unbroken mount: BRONC
- 26. Witching hour follower: ONEAM
- 27. Laundry that's often food-stained: TABLELINEN
- 28. "Strange Magic" band, for short: ELO
- 29. Designing: SLY
- 31. Demand: INSISTON
- 33. Retinal cell: ROD
- 34. Any of the Three Musketeers: AMI
- 35. Narrow-bladed weapons: PONIARDS
- 36. "___ we all?": ARENT
- 38. Said the same: DITTOED
- 40. ___ AC (pharmacy purchase): PEPCID
- 41. "Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful" espouser: LAOTZU
- 43. Female bacchanalian: MAENAD
- 44. Take hold of, in a way: OBSESS
- 46. Follows a course: GOLFS
- 48. Scuzz: SMUT
- 49. Flag: WANE
- 50. Warhol actress Sedgwick: EDIE
- 51. Birthplace of Herod the Great: EDOM
- 52. One of Carter's charges, on TV: PYLE
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.