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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 25, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, March 25, 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
- 60
- 70
- 81
- 106
- 108
- 112
- 114
Down clues & answers
- 18
- 64
- 85
- 99
- 105
- 110
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Saturday, March 24, 2007
across
- 1. Stock report heading: MOSTACTIVE
- 11. Early astronomer for whom a lunar crater is named: OMAR
- 15. "Pretty fishy, if you ask me": ISMELLARAT
- 16. Work unit: PILE
- 17. Persevere: STICKITOUT
- 18. It's surrounded by agua: ISLA
- 19. ___ course (plans): SETSA
- 20. Grandma Moses' first name: ANNA
- 21. Group that included the L.A. Express: USFL
- 22. Game opener: MAH
- 23. Cave, in poetry: GROT
- 24. Utah senator who co-sponsored a 1930 tariff act: SMOOT
- 25. Bastille Day party site: ELYSEE
- 28. Shade of green: NILE
- 30. The Rams of the Atlantic 10 Conf.: URI
- 31. Dartboard wood: ELM
- 32. Fedora feature: SNAPBRIM
- 34. Complicate: EMBROIL
- 38. Like curling stones: GRANITE
- 39. Some come with twists: MARTINIS
- 41. Pier grp.: ILA
- 42. Suffix with lact-: OSE
- 43. Literally, "disciple": SIKH
- 44. Huns, e.g.: ASIANS
- 48. Shakespearean title: THANE
- 50. Archaic adverb: ERST
- 52. Want ad abbr.: EEO
- 53. Prefix with Aryan: INDO
- 54. Cagney player in the "Cagney & Lacey" pilot film: SWIT
- 55. Black on the screen: KAREN
- 57. Detroit's ___ Arena: COBO
- 58. Drink mentioned in Rupert Holmes's song "Escape": PINACOLADA
- 60. Blues guitarist Taylor: OTIS
- 61. "This isn't a good time": ASKMELATER
- 62. ___ Hilario, Brazilian-born N.B.A. star: NENE
- 63. Survey participants: RESPONDERS
down
- 1. Question from far away, perhaps: MISSME
- 2. Bony: OSTEAL
- 3. Forger: SMITHY
- 4. Shadows, briefly: TECS
- 5. ___-Mints chewable antacid: ALKA
- 6. Second-century year: CLI
- 7. Steppes settler: TATAR
- 8. They're pressed into service: IRONONS
- 9. Boastful: VAUNTING
- 10. Singer Jones: ETTA
- 11. Kind of pipe: OPIUM
- 12. "___ Waltz," which begins "Hush-a-bye, ma baby, slumbertime is comin' soon": MISSOURI
- 13. Gung-ho: ALLFORIT
- 14. Immediacy of data processing: REALTIME
- 23. John F. Kennedy or George H. W. Bush: GEMINI
- 24. Parts of perianths: SEPALS
- 26. Harvard Science Center architect: SERT
- 27. ___ Midgen, fellow student of Harry Potter: ELOISE
- 29. It's catching: LARIAT
- 33. ___ B'rith: BNAI
- 34. E-mail attachment?: EMOTICON
- 35. Steady correspondence: MASHNOTE
- 36. Wonder-ful place?: BREADBIN
- 37. "Ditto": LIKEWISE
- 40. Contracts: SHRINKS
- 45. Fill up with gas: AERATE
- 46. Have-not: NEEDER
- 47. Finding things?: SONARS
- 49. Hanger?: NOOSE
- 51. Show impatience, in a way: STAMP
- 54. Exchange ripostes: SPAR
- 55. 2006 World Cup city: KOLN
- 56. "___-in His Lamp" (Bugs Bunny classic): ALAD
- 59. Major suit: CEO
More daily puzzle hints
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- 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.