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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 19, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 19, 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
- 16
- 33
- 66
Down clues & answers
- 13
- 19
- 27
- 31
- 34
- 46
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Monday, June 18, 2007
across
- 1. #1 number two who became the #2 number one: ADAMS
- 6. Actors who mug: HAMS
- 10. Talking equine of '60s TV: MRED
- 14. Roll over, as a subscription: RENEW
- 15. Neighbor of Yemen: OMAN
- 16. Toy on a string: YOYO
- 17. Food from heaven: MANNA
- 18. Lot in life: FATE
- 19. ___-again (like some Christians): BORN
- 20. She offered Excalibur to the future King Arthur: LADYOFTHELAKE
- 23. Garment accompanying a girdle: BRA
- 24. Last letter, in London: ZED
- 25. Gordon of "Oklahoma!": MACRAE
- 29. Went out, as a fire: DIED
- 31. Club discussed in clubhouses: Abbr.: PGA
- 34. Guiding philosophy: ETHIC
- 35. Couch: SOFA
- 36. Standard: NORM
- 37. Popular canned tuna: CHICKENOFTHESEA
- 40. Word of invitation: COME
- 41. Broadway award: TONY
- 42. Alleviates: EASES
- 43. Nile stinger: ASP
- 44. Hockey legend Gordie: HOWE
- 45. Handles the food for the party: CATERS
- 46. Big bird of the outback: EMU
- 47. Quilt locale: BED
- 48. Columbia, in an old patriotic song: GEMOFTHEOCEAN
- 55. Witty Ephron: NORA
- 56. Lamb : ewe :: ___ : mare: FOAL
- 57. Ram, astrologically: ARIES
- 59. Voting no: ANTI
- 60. Warren of the Supreme Court: EARL
- 61. Do, as a puzzle: SOLVE
- 62. Something to slip on?: PEEL
- 63. Whirling current: EDDY
- 64. County ENE of London: ESSEX
down
- 1. Elbow's place: ARM
- 2. "Are we agreed?": DEAL
- 3. Late celebrity ___ Nicole Smith: ANNA
- 4. Repair: MEND
- 5. Sag on a nag: SWAYBACK
- 6. Labor leader Jimmy who mysteriously disappeared: HOFFA
- 7. Amo, amas, ___ ...: AMAT
- 8. Trig or geometry: MATH
- 9. Take lightly: SNEEZEAT
- 10. "Oops! I made a mistake": MYBAD
- 11. Castle, in chess: ROOK
- 12. "Jane ___": EYRE
- 13. "___ we now our gay apparel": DON
- 21. Valuable rock: ORE
- 22. ___ Zeppelin: LED
- 25. Holy city of Islam: MECCA
- 26. One of the Three Musketeers: ATHOS
- 27. Cheeta, in "Tarzan" films: CHIMP
- 28. Serving with chop suey: RICE
- 29. "Lorna ___": DOONE
- 30. Questionable: IFFY
- 31. Rapper's entourage: POSSE
- 32. Garson of "Mrs. Miniver": GREER
- 33. Accumulate: AMASS
- 35. The white in a whiteout: SNOW
- 36. Tidy: NEAT
- 38. Crayfish dish: ETOUFFEE
- 39. One who could use a shrink: HEADCASE
- 44. Medical care grp.: HMO
- 45. Corporate V.I.P.: CEO
- 46. Earthlink transmission: EMAIL
- 47. Stomach: BELLY
- 48. Disappeared: GONE
- 49. Old Harper's Bazaar artist: ERTE
- 50. Wart causer, in legend: TOAD
- 51. Rocklike: HARD
- 52. Greek love god: EROS
- 53. Needs medicine: AILS
- 54. Campbell of "Scream": NEVE
- 55. 40 winks: NAP
- 58. Topic for Dr. Ruth: SEX
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?.
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