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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 24, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, June 24, 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
- 27
- 28
- 69
- 76
- 103
- 106
- 116
- 118
- 120
- 121
Down clues & answers
- 15
- 33
- 42
- 45
- 47
- 67
- 72
- 79
- 83
- 86
- 102
- 104
- 112
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Previous The Crossword answer
Saturday, June 23, 2007
across
- 1. Replacement: SPAREPART
- 10. Barn door features: HASPS
- 15. It's pictured in Van Gogh's "Starry Night Over the Rhone": URSAMAJOR
- 16. Outburst from Sneezy: ACHOO
- 17. Vaudeville bigwig: TOPBANANA
- 18. Nattily dressed: SMART
- 19. Wisconsin city originally named Port Gilbert: RACINE
- 20. Comic strip character with an upwardly curving necktie: DILBERT
- 22. ___ Colonies, started in Iowa in the 1850s: AMANA
- 23. It's made to measure: RULER
- 24. Work unit: ERG
- 26. In that direction: THERETO
- 28. "The trade of kings": Dryden: WAR
- 29. Talking during movies?: VOICEOVERS
- 33. Certain pyramid builders: MAYA
- 34. Hardest to get at: INMOST
- 35. Insect in a cartouche: SCARAB
- 37. Mouth pieces: LIPS
- 38. Bad shoes to run in: SPIKEHEELS
- 42. Bud's bud in comedy: LOU
- 43. Long-eared pet: SPANIEL
- 44. Vermicide : worm :: formicide : ___: ANT
- 45. City whose name means "old town" in Creek: TULSA
- 46. Ready to be drawn: ONTAP
- 51. Comeback: REBIRTH
- 53. Symphony originally dedicated to Napoleon: EROICA
- 54. ___ Henry, triple gold-medal swimmer at the 2004 Olympics: JODIE
- 55. Wood-and-chicken-wire enclosure: RABBITRUN
- 57. Railed area, often: ALTAR
- 58. First novel in Cather's "prairie trilogy": OPIONEERS
- 59. What lacquer imparts: GLOSS
- 60. When "anything can happen" on "The Mickey Mouse Club": WEDNESDAY
down
- 1. Collection of aphorisms: SUTRA
- 2. Like many golf tournaments: PROAM
- 3. Org. that funds shelters: ASPCA
- 4. Meir's successor: RABIN
- 5. Springs: EMANATES
- 6. French door plate: PANE
- 7. 1977 double-platinum Steely Dan album: AJA
- 8. Circle: RONDURE
- 9. It doesn't give you the full picture: TRAILER
- 10. Easy-Bake Oven seller: HASBRO
- 11. Climber's goal: ACME
- 12. "Try before you buy" products: SHAREWARE
- 13. Acting job: PORTRAYAL
- 14. Sponge: SOT
- 21. "Hmmm ...": LETSSEE
- 23. Gun: REV
- 25. Gets the attention of: GRABS
- 27. Short-tempered sort: HOTSPUR
- 29. Tuscany rental: VILLA
- 30. Flavorful hamburger bun: ONIONROLL
- 31. Pinned on: IMPUTEDTO
- 32. Lettuce variety: COS
- 33. Busch of Laurel and Hardy films: MAE
- 36. It's added to the pool: CHLORINE
- 39. "Sliding Doors" star, 1998: PALTROW
- 40. Slim and trim: INSHAPE
- 41. 1998 Hyundai acquisition: KIA
- 43. He played Winchester on "M*A*S*H": STIERS
- 47. Speaker's aids: NOTES
- 48. Played out: TIRED
- 49. Maker of the MDX and TSX: ACURA
- 50. Plant also known as heartsease: PANSY
- 52. It colors commentary: BIAS
- 53. Like japanned wood: EBON
- 54. Binge: JAG
- 56. Not pass: BID
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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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What is a rebus square?
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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?
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