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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 15, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 15, 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
- 15
- 43
- 52
- 100
- 101
- 122
Down clues & answers
- 3
- 10
- 29
- 32
- 42
- 47
- 98
- 104
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
across
- 1. Player in three 1970s Pro Bowls: BRADSHAW
- 9. Dispersion devices: PRISMS
- 15. Infernal: DEVILISH
- 16. Any of six popes: ADRIAN
- 17. It's heard at many a wedding: AVEMARIA
- 18. San Francisco neighborhood, with "the": CASTRO
- 19. Basketball analyst Elmore: LEN
- 20. Former Shea players: BEATLES
- 22. Neighbor of Isr., once: UAR
- 23. Threaded holder: TNUT
- 25. "Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889" painter: ENSOR
- 26. Snow on an album cover: HANK
- 27. Sigmoid curves: OGEES
- 29. Trough site: STY
- 30. "Please," to Franz: BITTE
- 31. Swiss multinational: NESTLE
- 33. Didn't just nosh: HADAMEAL
- 35. Kind of carriage: HORSELESS
- 37. Molotov cocktail, e.g.: FIREBOMB
- 40. Shucks, so to speak: LIESTO
- 44. Mets manager Minaya and others: OMARS
- 45. One along an autobahn?: EIN
- 47. Aunt who sings part of "The Farmer and the Cowman": ELLER
- 48. High ones may produce a roar: RPMS
- 49. Cape wearer's field: MAGIC
- 51. Focus provider?: FORD
- 52. Canyon, e.g.: GAP
- 53. Columbus, e.g.: MARINER
- 55. Educ. Testing Service offering: GRE
- 56. "Not right now": INABIT
- 58. Picasso mistress and subject: DORAMAAR
- 60. Where Antonio and Shylock litigate: VENICE
- 61. Ingress: ENTRANCE
- 62. Tequila brand with a red sombrero bottle top: ELTORO
- 63. Levied: ASSESSED
down
- 1. Waldenbooks alternative: BDALTON
- 2. It's sweet, it's said: REVENGE
- 3. Ways of access: AVENUES
- 4. Lower, in a way: DIM
- 5. Tombstone, e.g.: SLAB
- 6. Fresh face at a firm: HIREE
- 7. Easterners: ASIANS
- 8. "Hey!?": WHATSTHEBIGIDEA
- 9. Edsel model: PACER
- 10. Intake optima: Abbr.: RDAS
- 11. Return address abbr.?: IRS
- 12. Orient: SITUATE
- 13. Plant of the arrowroot family: MARANTA
- 14. View coral reefs, maybe: SNORKEL
- 21. Not false: LOYAL
- 24. Mountaineering aids: TETHERS
- 26. Word in a documentary's credits: HIMSELF
- 28. Folks guilty of disorderly conduct: SLOBS
- 30. "Goin' to Chicago Blues" composer: BASIE
- 32. Ranch extension?: ERO
- 34. "Of the," in Oviedo: DEL
- 36. Campaign staple: SMEAR
- 37. Not hold something against: FORGIVE
- 38. Select for a case: IMPANEL
- 39. Runaway: RAMPANT
- 41. Advertisers' output: SLOGANS
- 42. Cookout setting: TERRACE
- 43. In sequence: ORDERED
- 46. Curtain fabrics: NINONS
- 49. One of the Gospels, in a Spanish Bible: MATEO
- 50. Cadbury Adams brand: CERTS
- 53. Minute: Prefix: MICR
- 54. Thin: RARE
- 57. RNA is a topic in it: BIO
- 59. Family V.I.P.'s: MAS
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
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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?
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