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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 5, 2007
Sunday, August 5, 2007
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, August 5, 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
- 19
- 41
- 45
- 48
- 49
- 72
- 77
- 79
- 86
- 87
- 104
- 111
- 114
Down clues & answers
- 14
- 18
- 32
- 42
- 50
- 65
- 74
- 79
- 99
- 101
- 107
- 108
- 109
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Previous The Crossword answer
Saturday, August 4, 2007
across
- 1. First: BEFORETHEOTHERS
- 16. Dante characters?: ITALIANALPHABET
- 17. The "she" in the lyric "And when she passes, I smile": GIRLFROMIPANEMA
- 18. Relinquish: DEMIT
- 19. Central square, maybe: TAC
- 20. 50 Cent cover: DORAG
- 21. First word of "Shrek": ONCE
- 22. Its capital is Porto-Novo: BENIN
- 24. "Lo, here ___, / Never to rise again": "Hamlet": ILIE
- 25. ___ Digital Shorts (late-night comic bits): SNL
- 26. One way to work: BUS
- 27. Drawing of the heart?: TUG
- 29. See 58-Down: END
- 30. Discoverer of the law of quadratic reciprocity: EULER
- 32. Disparage: DECRY
- 34. Sideshow staple: BEARDEDLADY
- 37. Strong aversion: ODIUM
- 38. With 55-Across, MgSO4.7H2O: EPSOM
- 40. Afternoon ora: UNA
- 43. Stop: Abbr.: STN
- 44. Amber, for example: HUE
- 45. Capital of New Zealand: Abbr.: DOL
- 47. Food eaten with gravy: SOPS
- 49. Mallow family members: OKRAS
- 51. "Vogliatemi ___" (aria from "Madama Butterfly"): BENE
- 52. The Green Hornet's real first name: BRITT
- 54. Some stipend recipients, for short: TAS
- 55. See 38-Across: SALTS
- 56. Interdisciplinary college major: AMERICANSTUDIES
- 59. Patch alternative: NICOTINELOZENGE
- 60. Last: KEEPONKEEPINGON
down
- 1. Galas: BIGDOS
- 2. Saint-___-du-Mont, church containing the remains of the patron saint of Paris: ETIENNE
- 3. Place for some prospects: FARMCLUB
- 4. Hardy one?: OLLIE
- 5. Break: RIFT
- 6. Place for a stirrup: EAR
- 7. They may take a few yrs. to mature: TNOTES
- 8. Villain in the book of Esther: HAMAN
- 9. Brought out: ELICITED
- 10. NE for SW, e.g.: OPP
- 11. Jazz trumpeter/composer Jones: THAD
- 12. "Trip to ___" (1968 Susan Sontag book): HANOI
- 13. "Over the Rainbow" vocalist Ray: EBERLE
- 14. Be extant: REMAIN
- 15. Like some disappearances: STAGED
- 22. Chihuahua fare: BURRITO
- 23. Chromosome home: NUCLEUS
- 26. Wampum: BEADS
- 28. Gatorade choice: GRAPE
- 31. Olympics theme composer Arnaud: LEO
- 32. Person on the left?: Abbr.: DEM
- 33. Bolt measures: Abbr.: YDS
- 35. Charity carnival feature: DUNKTANK
- 36. Higher calling?: YODELING
- 39. Former Mercury model: MONTEGO
- 40. L.A.'s ___ Tower, tallest building in the West: USBANK
- 41. Nickname on "Cheers": NORMIE
- 42. Not together: APIECE
- 44. Headache: HASSLE
- 46. Bring down: LESSEN
- 48. Leather band: STROP
- 50. Eastern royal: RANEE
- 51. ___-Württemberg (Stuttgart's state): BADEN
- 53. Co-founder of the Non-Aligned Movement, 1961: TITO
- 55. 1970s rocker Quatro: SUZI
- 57. N.L. Central team, on scoreboards: CIN
- 58. With 29-Across, highest-quality: TOP
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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