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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 24, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, October 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
- 16
- 65
- 69
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 59
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
across
- 1. Play place: STAGE
- 6. Ballroom dance: TANGO
- 11. Chart-topper: HIT
- 14. Sign of spring: ARIES
- 15. Mountaineer's tool: ICEAX
- 16. ET's ride: UFO
- 17. Play follower, usually: CURTAINCALL
- 19. Unruly do: MOP
- 20. Amateurish: BUSH
- 21. "___ economy is always beauty": Henry James: INART
- 23. Buggy rider: BABY
- 26. Loofah, e.g.: BATHSPONGE
- 30. 108-card game: UNO
- 31. Start the pot: ANTEUP
- 32. Pest control brand: DCON
- 33. Spoil: GOBAD
- 35. Bibliophile's suffix: ANA
- 36. Tipplers: SOTS
- 37. Circulatory system flow: BLOODSTREAM
- 41. Singer ___ P. Morgan: JAYE
- 43. Early 11th-century year: MII
- 44. Back at sea?: STERN
- 47. Actress Chase of "Now, Voyager": ILKA
- 48. For dieters: NONFAT
- 51. Smidgen: DAB
- 52. Shoot-'em-up figure: GUNSLINGER
- 54. Harmony, briefly: SYNC
- 55. Clobber, biblically: SMITE
- 56. Computer that uses OS X: IMAC
- 58. Director Lee: ANG
- 59. What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are: THINGSDRAWN
- 66. Crib cry: WAH
- 67. Burger topper, maybe: BACON
- 68. Site of Ali's Rumble in the Jungle: ZAIRE
- 69. Salon job: SET
- 70. Cuts and pastes: EDITS
- 71. TV awards: EMMYS
down
- 1. Amniotic ___: SAC
- 2. Play about Capote: TRU
- 3. Put on TV: AIR
- 4. Manage, barely: GETBY
- 5. Jacob's twin: ESAU
- 6. G.I.'s helmet, slangily: TINHAT
- 7. Duke's sports org.: ACC
- 8. "Read Across America" grp.: NEA
- 9. Guy's partner: GAL
- 10. Primrose family member: OXLIP
- 11. Saroyan novel, with "The": HUMANCOMEDY
- 12. "It slipped my mind!": IFORGOT
- 13. Letterman lists: TOPTENS
- 18. ID on a dust jacket: ISBN
- 22. Acknowledges nonverbally: NODSAT
- 23. PC glitch: BUG
- 24. "Wheel of Fortune" buy: ANO
- 25. Hoops coach with the most N.C.A.A. Division I wins: BOBBYKNIGHT
- 27. Playful mockery: TEASING
- 28. Rural event on horseback: HUNT
- 29. Work out in the ring: SPAR
- 31. Commotion: ADO
- 34. Red Sox div.: ALEAST
- 38. Old Dodge: OMNI
- 39. Singer of the 1962 hit "The Wanderer": DION
- 40. Guinness Book suffix: EST
- 41. Tools for making twisty cuts: JIGSAWS
- 42. Barnard grads: ALUMNAE
- 45. Bled, like dyes: RAN
- 46. "Deal or No Deal" network: NBC
- 49. Fakes, as an injury: FEIGNS
- 50. Weaponry: ARMS
- 53. Leave alone: LETBE
- 54. "Beat it!": SCRAM
- 57. Wood-shaping tool: ADZE
- 60. Suffered from: HAD
- 61. Here, in Paris: ICI
- 62. "I'm kidding!": NOT
- 63. Deadeye's asset: AIM
- 64. Dryly amusing: WRY
- 65. Nintendo's Super ___: NES
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?.
The Crossword FAQ
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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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