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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 22, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, January 22, 2008. 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
- 1
- 47
- 62
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 32
- 55
- 61
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Monday, January 21, 2008
across
- 1. Lascivious: LEWD
- 5. Dopey or Doc: DWARF
- 10. Say jokingly: JEST
- 14. Zone: AREA
- 15. More unusual: RARER
- 16. Great Salt Lake's state: UTAH
- 17. Triumph, but just barely: WINBYANOSE
- 19. Hawaiian island: MAUI
- 20. Badminton court divider: NET
- 21. Actor Ed of "Daniel Boone": AMES
- 22. Declining in power: EBBING
- 24. False fronts: FACADES
- 27. God, to Muslims: ALLAH
- 28. Smug smiles: SMIRKS
- 30. TV, slangily, with "the": TUBE
- 32. Legal wrong: TORT
- 33. Find a new purpose for: REUSE
- 35. Org. with admirals: USN
- 38. Fall off a beam, e.g.: LOSEONESBALANCE
- 42. Baseballer Mel: OTT
- 43. Ice cream holders: CONES
- 44. Fusses: ADOS
- 45. Politico Gingrich: NEWT
- 46. Marks that look like inverted v's: CARETS
- 48. Pago Pago's locale: SAMOA
- 51. Less drunk: SOBERER
- 54. Graduates: ALUMNI
- 56. Opposite of an intro, musically: CODA
- 57. Parisian yes: OUI
- 60. MasterCard rival: VISA
- 61. Momentarily forget (or get lucky in Scrabble?): DRAWABLANK
- 64. Barely earned, with "out": EKED
- 65. Ship from the Mideast: OILER
- 66. Suffix meaning "little": ETTE
- 67. M&M's that were removed from 1976 to 1987 out of a health concern for a coloring dye: REDS
- 68. A ton: LOADS
- 69. Command to a steed: WHOA
down
- 1. Home turf?: LAWN
- 2. Shallowest Great Lake: ERIE
- 3. Led off: WENTFIRST
- 4. Amount of hair cream: DAB
- 5. All soap operas, basically: DRAMAS
- 6. Declined in power: WANED
- 7. Got up: AROSE
- 8. Thing, in legal briefs: RES
- 9. Unoccupied, as a theater seat: FREE
- 10. Popular newspaper puzzle subtitled "That Scrambled Word Game": JUMBLE
- 11. Online commerce: ETAIL
- 12. Finnish bath: SAUNA
- 13. Chicken piece: THIGH
- 18. Talk idly: YACK
- 23. Biblical tower site: BABEL
- 25. Comic Johnson: ARTE
- 26. Cigar ends: STUBS
- 28. Capital of Manche, France: STLO
- 29. No longer worth debating: MOOT
- 31. "The Star-Spangled Banner" land: USA
- 33. Leases: RENTS
- 34. WNW's opposite: ESE
- 35. Sworn to tell the truth: UNDEROATH
- 36. Glaswegian, e.g.: SCOT
- 37. Loch ___ monster: NESS
- 39. Atlantic or Pacific: OCEAN
- 40. At this moment: NOW
- 41. Swiss river: AARE
- 45. Wanderers: NOMADS
- 46. Trees whose wood is used for chests: CEDARS
- 47. United ___ Emirates: ARAB
- 48. Lifeguard, at times: SAVER
- 49. Similar: ALIKE
- 50. Meditated (on): MUSED
- 52. City between Gainesville and Orlando: OCALA
- 53. Took a curtain call: BOWED
- 55. Fox hit "American ___": IDOL
- 58. "Render therefore ___ Caesar ...": UNTO
- 59. Scandinavian furniture giant: IKEA
- 62. ___ de Janeiro: RIO
- 63. Actor Ayres: LEW
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?
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?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.