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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 26, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, January 26, 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
- 15
- 36
- 41
Down clues & answers
- 23
- 32
- 39
- 45
- 50
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Friday, January 25, 2008
across
- 1. War-torn Baghdad suburb: SADRCITY
- 9. 23-Across and others: BEIGES
- 15. One and only: TRUELOVE
- 16. Weather Channel topic: ELNINO
- 17. Fleet runner of myth: ATALANTA
- 18. Key that doesn't include 58-Across: EMAJOR
- 19. Up to: TIL
- 20. Ape: MIRROR
- 22. Habit: ROTE
- 23. Shade shade: ECRU
- 25. Biblical miracle setting: CANA
- 26. Powerful piece: QUEEN
- 27. Boarding spot: SLOPE
- 29. Call from home: YEROUT
- 31. 1936 N.L. leader in slugging percentage: MELOTT
- 33. Brooklynese pronoun: DESE
- 34. Pilot's place: SKY
- 37. Part of Manhattan's Alphabet City: AVENUEC
- 39. "Be honest": DONTLIE
- 41. Onetime Serbian capital: NIS
- 42. Show some spunk: DARE
- 44. Drops in a theater: SCRIMS
- 45. Japanese model sold from 1970 to 2006: CELICA
- 47. Meccan pilgrim: HADJI
- 48. Some speakers: SONYS
- 51. Abbr. before a date: ESTD
- 53. Underhand?: PEON
- 54. Zip: TEAR
- 55. Spotter's confirmation: ISEEIT
- 57. Polit. label: IND
- 58. It's almost a B, scorewise: ASHARP
- 60. Pilot's place: GASRANGE
- 62. Apple application: ITUNES
- 63. Fancy haberdashery item: ASCOTTIE
- 64. No longer in: DEMODE
- 65. Judge of films: REINHOLD
down
- 1. Henry Clay or William Jennings Bryan: STATESMAN
- 2. It forbids religious tests for political office: ARTICLEVI
- 3. Versatile actors may play them: DUALROLES
- 4. Person found in a tree: Abbr.: REL
- 5. Buck: CLAM
- 6. Corinthian alternative: IONIC
- 7. It might hold a couch potato's potato: TVTRAY
- 8. Really hoped to get, with "for": YEARNED
- 9. It can be drafted: BEER
- 10. ___ bark beetle: ELM
- 11. Stuck: INARUT
- 12. 11 1/2" soldier: GIJOE
- 13. Online memo: ENOTE
- 14. Archaeologist David who found the lost Roman city of Kourion: SOREN
- 21. Made some waves?: OARED
- 24. Word in some British place names: UPON
- 26. Put out: QUENCH
- 28. School exercises: ETUDES
- 30. Zoo de Madrid beasts: OSOS
- 32. Shade of blue: TEAL
- 34. Enter gently: SLIDEINTO
- 35. Head of state known to his people as "Dear Leader": KIMJONGIL
- 36. "Of course": YESINDEED
- 38. Exclamations: CRIES
- 40. Piehole: TRAP
- 43. Swee' Pea's creator: ECSEGAR
- 45. Edmond Rostand hero: CYRANO
- 46. Calm: ATEASE
- 48. Composed: STAID
- 49. Dirección sailed by Columbus: OESTE
- 50. British poet Tate: NAHUM
- 52. Track-and-field equipment: DISCI
- 55. ___ dixit: IPSE
- 56. 1982 film title role for Bruce Boxleitner: TRON
- 59. Traffic stopper: RED
- 61. School dept.: ATH
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
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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
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
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.