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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 6, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, March 6, 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
- 25
- 42
- 65
Down clues & answers
- 3
- 59
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
across
- 1. Humble home: SHED
- 5. Software rerelease, e.g.: UPDATE
- 11. Plane with a machmeter: Abbr.: SST
- 14. Protagonist: HERO
- 15. Meteor in a meteor shower: LEONID
- 16. Spray-paint, maybe: MAR
- 17. Fly off the handle: RANT
- 18. Common computer feature: CDROMDRIVE
- 20. Chemical compound suffix: IDE
- 21. Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives": TERI
- 22. Bulldog: YALIE
- 23. German auto debut of 1974: VWSCIROCCO
- 27. Departed: WENT
- 28. Big name in stationery: EATON
- 29. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives": EVA
- 31. Long, long ___: AGO
- 32. City near Saint-Exupéry International Airport: LYON
- 33. Frankie with the 1959 #1 hit "Why": AVALON
- 36. It's more than a pinch: Abbr.: TSP
- 37. First person to win a Smarties Prize, for children's books, three years in a row: JKROWLING
- 40. "___ the season ...": TIS
- 43. Ohio city named for a mathematician: EUCLID
- 44. Lends a hand: AIDS
- 48. 1969 "bed-in" participant: ONO
- 49. Hoops org.: NBA
- 50. "Eat!": DIGIN
- 51. Does in: OFFS
- 53. Universal recipient type: ABPOSITIVE
- 57. Some game endings: MATES
- 59. Govt. org.: AGCY
- 60. Neckline shape: VEE
- 61. Cause of some burns: UVEXPOSURE
- 64. Munich mister: HERR
- 65. Sting: CON
- 66. Cropped up: ARISEN
- 67. Melpomene, e.g.: MUSE
- 68. Units in a coll. curriculum: HRS
- 69. Least prominent: MEREST
- 70. Hightailed it: SPED
down
- 1. Turn from a grape into a raisin, e.g.: SHRIVEL
- 2. Progress: HEADWAY
- 3. Automaker Maserati: ERNESTO
- 4. One eye in ;-): DOT
- 5. Peptic disorder: ULCER
- 6. Los Angeles's San ___ Bay: PEDRO
- 7. Kind of column: DORIC
- 8. "It's ___-brainer": ANO
- 9. Curry of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": TIM
- 10. Drainage indicator: EDDY
- 11. Show friendliness: SMILEAT
- 12. Cash cache: SAVINGS
- 13. "Rock-a-bye, baby" spot: TREETOP
- 19. Undeveloped: RAW
- 21. Shack roof material: TIN
- 24. If, and or but: Abbr.: CONJ
- 25. They're part of the string section: CELLI
- 26. Egg-shaped: OVOID
- 30. "Raggedy" one: ANN
- 33. Dutch-speaking part of the West Indies: ARUBA
- 34. Words, informally: VOCAB
- 35. Spiked punch?: AWL
- 38. Novelist Kesey: KEN
- 39. Manner of going: GAIT
- 40. An overdose of: TOOMUCH
- 41. Pro: INFAVOR
- 42. Starts to melt: SOFTENS
- 45. "You win": IGIVEUP
- 46. Varied: DIVERSE
- 47. Showed contempt: SNEERED
- 50. Like many a home improvement project, for short: DIY
- 52. Driver's license datum: SEX
- 54. Remote control button: PAUSE
- 55. Fairy tale baddies: OGRES
- 56. Bloodhound's guide: SCENT
- 58. It may be caught in a filter: SPAM
- 62. Ida. neighbor: ORE
- 63. Round Table honorific: SIR
- 64. ___ Pinafore: HMS
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
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.