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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for May 6, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, May 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
- 19
- 23
- 66
- 70
Down clues & answers
- 22
- 27
- 29
- 36
- 52
- 59
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Monday, May 5, 2008
across
- 1. Meat featured in a Monty Python musical title: SPAM
- 5. Alternatives to PCs: MACS
- 9. Popeye's creator E. C. ___: SEGAR
- 14. "Look what I did!": TADA
- 15. "There oughta be ___!": ALAW
- 16. Singer Cara: IRENE
- 17. Difficult burden: ONUS
- 18. Many a stadium cover: DOME
- 19. Exxon competitor: CITGO
- 20. Tourism bureau's offering: WELCOMEPACKET
- 23. The matador's opponent: ELTORO
- 24. Totally cool, in '90s slang: RAD
- 25. Photo ___ (White House events): OPS
- 28. It's swung at Wimbledon: TENNISRACKET
- 32. J.F.K.'s successor: LBJ
- 35. Ooze: SEEP
- 36. 1983 Barbra Streisand title role: YENTL
- 37. Notes in a poker pot: IOUS
- 39. It makes bread rise: YEAST
- 42. Old-time wisdom: LORE
- 43. Kind of patch for a rabbit: BRIAR
- 45. Ark builder: NOAH
- 47. Try to win, in romance: WOO
- 48. Pesky wasp: YELLOWJACKET
- 52. Communication means for the deaf: Abbr.: ASL
- 53. Cry when a light bulb goes on: AHA
- 54. Clears an Etch A Sketch, e.g.: ERASES
- 58. It helps determine how much tax you owe the I.R.S.: INCOMEBRACKET
- 62. Team leader: COACH
- 64. Venus de ___: MILO
- 65. Actress Spelling: TORI
- 66. Airs, in Latin: AURAE
- 67. Suffix with switch: EROO
- 68. "The devil ___ the details": ISIN
- 69. King with a golden touch: MIDAS
- 70. Amount owed: DEBT
- 71. Guitarist Atkins: CHET
down
- 1. Vermont ski town: STOWE
- 2. Group of experts: PANEL
- 3. Like blue movies: ADULT
- 4. Yale's bulldog, e.g.: MASCOT
- 5. Small amount of cash saved for an emergency: MADMONEY
- 6. ___ vera: ALOE
- 7. Pitch tents for the night: CAMP
- 8. Says on a stack of Bibles: SWEARS
- 9. Time off from work with pay: SICKDAY
- 10. Cleveland's lake: ERIE
- 11. Become acquainted with: GETTOKNOW
- 12. Lee who directed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon": ANG
- 13. ___ Speedwagon: REO
- 21. Miners' finds: ORES
- 22. Mercury or Saturn, but not Venus: CAR
- 26. Oil industry prefix: PETRO
- 27. Canonized fifth-century pope: STLEO
- 29. Born: Fr.: NEE
- 30. Classic toothpaste brand: IPANA
- 31. Animation frame: CEL
- 32. Muammar el-Qaddafi's land: LIBYA
- 33. Makes yawn: BORES
- 34. Noted performing arts school: JUILLIARD
- 38. "My gal" of song: SAL
- 40. Party to the left of Dem.: SOC
- 41. Become established: TAKEROOT
- 44. Targets of Raid: ROACHES
- 46. Queen on Mount Olympus: HERA
- 49. A question of identity: WHO
- 50. Blocked, as radio broadcasts: JAMMED
- 51. Bit of strategy: TACTIC
- 55. Smidgen: SKOSH
- 56. Like "The Twilight Zone" music: EERIE
- 57. Tour of duty: STINT
- 59. Univ. sports org.: NCAA
- 60. Country whose name is an anagram of 10-Down: EIRE
- 61. Unidentifiable mass: BLOB
- 62. Film device, for short: CAM
- 63. Yves's yes: OUI
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.