NYT Crossword · The New York Times
The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 15, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, June 15, 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
- 27
- 41
- 55
- 61
- 69
- 78
- 108
- 110
- 111
- 119
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 44
- 47
- 87
- 89
- 100
- 103
- 107
- 118
Know someone stuck on this one? The link opens on the hints, not the answer.
Previous The Crossword answer
Saturday, June 14, 2008
across
- 1. Modern coinage meaning intuition without regard to facts: TRUTHINESS
- 11. Pop group that inspired a 2001 Broadway musical: ABBA
- 15. Can still get: HASASHOTAT
- 16. Some strays: CURS
- 17. Better: AMELIORATE
- 18. YouTube offering: CLIP
- 19. 1867 book subtitled "Kritik der politischen Ökonomie": DASKAPITAL
- 20. River forming the eastern border of Charlemagne's empire: ELBE
- 21. Kansan or Coloradan: INLANDER
- 23. Cautious gamblers: PIKERS
- 28. Movie set?: ACTORS
- 29. Form a league: FEDERATE
- 31. Saul Bellow's March: AUGIE
- 32. Life choices: CAREERS
- 33. Like many a parked vehicle: GARAGED
- 35. City near Boston: ACTON
- 36. Nudists: ADAMITES
- 38. Less of an illusion: REALER
- 40. Left out: ELIDED
- 41. Flight field: AVIONICS
- 43. "The King and I" film director: LANG
- 44. Displaying: SHOWCASING
- 52. Others, to Octavian: ALII
- 53. Best-selling 2003 Khaled Hosseini novel, with "The": KITERUNNER
- 54. Old character: RUNE
- 55. By a certain measure: INONESENSE
- 56. Modern storage units, briefly: MEGS
- 57. Subjective side-by-side comparisons: TASTETESTS
down
- 1. "A Child Is Born" trumpeter Jones: THAD
- 2. Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous With ___": RAMA
- 3. Runs through: USES
- 4. Cheap commodity?: TALK
- 5. Dynasty before the Shang: HSIA
- 6. Co. that bought Applebee's in 2007: IHOP
- 7. Seaweed wrapped around sushi: NORI
- 8. Proponent of strong governmental control: ETATIST
- 9. Character in Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger": SATAN
- 10. ___ Maris (title of the Virgin Mary): STELLA
- 11. Underline: ACCENTUATE
- 12. Attacked with fierceness and anger: BULLDOGGED
- 13. Boodlers' acts: BRIBERIES
- 14. Smeared: ASPERSED
- 22. Tick, e.g.: ACARID
- 23. Connected (to): PERTAINING
- 24. What schools have: IDEOLOGIES
- 25. One of the Wayans brothers: KEENEN
- 26. Trip: ERR
- 27. Literally, "scraped": RASA
- 29. It might not indicate true worth: FACEVALUE
- 30. It's the same in Paris: EGAL
- 32. Thing that'll deter someone from taking a ride: CARALARM
- 34. "___ right?": AMI
- 37. Diplomat and Adventurer: DESOTOS
- 39. Live dangerously, maybe: RISKIT
- 42. Kind of doll: CHINA
- 45. Took a turn: WENT
- 46. Micmac relative: CREE
- 47. Where to find the Wienerwald: Abbr.: AUST
- 48. N.F.L. offensive guard Chris: SNEE
- 49. Cozy retreats: INNS
- 50. Cozy retreat: NEST
- 51. Hurdles for some srs.: GRES
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.