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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 18, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, June 18, 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
- 16
- 19
- 34
- 36
- 66
- 68
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 32
- 33
- 40
- 62
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
across
- 1. Bride's title: MRS
- 4. Cry of success: GOTIT
- 9. Sudden influx: SPATE
- 14. It keeps going and going ...: EON
- 15. Express one's point of view: OPINE
- 16. Put to rest: ALLAY
- 17. In the style of: ALA
- 18. Furniture within easy walking distance of the kitchen: DINNERTABLE
- 20. Actor Mos ___: DEF
- 21. Takes care of: SEESTO
- 22. Jabbers: YAKS
- 23. Give off: EXUDE
- 25. Beer ingredients: HOPS
- 27. Start: ONSET
- 31. Show of lowbrow taste: KITSCH
- 35. Show signs of an impending storm: CLOUDOVER
- 39. Chevy S.U.V.: TAHOE
- 40. Pimpernel or prairie clover: HERB
- 41. ___ colony: PENAL
- 43. Cheer competitor: TIDE
- 44. Quick on one's feet: AGILE
- 46. Headed straight down: NOSEDIVED
- 48. Popular thesaurus: ROGETS
- 50. African heavyweight, for short: RHINO
- 51. Throb: ACHE
- 53. Perennial teenage feeling: ANGST
- 57. Overly self-assured: SMUG
- 60. Popular place: INSPOT
- 64. Consumed: ATE
- 65. Invitation info ... or two alternate endings for the starts of the answers to 18-Across, 10-Down and 24-Down: DATEANDTIME
- 67. X: TEN
- 68. Going gray: AGING
- 69. Paradise for the parched: OASIS
- 70. Feedbag bit: OAT
- 71. Some tartan garments: KILTS
- 72. Lawman Earp: WYATT
- 73. Apt. units: RMS
down
- 1. Union general at Gettysburg: MEADE
- 2. Geneva-based watchmaker: ROLEX
- 3. Major muddle: SNAFU
- 4. Much-needed help: GODSEND
- 5. Early Ron Howard role: OPIE
- 6. Fork prong: TINE
- 7. Alehouses: INNS
- 8. Canines, e.g.: TEETH
- 9. Precollege exam: SAT
- 10. Popular Sony product: PLAYSTATION
- 11. Jessica of "Fantastic Four": ALBA
- 12. It's cheap, proverbially: TALK
- 13. Ogles: EYES
- 19. Corner piece: ROOK
- 24. Spy who lives dangerously: DOUBLEAGENT
- 26. Peach stone: PIT
- 28. Soak (up): SOP
- 29. Tied, as a score: EVEN
- 30. Pavarotti, for one: TENOR
- 32. Weapon in a gang fight: SHIV
- 33. What a programmer writes: CODE
- 34. Pay attention to: HEED
- 35. Blacken: CHAR
- 36. Brand of blocks: LEGO
- 37. Not a dup.: ORIG
- 38. Done without due consideration: RASH
- 42. Island garland: LEI
- 45. List ender: ETC
- 47. Procedure in a paternity suit: DNATEST
- 49. It's usually over a foot: SHIN
- 52. Give, as a grant: ENDOW
- 54. University of Florida mascot: GATOR
- 55. Heating choice: STEAM
- 56. Some desert dwellings: TENTS
- 57. Mt. Rushmore's locale: Abbr.: SDAK
- 58. Trio in a Christmas story: MAGI
- 59. Electric or water co.: UTIL
- 61. Dog command: STAY
- 62. Site of some Galileo experiments: PISA
- 63. Leave out: OMIT
- 66. Lawyers in cabinets: Abbr.: AGS
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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?
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