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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 6, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 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
- 33
- 35
- 64
- 76
- 77
- 104
- 111
- 119
- 120
- 122
Down clues & answers
- 52
- 56
- 78
- 95
- 103
- 111
- 117
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
across
- 1. Spanish 101 conjugation part: ESTAS
- 6. Further: ALSO
- 10. Staunch: STEM
- 14. Greek port: CORFU
- 15. Opal alternative: MOONSTONE
- 17. Lemony Snicket's count and one of Snoopy's brothers: OLAFS
- 18. Supposed tools of the devil: IDLEHANDS
- 19. Serbian provincial capital on the Danube: NOVISAD
- 21. Supermarket suppliers: DAIRIES
- 22. Pulitzer-winning critic Richard: EDER
- 23. Dawdling: DILATORY
- 24. 1999 comedy featuring aliens called Thermians: GALAXYQUEST
- 27. "Glengarry Glen Ross" Tony winner Schreiber: LIEV
- 28. Zimbalist's violin teacher: AUER
- 29. One of the Obama girls: SASHA
- 34. Pope during the reign of Charlemagne: ADRIANI
- 36. Stole: SKULKED
- 38. Clipper trio: MASTS
- 39. Hua succeeded him: ZHOU
- 41. "Morning Dance" band Spyro ___: GYRA
- 42. Duo first seen in "Puss Gets the Boot," 1940: TOMANDJERRY
- 45. Portable power tool: SABERSAW
- 49. Much-repeated part of binary code: ZERO
- 50. Father figures?: CLERICS
- 51. Earlike organ: AURICLE
- 54. Morning cry: UPANDATEM
- 56. Puffy hat wearer: BAKER
- 57. Less than upstanding: SEMIERECT
- 58. A stroke might indicate it: ONEAM
- 59. "Right": ISEE
- 60. Shared-bath accommodations, briefly: SROS
- 61. Opel model: ASTRA
down
- 1. Monopoly subj.: ECON
- 2. Stand-out performance: SOLO
- 3. Big name in insurance: TRAVELERS
- 4. Court evidence, at times: AFFIDAVIT
- 5. Domestic chicken breed: SUSSEX
- 6. In: AMID
- 7. City near Ben-Gurion airport: LOD
- 8. Perseveres: SOLDIERSON
- 9. Father-and-daughter actors: ONEALS
- 10. Possible result of a gunshot: START
- 11. Fool in "Pagliacci": TONIO
- 12. Bitter-___: ENDER
- 13. Unpleasant: MESSY
- 16. Acupuncture alternative: SHIATSU
- 20. Nordic: ARYAN
- 23. Exactly: DUE
- 24. Rock type: GLAM
- 25. 2000 musical that won four Tonys: AIDA
- 26. One who asks a lot?: QUIZMASTER
- 30. Modern dwellers in ancient Numidia: ALGERIANS
- 31. Zoom: SKYROCKET
- 32. Foreign address: HERR
- 33. Diurnally: ADAY
- 35. On both sides of: ASTRIDE
- 37. Invasive Japanese import: KUDZU
- 40. Oxcart driver's shout: HAW
- 43. Honors for top scorers?: OSCARS
- 44. Leaping desert rodent: JERBOA
- 45. Italian apology: SCUSI
- 46. Rhône-___ (French region): ALPES
- 47. 1970s Big Apple mayor: BEAME
- 48. Keebler's chief elf: ERNIE
- 51. Acct. numbers: AMTS
- 52. "A Book of Nonsense" author, 1846: LEAR
- 53. First name in humor: ERMA
- 55. Prefix with tour: ECO
More daily puzzle hints
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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
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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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