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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 13, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 13, 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
- 22
- 32
- 39
- 40
- 69
- 73
- 93
- 112
- 116
- 117
Down clues & answers
- 21
- 33
- 48
- 50
- 81
- 83
- 94
- 99
- 100
- 104
- 105
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
across
- 1. 911 pest, e.g.: CRANKCALLER
- 12. V.P. between Wallace and Barkley: HST
- 15. D. H. Lawrence novel made into a 1969 film: WOMENINLOVE
- 16. Time for Tours tourists?: ETE
- 17. Many a first course: TOSSEDSALAD
- 18. Dull finish?: ARD
- 19. Hit with a heavy blow: SMOTE
- 20. Had sum problems: MISADDED
- 22. 30-day winter month: SHEBAT
- 25. Flip: SASSY
- 26. 1999 Clorox acquisition: STP
- 29. "A penny saved is a penny earned," e.g.: OLDSAW
- 31. Fed. accident investigator: NTSB
- 32. Makes a big hit: TRIPLES
- 34. Home of the Museum of International Folk Art: SANTAFE
- 36. Quinn who played Annie in film: AILEEN
- 37. Land at a Spanish airport?: TIERRA
- 38. Be down, apparently: LOOKSAD
- 40. Clown: FUNSTER
- 41. Idaho motto starter: ESTO
- 42. Least likely to crack: SANEST
- 44. Parisian possessive: SES
- 45. Ones with shovellike forefeet: MOLES
- 47. What a virtuous woman is worth more than, according to Proverbs 31:10: RUBIES
- 49. Aromatic herbal quaff: ANISETEA
- 51. ___ Dove (the constellation Columba): NOAHS
- 55. Follow closely (along): TAG
- 56. Restaurant parties, often: DINNERDATES
- 59. Archaic ending: ETH
- 60. Fruit with a pit, to a Brit: AVOCADOPEAR
- 61. Got into the swing, say: SAT
- 62. Clandestine classroom communicators: NOTEPASSERS
down
- 1. 100-lb. units: CWTS
- 2. Study, e.g.: ROOM
- 3. Childish retort: AMSO
- 4. Flight destinations: NESTS
- 5. Desk features: KNEEHOLES
- 6. Enemy of the Moors, with "the": CID
- 7. True, at times: Abbr.: ANS
- 8. Cud chewers: LLAMAS
- 9. Alluring adolescents: LOLITAS
- 10. NASA spacewalks: EVAS
- 11. "Yet do thy cheeks look ___ Titan's face": Shak.: REDAS
- 12. Track edges: HEADSTARTS
- 13. Unpressured: STRESSFREE
- 14. Comforters on kids' beds: TEDDYBEARS
- 21. "The Count of Monte Cristo" hero: DANTES
- 23. "Uncle Vanya" wife and others: ELENAS
- 24. What directors sit on: Abbr.: BDS
- 26. Play halters: STALEMATES
- 27. Any one of Handel's Op. 2 pieces: TRIOSONATA
- 28. Longtime flame?: PILOTLIGHT
- 30. Mashed potato alternative: WATUSI
- 33. Sri Lanka exports: PEKOES
- 35. They're hooked up to some TV's: NINTENDOS
- 39. Be more than reluctant to: DARENOT
- 40. American Heart Mo.: FEB
- 43. Shade: NUANCE
- 46. French city that shares its name with a car: SEDAN
- 48. Bars that gradually get smaller: SOAPS
- 50. It can stop the show: TIVO
- 52. Exactly, after "to": ATEE
- 53. Catch, in a way: HEAR
- 54. Bygone grp. of 15: SSRS
- 57. "To Helen" writer's inits.: EAP
- 58. Salt std., e.g.: RDA
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.