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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 19, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 19, 2009. 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
- 44
- 50
- 53
- 63
- 66
- 83
- 100
- 111
Down clues & answers
- 6
- 16
- 19
- 32
- 66
- 69
- 93
- 97
- 101
- 105
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
across
- 1. Rears: DUFFS
- 6. Jurist who wrote "A Matter of Interpretation," 1997: SCALIA
- 12. Like theater seating: INROWS
- 14. Delivering a tirade: SPOUTING
- 16. Coming from both sides: STEREO
- 17. Kind of gland: PROSTATE
- 18. Writer of "Commentarii de Bello Gallico": CAESAR
- 19. Makes privy to: LETSINON
- 20. Watching Letterman or Conan, say: UPLATE
- 21. Medical inspiration?: INHALANT
- 22. Not merely thought: SPOKEN
- 23. The Bucharest Buffoon of the court: NASTASE
- 24. Partition: SEVER
- 25. ___ clue: GETA
- 26. Grasping things more slowly: DENSER
- 28. Muhammad's favorite wife: AYESHA
- 33. Boldness to a fault: GALL
- 35. Western wear: CHAPS
- 37. It's machine-readable: BARCODE
- 41. Breaker of the 400-meter freestyle world record at the 2000 Olympics: THORPE
- 42. "Dig in!": HAVEATIT
- 43. Bandleader with the #1 hit "Blues in the Night": HERMAN
- 44. Indications that things have changed?: ERASURES
- 45. Baseballer Fernando Valenzuela's nickname: ELTORO
- 46. Like a pleasant aroma: ENTICING
- 47. Crybaby: MOANER
- 48. Precede: LEADUPTO
- 49. It turns over before it runs: ENGINE
- 50. Job woe: STRESS
- 51. They branch off: SECTS
down
- 1. Get into: DISCUSS
- 2. Potential: UNTAPPED
- 3. 1960s catchphrase: FREELOVE
- 4. Like a foundling: FORSAKEN
- 5. They're often packed away for the summer: SWEATERS
- 6. Prophesy: SOOTHSAY
- 7. Verbally run down: CUSSAT
- 8. King who infamously demanded half of Rome's Western Empire as a dowry: ATTILA
- 9. Rain forest flora: LIANAS
- 10. Cantillate: INTONE
- 11. One may act for an actor: AGENT
- 13. Theologian Kierkegaard: SOREN
- 14. Long, thin strip: SPLINE
- 15. Before coming out?: PRENATAL
- 25. Inclination: GRADIENT
- 27. Star treks?: EGOTRIPS
- 29. Levels: ECHELONS
- 30. Supply-and-demand problem: SHORTAGE
- 31. Consonant: HARMONIC
- 32. Ostensible: APPARENT
- 34. "On your feet!": LETSGO
- 36. Serape sporters: SENORES
- 37. Charlie of swing: BARNET
- 38. Embodiment: AVATAR
- 39. Stay: RESIDE
- 40. Party get-together: CAUCUS
- 41. Writer's development: THEME
- 42. They're tough to run in: HEELS
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
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.