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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 1, 2010

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, July 1, 2010. 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.

78 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

  1. 1

    With 14-Across, breakfast order?

  2. 5

    U.F.O. crew

  3. 8

    See 16-Across

  4. 14

    See 1-Across

  5. 15

    Romanian "dollars"

  6. 16

    With 8-Across, world's oldest subway system?

  7. 17

    Show greed or impatience

  8. 18

    Fat-mouth

  9. 19

    Pontiac, for one

  10. 20

    ___ by Google

  11. 22

    "Left!"

  12. 24

    Like

  13. 25

    Condemned

  14. 29

    With fervor

  15. 31

    Away from the mouth

  16. 32

    Good cholesterol, for short

  17. 33

    Raccoon relative

  18. 34

    With 42-Across, bogey?

  19. 36

    Put up

  20. 41

    Put on a show

  21. 42

    See 34-Across and 45-Across

  22. 43

    Coconut oil source

  23. 44

    "___ Eyes" (1969 hit)

  24. 45

    With 42-Across, birdie?

  25. 46

    Implied

  26. 47

    Winner of the first World Cup: Abbr.

  27. 49

    Sickening

  28. 51

    Answer angrily

  29. 54

    Entry at a hippodrome

  30. 55

    Like some answers

  31. 56

    When repeated, it might accompany a finger wag

  32. 58

    Longtime TV inits.

  33. 59

    15th-century pontiff who was the only pope to write an autobiography

  34. 61

    Weapon in "The Terminator"

  35. 63

    Confidante, say

  36. 67

    See 70-Across

  37. 68

    Actor Moody of "Oliver!"

  38. 69

    With 72-Across, motto of a fitness trainer?

  39. 70

    With 67-Across, dreaded words from a cop?

  40. 71

    "___ bad!"

  41. 72

    See 69-Across

Down clues & answers

  1. 1

    Result of a certain med. test

  2. 2

    Long-nosed fish

  3. 3

    Govt. office supplier

  4. 4

    Lovers of luxury

  5. 5

    Parisian palace

  6. 6

    What the Mad Hatter pours on the Dormouse to wake it up

  7. 7

    Turban wearer

  8. 8

    Was radiant

  9. 9

    Balderdash

  10. 10

    Ready

  11. 11

    One of a Western political family

  12. 12

    "Keep dreaming!"

  13. 13

    "CSI" topic, often

  14. 21

    Split

  15. 23

    Stalwart supporter

  16. 25

    Coin in "The Merchant of Venice"

  17. 26

    Eocene, e.g.

  18. 27

    Jalopy

  19. 28

    Classless group?

  20. 30

    Run for it

  21. 35

    Tandoori-baked bread

  22. 37

    Traditional Easter entree

  23. 38

    Florida tourist attraction

  24. 39

    Bookstore section

  25. 40

    Spud

  26. 48

    Many an Australian bird

  27. 50

    "Twelfth Night" duke

  28. 51

    Dick's partner

  29. 52

    Pacific republic

  30. 53

    Not like a landlubber

  31. 57

    Mathematician Gödel

  32. 59

    Subject of union negotiations

  33. 60

    Neighbor of Syr.

  34. 62

    Morning ___ (radio format)

  35. 64

    Puccini's "O ___ babbino caro"

  36. 65

    Neighbor of Ill.

  37. 66

    Joseph who co-founded an ice cream company

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

across

  • 1. Harry James's "___ the Craziest Dream": IHAD
  • 5. Knotted up: TIED
  • 9. Bedding item: SHAM
  • 13. Marisa of "The Wrestler": TOMEI
  • 15. Georgetown athlete: HOYA
  • 16. Rabbit punch target: NAPE
  • 17. Conk the "You Were Meant for Me" singer?: CROWNJEWEL
  • 19. Major in astronomy?: URSA
  • 20. Attempts, with "at": HASAGO
  • 21. Did improv: ADLIBBED
  • 23. Rogers and Bean: ROYS
  • 25. The "A" of A.D.: ANNO
  • 26. Truckers' breaks: PITSTOPS
  • 30. Has contempt for: SCORNS
  • 33. Dernier ___: CRI
  • 34. Goes well with: SUITS
  • 36. Org.: ASSOC
  • 37. Cause of head-scratching, perhaps: LICE
  • 39. 1943 penny material: STEEL
  • 41. Architect Saarinen: EERO
  • 42. House arrestee's bracelet site: ANKLE
  • 44. Instrument that's usually played cross-legged: SITAR
  • 46. Tbsp., e.g.: AMT
  • 47. Some farm machinery: BALERS
  • 49. "Billy Budd" and "Of Mice and Men": NOVELLAS
  • 51. Radiate: EMIT
  • 52. Nike competitor: FILA
  • 53. Pigeonholed, in moviedom: TYPECAST
  • 57. Site of a 1976 South African uprising: SOWETO
  • 61. Speller's words of clarification: ASIN
  • 62. Scratch the "2 Legit 2 Quit" rapper?: CLAWHAMMER
  • 64. Car door ding: DENT
  • 65. Cousin of an eagle: KITE
  • 66. Sends to blazes: DAMNS
  • 67. Torah holders: ARKS
  • 68. Floored it: SPED
  • 69. Defense grp. since 1949: NATO

down

  • 1. Trigger finger problem?: ITCH
  • 2. Dance done to "Hava Nagila": HORA
  • 3. Andy's partner in old radio: AMOS
  • 4. White Label Scotch maker: DEWARS
  • 5. Everyday article: THE
  • 6. Early caucus state: IOWA
  • 7. Checked out: EYED
  • 8. Miss Ellie's soap: DALLAS
  • 9. Revolver feature, perhaps: SNUBNOSE
  • 10. Protect the "Kiss From a Rose" singer from the cops?: HARBORSEAL
  • 11. Cathedral recess: APSE
  • 12. Drink in "Beowulf": MEAD
  • 14. Bars at Fort Knox: INGOTS
  • 18. Festive: JOYOUS
  • 22. Quechua speaker: INCA
  • 24. Rotisserie parts: SPITS
  • 26. Programming class locale, perhaps: PCLAB
  • 27. "Three Sisters" sister: IRINA
  • 28. Amuse the "Get the Party Started" singer?: TICKLEPINK
  • 29. Oktoberfest memento: STEIN
  • 31. Singer of the "Casta diva" aria: NORMA
  • 32. Tartan hose wearers: SCOTS
  • 35. Play by a different ___ rules: SETOF
  • 38. Mendeleev's tabulation: ELEMENTS
  • 40. Like an inaugural ball: LAVISH
  • 43. Children's author Carle: ERIC
  • 45. Do a musketeer's job: RELOAD
  • 48. IHOP servings: STACKS
  • 50. Wyatt Earp, e.g.: LAWMAN
  • 53. "Look what I did!": TADA
  • 54. River through Flanders: YSER
  • 55. Break one's resolution, say: SLIP
  • 56. ___ Modern (London gallery): TATE
  • 58. Austen classic: EMMA
  • 59. Camper's carry-along: TENT
  • 60. Roughly: ORSO
  • 63. Got hitched: WED
Hints and full breakdown for Jun 30

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