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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 17, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, April 17, 2011. 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
- 27
- 28
- 93
- 99
- 109
- 111
- 116
- 125
- 127
- 128
Down clues & answers
- 45
- 48
- 60
- 69
- 107
- 112
- 114
- 121
- 122
- 123
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
across
- 1. Statement of resignation: ALAS
- 5. Slave-making ants steal them: PUPAE
- 10. 507s of the '50s, e.g.: BMWS
- 14. Marketable securities, e.g.: CASHASSETS
- 16. Only hypothetical: MOOT
- 17. "No way!": THATSIMPOSSIBLE
- 19. Headgear for medieval soldiers: ARMETS
- 20. Foot massager?: POET
- 21. Elvis's "___ Lost You": IVE
- 22. ___ price: ATA
- 23. Coverage provider named after a smoker: AETNA
- 24. Was up: LED
- 25. Inits. associated with the old theme park Heritage USA: PTL
- 26. TiVo or ReplayTV: DVR
- 27. Rear's rear?: ENDER
- 29. Part of une phrase: MOT
- 30. The Bionic Woman's first name: JAIME
- 32. Ben Jonson title woman: CELIA
- 34. "Is this thing on?": AREYOULISTENING
- 37. They're often pickled: OKRAS
- 38. Side against: ANTIS
- 39. Cell occupant: BEE
- 40. Word with face or hand: POKER
- 42. Ranch handle: TEX
- 43. Educ. higher-ups?: SRS
- 44. Distinction, briefly: DIF
- 45. Puerto Rico's Museum City: PONCE
- 47. Org. concerned with the correct approach: FAA
- 48. Ruling official: REF
- 49. One breaking new ground?: HOER
- 50. Kids in Kilmarnock: BAIRNS
- 53. "Guilty or not?": WHATSTHEVERDICT
- 56. Stomach: HACK
- 57. 1977 cult film with the tagline "Where your nightmares end ...": ERASERHEAD
- 58. Anne Frank's father: OTTO
- 59. Part of a whispering campaign: RUMOR
- 60. "The stroke of death ___ a lover's pinch": Cleopatra: ISAS
down
- 1. Exitus ___ probat (the end justifies the means): ACTA
- 2. Player of a big yellow cat: LAHR
- 3. Actually: ASAMATTEROFFACT
- 4. Where Yiddish was once spoken: SHTETL
- 5. Fraternity characters: PSIS
- 6. Lance cpl.'s grp.: USM
- 7. Zingy cupcake filling: PEPPERMINTCREAM
- 8. On ___ (bingeing): ATOOT
- 9. Certain Judean: ESSENE
- 10. Performing rights org.: BMI
- 11. Novel ideas for rural areas?: MOBILELIBRARIES
- 12. 51-Down hoops champs of 1989: WOLVERINES
- 13. Part of Paul Revere's Boston statue: STEED
- 15. 1930s film star with notable facial hair: ASTA
- 18. Positions: STANCES
- 23. 1954 A.L. batting champ Bobby: AVILA
- 25. Buster Keaton trademark: PORKPIEHAT
- 26. Family tree abbr.: DAU
- 28. Remote spot?: DEN
- 29. He married He: MAO
- 30. Brooklyn's St. ___ College: JOSEPHS
- 31. Name on Intuition perfume boxes: ESTEE
- 33. Match.com datum: AGE
- 35. Twaddle: YAK
- 36. Things shown before shows, informally: TIX
- 41. Noisy fan: ROOTER
- 43. Didn't just wave: SAIDHI
- 44. "Torchwood" was spun off from it: DRWHO
- 46. Chief Indian, once: NEHRU
- 47. "The Red Skelton Show" regular: FARR
- 50. Lone Star, e.g.: BEER
- 51. See 12-Down: NCAA
- 52. Regular set: Abbr.: STDS
- 54. Decision letters: TKO
- 55. Brandy letters: VSO
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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?.
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