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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 22, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, April 22, 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
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- 25
Down clues & answers
- 24
- 26
- 29
- 36
- 50
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
across
- 1. Carnival sideshow feature: FREAK
- 6. Target of some surgery: CYST
- 10. Lessons: EBBS
- 14. Classic detergent brand: RINSO
- 15. It stayed in Pandora's box: HOPE
- 16. Shipmate of Spock: SULU
- 17. Solving hint, part 1: EACHONEWORDCLUE
- 20. Alma mater of Gerald Ford: YALELAW
- 21. Prioritized in the emergency room: TRIAGED
- 22. Contents of un lago: AGUA
- 24. Subject of current thinking?: AMPERE
- 25. Hint, part 2: INTHISPUZZLE
- 30. Feature of most paintings of Jesus: BEARD
- 31. Like a warm bed on a winter night: COZY
- 32. Classic game console letters: NES
- 35. Urn: MAKE
- 36. San ___, Calif.: MATEO
- 38. Bolder: ROCK
- 39. Fr. holy one: STE
- 40. Where Samson slew the Philistines: LEHI
- 41. Popular 1920s-'50s Harlem ballroom, with "the": SAVOY
- 42. Hint, part 3: ISAHOMOPHONE
- 45. Dormant volcano near the Iranian border: ARARAT
- 48. Cold war force: NATO
- 49. #1 Beatles tune of 1970: LETITBE
- 51. Having three parts: TRINARY
- 56. Hint, part 4: OFITSACTUALCLUE
- 58. Prefix with pad: HELI
- 59. Astronomical distance: Abbr.: LTYR
- 60. Kind of kitchen: EATIN
- 61. Bachelor of ___: ARTS
- 62. Tails: LORE
- 63. Pores: RAINS
down
- 1. "A Million Little Pieces" author James: FREY
- 2. Org. that certifies gold and platinum: RIAA
- 3. Abbr. at the bottom of a letter: ENCL
- 4. Athlete who posthumously won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993: ASHE
- 5. Tang alternative: KOOLAID
- 6. Munch on: CHEWUP
- 7. "Man, that hurts!": YOW
- 8. Add: SPOT
- 9. Mosaic flooring: TERRAZZO
- 10. Flea: ESCAPE
- 11. Potbelly, e.g.: BULGE
- 12. More melancholy: BLUER
- 13. Upholstery material: SUEDE
- 18. Horses, to bettors: NAGS
- 19. How nightclubs are often lit: DIMLY
- 23. Sail: AUCTION
- 25. Deep Blue and others: IBMS
- 26. "That's keen!": NEAT
- 27. Chews: TAKE
- 28. Old Eur. realm: HRE
- 29. Actress Saldana of "Avatar": ZOE
- 32. De ___ (from the start): NOVO
- 33. Subj. with graphs: ECON
- 34. Hebrides isle: SKYE
- 36. Pasta topper: MEATBALL
- 37. "Feels won-n-nderful!": AHH
- 38. Arena cry: RAH
- 40. Future attys.' hurdles: LSATS
- 41. Unread part of a movie review, maybe: SPOILER
- 42. Eye inflammation: IRITIS
- 43. Past puberty: MATURE
- 44. ___ vez (again: Sp.): OTRA
- 45. Greeting for Obama returning home?: ALOHA
- 46. Direct (to): REFER
- 47. At an angle: ATILT
- 50. Prefix with -dermal: ECTO
- 52. March Madness inits.: NCAA
- 53. Some choir members: ALTI
- 54. Waist: RUIN
- 55. Big appetites: YENS
- 57. Norse god of war: TYR
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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.