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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 21, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 21, 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
- 14
- 35
Down clues & answers
- 18
- 26
- 39
- 49
- 53
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Monday, June 20, 2011
across
- 1. Big bother: HASSLE
- 7. Folk singer Guthrie: ARLO
- 11. Month of the Indianapolis 500: MAY
- 14. Bona fide: ACTUAL
- 15. Attack on the fridge, say: RAID
- 16. Future embryos: OVA
- 17. Easily offended: THINSKINNED
- 19. Whole lot: TON
- 20. Hits on the noggin: CONKS
- 21. Signals silently: NODS
- 22. Policy expert: WONK
- 23. Greedy type: HOG
- 24. Little trickster: IMP
- 26. Playful swimmer: OTTER
- 28. Inclined to mince words: MEALYMOUTHED
- 32. ___ Pet (sprouting figurine): CHIA
- 35. Filmdom's "Norma ___": RAE
- 36. Old ___ (U.S. flag): GLORY
- 37. Scavenge (for): HUNT
- 38. One with a negative outlook on life: CYNIC
- 41. French female friend: AMIE
- 42. Dairy spokescow: ELSIE
- 44. Air passenger protection org.: TSA
- 45. If ___ be: NEED
- 46. Lacking courage: FAINTHEARTED
- 50. Tooth problem: DECAY
- 51. Yahoo! alternative: AOL
- 52. Respectful Turkish title: AGA
- 55. Peter Pan pursuer: SMEE
- 57. Trifling: MERE
- 59. Got it wrong: ERRED
- 61. ___ Mahal: TAJ
- 62. Cowardly: LILYLIVERED
- 64. Long, long ___: AGO
- 65. Sheltered at sea: ALEE
- 66. Force out of office: DEPOSE
- 67. Protective wear in a highchair: BIB
- 68. Nonvegetarian sandwiches, informally: BLTS
- 69. Caused some winter havoc, maybe: SNOWED
down
- 1. Emerge from an egg: HATCH
- 2. Sound heard before "Gesundheit!": ACHOO
- 3. Police trap: STING
- 4. Shipwrecked: SUNK
- 5. Timmy's TV dog: LASSIE
- 6. Fraternal lodge member: ELK
- 7. River through Florence: ARNO
- 8. Haphazard: RANDOM
- 9. Is dishonest with: LIESTO
- 10. Unusual: ODD
- 11. Accommodations for a family on the go?: MOTORHOME
- 12. River beside the Royal Shakespeare Theatre: AVON
- 13. Pull sharply: YANK
- 18. Like a fair ball as opposed to a foul ball: INPLAY
- 22. Marshy habitat: WETLAND
- 25. Painter Chagall: MARC
- 27. Pull sharply: TUG
- 28. Show for the early-to-bed crowd: MATINEE
- 29. Busybody: YENTA
- 30. Southernmost of the Great Lakes: ERIE
- 31. Not naturally colored: DYED
- 32. Food processor?: CHEF
- 33. Luau dance: HULA
- 34. Employee-abetted crime: INSIDEJOB
- 39. Zionist's homeland: ISRAEL
- 40. "Elder" or "Younger" Roman statesman: CATO
- 43. And so forth, for short: ETC
- 47. Champion figure skater Dorothy: HAMILL
- 48. Place for a lace: EYELET
- 49. 7's retail partner?: ELEVEN
- 52. Valentine piercer: ARROW
- 53. Birds in a gaggle: GEESE
- 54. Did sums: ADDED
- 55. Attack with a dagger: STAB
- 56. Biblical gift bearers: MAGI
- 58. Deli loaves: RYES
- 60. Property after a default, for short: REPO
- 62. Chem class component: LAB
- 63. Passports and driver's licenses, in brief: IDS
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
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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?
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