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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, October 25, 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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Down clues & answers
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Monday, October 24, 2011
across
- 1. Elba or Capri: ISLE
- 5. Pleasant, weatherwise: BALMY
- 10. Measure of sugar: Abbr.: TBSP
- 14. Reduction of sugar intake, e.g.: DIET
- 15. Trojan War epic: ILIAD
- 16. Pro ___ (proportionately): RATA
- 17. Where sad trash collectors get together?: INTHEDUMPS
- 19. Savings options for the golden yrs.: IRAS
- 20. Stadium area: TIER
- 21. Cow sound: MOO
- 22. Mends, as socks: DARNS
- 23. The "P" of PT boat: PATROL
- 25. Put to good effect: UTILIZE
- 27. Rock's ___ Rose: AXL
- 28. Where future motorists get together?: DOWNTHEROAD
- 31. Architect I. M. ___: PEI
- 32. Fencer's sword: EPEE
- 33. End of a student's e-mail address: EDU
- 34. Living off the land?: ASEA
- 36. Smidgen: BIT
- 38. Org. for a Big Apple cop: NYPD
- 42. Sir ___ McKellen: IAN
- 45. Snap up: GRAB
- 48. Rousing cry at a ring: OLE
- 49. Where elderly picnickers get together?: OVERTHEHILL
- 53. Hair spiffer-upper: GEL
- 54. Holey brewing gadget: TEABALL
- 55. Spa treatment that might include two cucumber slices: FACIAL
- 57. Group of eight: OCTAD
- 58. Cries of surprise: OHS
- 61. Arrests: NABS
- 62. Soul singer Redding: OTIS
- 63. Where stranded canoeists get together?: UPTHECREEK
- 66. Lacking company: LONE
- 67. "I feel the same": METOO
- 68. Gentleman's partner: LADY
- 69. Basic work units: ERGS
- 70. Colorado skiing town: ASPEN
- 71. Yankee superslugger, to fans: AROD
down
- 1. Coup leader ___ Amin: IDI
- 2. Extra costs of smoking and drinking: SINTAXES
- 3. "Just forget about this": LETITLIE
- 4. Once-popular anesthetic: ETHER
- 5. Offer on eBay: BID
- 6. Grad: ALUM
- 7. Chauffeur-driven auto: LIMO
- 8. Plan, as an itinerary: MAPOUT
- 9. Fabric amts.: YDS
- 10. Preliminary test: TRIALRUN
- 11. Hispanic neighborhood: BARRIO
- 12. One of four for "The Star-Spangled Banner": STANZA
- 13. Got a D or better: PASSED
- 18. Wash away, as soil: ERODE
- 22. Conked out: DIED
- 23. Elderly Smurf: PAPA
- 24. Cut (off): LOP
- 26. French tea: THE
- 29. Spider's creation: WEB
- 30. Whinny: NEIGH
- 35. Sites for military flights: AIRBASES
- 37. Prefix with athlete: TRI
- 39. Boo Boo's buddy in Jellystone Park: YOGIBEAR
- 40. "Go right ahead": PLEASEDO
- 41. Texas computer giant started in a dorm room: DELL
- 43. Not much: ATAD
- 44. Stanley Cup org.: NHL
- 46. Furry extraterrestrial in a 1980s sitcom: ALF
- 47. Mel with "1,000 voices": BLANC
- 49. Actor Peter of "Becket": OTOOLE
- 50. Course taken by a plane or missile: VECTOR
- 51. Dining: EATING
- 52. Gets hitched in haste: ELOPES
- 56. French president Nicolas Sarkozy's wife: CARLA
- 59. URL starter: HTTP
- 60. Pump or loafer: SHOE
- 63. "Kill Bill" co-star Thurman: UMA
- 64. Seemingly forever: EON
- 65. Elizabethan dramatist Thomas: KYD
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?.
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