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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 4, 2011

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Friday, November 4, 2011

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, November 4, 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.

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

across

1. Certain lamp goo: LAVA
5. Home: ABODE
10. Subject of an exhaustive E.P.A. study?: SMOG
14. Give ___ up: ALEG
15. Thoroughly enjoy: SAVOR
16. Monarch moniker, for short: QEII
17. Part of an equine pedigree: SIRE
18. California's Santa ___ University: CLARA
19. Cemetery sights: URNS
20. Nearly impossible target, literally: HAYNEEDLESTACK
23. Apt name for a crime boss: DON
24. Gist: MEAT
25. One who's enraptured, say, literally: CANDYKIDSTORE
31. Ship navigation hazard: ICE
33. Detected: SEEN
34. Equatorial land: KENYA
35. Promenade: MALL
37. Weenie: DWEEB
40. Caboose: REAR
41. "It must be ___ news day": ASLOW
43. Some jeans: LEES
45. Young ___: UNS
46. Inadvertently destructive sort, literally: CHINABULLSHOP
50. Mardi follower: GRAS
51. Five pairs: TEN
52. Something rapidly deteriorating goes to it, literally: HANDHELLBASKET
59. A good one is cracked: JOKE
60. "Bye-bye, mon ami": ADIEU
61. Something that's just for starters?: ANTE
62. "The Lord of the Rings," e.g.: EPIC
63. Set the volume of to zero: MUTED
64. "Chocolat" actress Olin: LENA
65. Weasel relatives: MINK
66. Chimpersonators?: APERS
67. Purpose of many a doctor's visit: EXAM

down

1. Pirate's punishment: LASH
2. Inter ___: ALIA
3. First part of an I.P. address?: VERY
4. A chair usually has one: AGENDA
5. Rose: ASCENDED
6. Treadless: BALD
7. Like faces, typically: OVAL
8. Bread: DOREMI
9. Cleared: ERASED
10. One without a title: SQUATTER
11. Chicago exchange, informally, with "the": MERC
12. Porcine protest: OINK
13. Division units, for short: GIS
21. Ages upon ages: EONS
22. Job to do: TASK
25. Stringed instruments: CELLI
26. Wood used in Voldemort's wand: YEW
27. Sound at a funeral: KNELL
28. Top: ONEUP
29. Film private: RYAN
30. They may ring or have rings: EARS
31. Jobs plan, once: IMAC
32. Convert, in a way: CASH
36. Certain beer bottle: LONGNECK
38. Sushi staple: EEL
39. Intimates: BESTBUDS
42. ___ of the state: WARD
44. 2000 World Series locale: SHEA
47. Grand ___ Island: BAHAMA
48. Depleted: USEDUP
49. Marked down: ONSALE
52. Neighbors of the Navajo: HOPI
53. Similar: AKIN
54. Having less fat: LITE
55. Uninviting look: LEER
56. Building toy brand: KNEX
57. Italian mount: ETNA
58. ___ U.S.A.: TEAM
59. Scout's brother: JEM

Hints and full breakdown for Nov 3

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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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What is a rebus square?

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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.