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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 13, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, January 13, 2012. 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
- 32
Down clues & answers
- 24
- 52
- 53
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
across
- 1. La ___ (Argentine city): PLATA
- 6. Irksome: PESKY
- 10. Blacken: CHAR
- 14. Museum piece: RELIC
- 15. Name of counties in three states, all crossed by I-90: ERIE
- 16. Loosen (up): LIMBER
- 18. Amicable: ONGOODTERMS
- 20. Abridge: ELIDE
- 21. Windhoek-to-Pretoria dir.: ESE
- 22. "Beloved," in operas: CARO
- 23. Begin energetically: WADEIN
- 24. Player of Mark Antony in 1953's "Julius Caesar": MARLONBRANDO
- 27. Sing: BLAB
- 30. Epithet for France's Louis VI, with "the": FAT
- 31. Singer Alan or Anita: ODAY
- 32. Weather line: ISOBAR
- 34. Abbr. in classifieds: EOE
- 35. Andries Pretorius, e.g., who gave his name to a national capital: BOER
- 39. What each of the 10 abbreviations in this puzzle's answer stands for: CANADIANPROVINCE
- 43. Bloom support: STEM
- 44. Jimmy: PRY
- 45. Electorate: VOTERS
- 46. Gas brand north of the border: ESSO
- 48. Pet rat in a 1972 #1 song: BEN
- 49. Medium bra specification: BCUP
- 50. Old name of the San Jose Sharks' arena: COMPAQCENTER
- 55. Kind of push-up: ONEARM
- 56. Muckraker Jacob: RIIS
- 58. Clinton's veep and his father: ALS
- 61. Gain knowledge: LEARN
- 62. Skateboarding ramp: QUARTERPIPE
- 65. American Shakers founder: ANNLEE
- 66. Language that's written from right to left: URDU
- 67. Popular Italian scooter: VESPA
- 68. Not natural: DYED
- 69. Map magnification: INSET
- 70. Kindle file: EBOOK
down
- 1. Like many a sniper: PRONE
- 2. Runners: LEGS
- 3. Veld flower: ALOE
- 4. Uncle José, e.g.: TIO
- 5. Hybrid, in a way: ACDC
- 6. Inspect: PEERAT
- 7. Wrongdoing: ERROR
- 8. Less than 1%: SKIM
- 9. "Assuredly": YES
- 10. Author Beverly: CLEARY
- 11. "Broom-___": HILDA
- 12. Much-advertised sleep aid: AMBIEN
- 13. Fixed up: REDID
- 17. Where Harrah's started: RENO
- 19. Sushi bar sauce: TAMARI
- 23. The L.A. Sparks play in it: WNBA
- 25. Not all there: LOOPY
- 26. Frankfurt an der ___: ODER
- 27. They're flicked: BICS
- 28. Exam for future attys.: LSAT
- 29. Have ___ to pick: ABONE
- 30. It'll pass: FAD
- 33. "Pow!": BAM
- 34. Subject of the 2005 book "Conspiracy of Fools": ENRON
- 35. Drill part: BIT
- 36. Year in the reign of the emperor Augustus: ONEBC
- 37. Napkin shade, maybe: ECRU
- 38. Party in a legal proceeding: Abbr.: RESP
- 40. Part of St. Paul's: APSE
- 41. No longer bothered by something: OVERIT
- 42. Baron ___ Richthofen: VON
- 46. Like some runs: EARNED
- 47. Small area meas.: SQCM
- 48. City once divided by the Green Line: BEIRUT
- 50. Mixer choice: COLA
- 51. Seemingly ceaselessly: ONEND
- 52. With cruelty: MEANLY
- 53. Gay ___: PAREE
- 54. Plumbing, e.g.: TRADE
- 57. Golf's Ballesteros: SEVE
- 58. Lhasa ___: APSO
- 59. Quick weight loss method, for short: LIPO
- 60. Command eliciting barking: SPEAK
- 62. On the ___ vive: QUI
- 63. Mantelpiece pieces: URNS
- 64. Johnny ___: REB
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
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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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