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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 24, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, January 24, 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
- 30
- 46
Down clues & answers
- 10
- 21
- 25
- 34
- 37
- 58
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Monday, January 23, 2012
across
- 1. Manhandle horribly: MAUL
- 5. U. of Maryland athlete: TERP
- 9. Jollity: MIRTH
- 14. "Rule, Britannia" composer: ARNE
- 15. End in ___ (finish evenly): ATIE
- 16. Brainstorms: IDEAS
- 17. Cut of meat: LOIN
- 18. Pro ___ (how some law work is done): BONO
- 19. Composition for nine musicians: NONET
- 20. Fiercely: TOOTHANDNAIL
- 23. OB/GYNs perform them: AMNIOS
- 24. In ___ (harmonious): SYNC
- 25. Air safety org.: FAA
- 28. ___ Ness monster: LOCH
- 30. Westerns, in old lingo: OATERS
- 32. "Scream" director Craven: WES
- 35. Embarrassingly imprudent: FOOTINMOUTH
- 38. "___ cost you!": ITLL
- 40. Fall behind: LAG
- 41. Falco of "Nurse Jackie": EDIE
- 42. Next to one another: CHEEKBYJOWL
- 47. Member of the upper house: Abbr.: SEN
- 48. Roman leader who met his fate on the Ides of March: CAESAR
- 49. Police action on a gambling ring: RAID
- 51. "Carpenter" or "harvester" insect: ANT
- 52. Drizzle, say: RAIN
- 55. Dentists' tools: DRILLS
- 59. Fast and in large amounts: HANDOVERFIST
- 61. Television input jack: AUDIO
- 64. Battery fluid: ACID
- 65. Dread: FEAR
- 66. Edge: BRINK
- 67. "___ but known ...": HADI
- 68. Blues singer James: ETTA
- 69. Bring joy to: ELATE
- 70. Wife in "The Good Earth": OLAN
- 71. Having a positive outlook: ROSY
down
- 1. Mediterranean island country: MALTA
- 2. Woolf's "___ of One's Own": AROOM
- 3. The "U" in E.U.: UNION
- 4. Popular soup legume: LENTIL
- 5. ___ sauce: TABASCO
- 6. School on the Thames: ETON
- 7. Outsides of melons: RINDS
- 8. Spring bloom: PEONY
- 9. Easily portable movie maker: MINICAM
- 10. Winner of a Fox talent show beginning in 2002: IDOL
- 11. Stimpy's canine pal: REN
- 12. ___ kwon do: TAE
- 13. President after F.D.R.: HST
- 21. Part of a horse that's shod: HOOF
- 22. Before long, poetically: ANON
- 25. Prolonged hostilities: FEUDS
- 26. Clarinetist Shaw: ARTIE
- 27. Drained of color: ASHEN
- 29. ___ Bible: HOLY
- 31. Follower of tic-tac: TOE
- 32. Pagan nature religion: WICCA
- 33. Revolutionary Allen: ETHAN
- 34. Frozen 52-Across: SLEET
- 36. Atlantic City casino, with "the": TAJ
- 37. Stravinsky or Sikorsky: IGOR
- 39. Article in Paris Match: LES
- 43. Sing-along at a bar: KARAOKE
- 44. Raisin ___: BRAN
- 45. Entered up to one's ankles: WADEDIN
- 46. Train line to Penn Sta.: LIRR
- 50. Be at odds (with): DIFFER
- 53. Boise's state: IDAHO
- 54. Like some diet drinks: NOCAL
- 56. Be untruthful with: LIETO
- 57. Exams for would-be attys.: LSATS
- 58. Veer off the beaten path: STRAY
- 59. Clue: HINT
- 60. ___ Blue, 1971 Cy Young Award winner: VIDA
- 61. Lincoln, the Rail-Splitter: ABE
- 62. WWW address: URL
- 63. Day, to Diego: DIA
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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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