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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 27, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, April 27, 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
- 17
- 30
Down clues & answers
- 29
- 40
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
across
- 1. With 40-Across, a chorus line ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme: ITS
- 4. Astronomer's accessory: TRIPOD
- 10. Where dolphins perform tricks: SEAWORLD
- 14. A fresh start?: NEO
- 15. Painter of many nudes: RENOIR
- 16. Kind of sandwich: CLUB
- 17. Snack on a stick: CANDYAPPLE
- 19. Capital city on the Daugava River: RIGA
- 20. ___ de Margarita: ISLA
- 21. Imports, as elevator music: PIPESIN
- 23. The Treaty of Versailles ended it: FIRSTWORLDWAR
- 27. Hebdomadally: AWEEK
- 28. Southeast Asian language: LAO
- 29. Campus org. for ensigns-in-training: NROTC
- 31. Oto neighbors: OMAHAS
- 35. Turnips, e.g.: ROOTCROP
- 40. See 1-Across: ASMALLWORLDAFTERALL
- 42. Chug: TOSSDOWN
- 43. Punctual: ONTIME
- 44. Cover many subjects?: REIGN
- 46. Sigma follower: TAU
- 47. Prefix with lineal: MATRI
- 51. Secret, e.g.: DEODORANT
- 55. Drive mad: UNHINGE
- 57. Just: MERE
- 58. Lo ___: MEIN
- 59. Oscar-winning song from "Aladdin": AWHOLENEWWORLD
- 64. It might come off the shelf: BERG
- 65. Customize for: GEARTO
- 66. "Has Anybody Seen My ___?" (1920s song): GAL
- 67. Europe, Asia and Africa: OLDWORLD
- 68. First in an order: ABBESS
- 69. ___ 10 (acne-fighting medicine): OXY
down
- 1. Part of many a firm's name: INC
- 2. ___ Party: TEA
- 3. Young fellow: SON
- 4. Lovers' plan: TRYST
- 5. Long-running MTV show, with "The": REALWORLD
- 6. Hocked: INPAWN
- 7. Result of rampant inflation?: POP
- 8. Like some safety boots: OILPROOF
- 9. Eins + zwei: DREI
- 10. Thread holder: SCREW
- 11. Beethoven honoree: ELISE
- 12. ___ Doggie (old cartoon pooch): AUGIE
- 13. Group making billion-dollar loans: WORLDBANK
- 18. Insult, slangily: DIS
- 22. Arizona and Arizona State joined it in '78: PACTEN
- 23. Parade part: FLOAT
- 24. "___ dead!": IAMSO
- 25. Is peripatetic: ROAMS
- 26. Orchestrate: ARRANGE
- 30. In ___ (altogether): TOTO
- 32. Experiences: HAS
- 33. Apollo 11 astronaut: ALDRIN
- 34. Plum look-alike: SLOE
- 36. Old PC part: CRT
- 37. Indian sauce with coriander and cumin: RAITA
- 38. "___ River": OLMAN
- 39. Il ___ (it rains: Fr.): PLEUT
- 41. Realm of many searches: WORLDWIDEWEB
- 45. "I've had enough!": NOMORE
- 47. Jumbo beginning?: MUMBO
- 48. Slippery as ___: ANEEL
- 49. Place for a yellow ribbon: THIRD
- 50. 1970 Hugo Award-winning novel by Larry Niven: RINGWORLD
- 52. Shoulder muscles, for short: DELTS
- 53. Many people like to take these apart: OREOS
- 54. Nicktoons character: REN
- 56. Lady ___: GAGA
- 60. Old Testament book before Zephaniah: Abbr.: HAB
- 61. Bighead: EGO
- 62. Floor cover: WAX
- 63. Possessing much life experience: WORLDLY
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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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