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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 5, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 5, 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
Down clues & answers
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Monday, June 4, 2012
across
- 1. Stick in one's ___: CRAW
- 5. Czech capital: PRAGUE
- 11. Banned organic compound, for short: PCB
- 14. TV's warrior princess: XENA
- 15. Compassionate: HUMANE
- 16. Kind of baseball or battery: AAA
- 17. A classic beauty who is not all there: VENUSDEMILO
- 19. Satellite-based navigation aid, in brief: GPS
- 20. That is, in Latin: IDEST
- 21. Plains tribe: OTO
- 22. Wrap worn in India: SARI
- 23. Broadcast: AIR
- 25. Mini-hospital: CLINIC
- 27. Booster of the Apollo space program: SATURNROCKET
- 33. Frigid: ICY
- 34. Younger brother of Cain and Abel: SETH
- 35. Lowest point: NADIR
- 39. Country on the south side of Mount Everest: NEPAL
- 42. Chinese philosopher ___-tzu: LAO
- 43. Lopez with the 1963 hit "If I Had a Hammer": TRINI
- 44. Spanish artist El ___: GRECO
- 45. Colored part of the eye: IRIS
- 47. Lead-in to maniac or surfing: EGO
- 48. 1960s-'70s Ford Company model: MERCURYCOMET
- 52. Microscopic blob: AMOEBA
- 55. West Coast travel hub, informally: LAX
- 56. "Largemouth" fish: BASS
- 57. By way of: VIA
- 60. Number in an octet: EIGHT
- 64. Many a line on a flight route map: ARC
- 65. Milky Way bars and others: MARSCANDIES
- 68. With 53-Down, a coffee-flavored liqueur: TIA
- 69. Some marbles: AGATES
- 70. Book before Nehemiah: EZRA
- 71. Floppy rabbit feature: EAR
- 72. Refuses to acknowledge: DENIES
- 73. River across the French/German border: SAAR
down
- 1. 116, in ancient Rome: CXVI
- 2. Clarinet or sax: REED
- 3. Actress Hathaway: ANNE
- 4. Wisconsin city: WAUSAU
- 5. What an M.A. might go on to earn: PHD
- 6. Regret: RUE
- 7. Bullets, informally: AMMO
- 8. Walk or trot: GAIT
- 9. Open with a key: UNLOCK
- 10. Fairness-in-hiring inits.: EEO
- 11. Polytheistic: PAGAN
- 12. Blue Grotto's island: CAPRI
- 13. Fundamental: BASIC
- 18. Use a swizzle stick: STIR
- 22. Indian instrument: SITAR
- 24. E.R. workers: RNS
- 26. Period after Shrove Tuesday: LENT
- 27. Be in a 32-Down, e.g.: SING
- 28. Taiwan-based computer giant: ACER
- 29. Genre: TYPE
- 30. Archaeologist's find: RELIC
- 31. Japanese port: OTARU
- 32. Group in church robes: CHOIR
- 36. "Carpe ___": DIEM
- 37. Playwright William: INGE
- 38. Hilarious one: RIOT
- 40. High points: ACMES
- 41. Richard ___, Clarence Darrow defendant: LOEB
- 46. Word part: Abbr.: SYL
- 49. Wreak havoc on: RAVAGE
- 50. Battle of Normandy city: CAEN
- 51. Rust and lime: OXIDES
- 52. Diminish: ABATE
- 53. See 68-Across: MARIA
- 54. ___ the Grouch: OSCAR
- 58. Modern Persia: IRAN
- 59. Italian wine city: ASTI
- 61. Egyptian pyramid city: GIZA
- 62. Wife of Zeus: HERA
- 63. Old Russian despot: TSAR
- 65. "What, me worry?" magazine: MAD
- 66. So-so grade: CEE
- 67. Donkey: ASS
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- 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?.
The Crossword FAQ
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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?
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