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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 14, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, November 14, 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
- 16
- 65
- 68
Down clues & answers
- 13
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
across
- 1. Blends: MELDS
- 6. Sox rival: JAYS
- 10. Tiffany collectible: LAMP
- 14. Walrus-skin boat: UMIAK
- 15. Baldwin of "30 Rock": ALEC
- 16. Chapters in history: ERAS
- 17. Like some amusement park rides: SCARY
- 18. They're sometimes mixed: METAPHORS
- 20. Saxophonist with the 12x platinum album "Breathless": KENNYG
- 22. "Seriously!": IMEANIT
- 23. Vote in favor: YEA
- 24. Dust busters, for short: VACS
- 27. The Evita of "Evita": PERON
- 28. Father Damien's island: MOLOKAI
- 30. Angry Birds, e.g., in 2010: FAD
- 32. Repeated Michael Jackson lyric in a 1987 hit: IMBAD
- 35. Neighbor of Iraq: Abbr.: SYR
- 36. Many a Bob Marley fan: RASTA
- 38. Wasted: DRUNK
- 39. "___ Man Answers" (1962 film): IFA
- 40. Blackened (in): INKED
- 41. Plenty of, casually: LOTSA
- 42. Talk and talk: GAB
- 43. Final approval: SAYSO
- 44. Outside: Prefix: ECT
- 45. Disconnects, as a Web address: UNLINKS
- 47. Mah-jongg draws: TILES
- 50. N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Yale ___: LARY
- 51. "You betcha!": YEP
- 54. Decorated, say: HONORED
- 56. Current measure: AMPERE
- 58. Calvin Klein perfume: OBSESSION
- 61. Mirage, maybe: OASIS
- 62. Comics shrieks: EEKS
- 63. Edit command: UNDO
- 64. Sweater style: VNECK
- 65. Teetotalers: DRYS
- 66. Worker with a lot of stress?: POET
- 67. Maureen Dowd piece: ESSAY
down
- 1. Like some perfume: MUSKY
- 2. Host a roast, e.g.: EMCEE
- 3. Jungle vine: LIANA
- 4. "Phooey!": DARN
- 5. Spirit in a blue bottle: SKYYVODKA
- 6. Bottleneck: JAM
- 7. "Dark" quaff: ALE
- 8. Elusive legend: YETI
- 9. Dish made with garlic butter: SCAMPI
- 10. "The Merry Widow" composer: LEHAR
- 11. "Black Swan" director Darren: ARONOFSKY
- 12. Steeps in a liquid with herbs and spices: MARINATES
- 13. "Hey!": PSST
- 19. Start to peak?: PEE
- 21. Guy's partner: GAL
- 25. Back up, as a loan: COSIGN
- 26. 2012 Bond film ... or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle: SKYFALL
- 28. Provides with personnel: MANS
- 29. Oil-rich region: ARABIA
- 31. Joint groove: DADO
- 32. Goofing off: IDLE
- 33. Nickname for Reggie Jackson: MROCTOBER
- 34. Busybody: BUTTINSKY
- 36. Investing all one's money in a penny stock, say: RISKYMOVE
- 37. Santa ___ (hot winds): ANAS
- 45. Depletes: USESUP
- 46. Big inits. for hunters: NRA
- 48. Good earth: LOESS
- 49. Triage areas, briefly: ERS
- 51. Toadies' responses: YESES
- 52. ___ Kane, Susan Lucci's Emmy-winning role: ERICA
- 53. Like a mosquito: PESKY
- 54. Broke ground?: HOED
- 55. Green critter in the Sinclair gas logo: DINO
- 57. Nasty reviews: PANS
- 59. Lofty tribute: ODE
- 60. "That's ___ funny!": NOT
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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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