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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 5, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, January 5, 2013. 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
- 18
- 19
Down clues & answers
- 13
- 37
- 45
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Friday, January 4, 2013
across
- 1. Inveigle: COAX
- 5. Some downloads: APPS
- 9. Go for a light bite?: NIPAT
- 14. It may follow ye: OLDE
- 15. Thin: RARE
- 16. Sapphire alternative: AZURE
- 17. Target of some political attacks: MAINSTREAMMEDIA
- 20. How many learn: BYROTE
- 21. Turn: SLUE
- 22. Corps of Engineers project: DAM
- 23. Nonpareil: ONER
- 24. Submitted: SENTIN
- 26. Cook up: CONSPIRE
- 29. Learn of: GATHER
- 32. Important connection?: AND
- 33. Noted trisyllabic metrist: SEUSS
- 35. Snow ___: GEESE
- 36. Snow ___: PEAS
- 38. Went after: SETAT
- 40. Planes are studied in it: MATH
- 41. Kitchen device: RICER
- 43. Tear up: SHRED
- 45. ___ gratia: DEI
- 46. Sari accompaniment: ANKLET
- 48. Put safely away, in a way: ESCROWED
- 50. Finish: CAPOFF
- 52. Mata ___: HARI
- 53. Gray shade: ASH
- 55. ___ instruction: ORAL
- 56. Harps (on): DWELLS
- 59. Words from one who's at a loss for words: WHATMORECANISAY
- 62. Racket: NOISE
- 63. Amanuensis, e.g.: Abbr.: ASST
- 64. Finish: DOIN
- 65. Danish man's name with a line through the second letter: SOREN
- 66. Actor LaBeouf: SHIA
- 67. Certain stake: ANTE
down
- 1. Really go through: COMB
- 2. Anti-aging product name: OLAY
- 3. Lake cabin sight: ADIRONDACKCHAIR
- 4. Some gas atoms: XENONS
- 5. Ways to go: ARTERIES
- 6. You may feel below it: PAR
- 7. Does street campaigning: PRESSESTHEFLESH
- 8. Bobby of the Black Panther Party: SEALE
- 9. Part of many a welcome kit: NAMETAG
- 10. Suffix with special: IZE
- 11. 1894 novel whose title character likes to collect fingerprints: PUDDNHEADWILSON
- 12. "Votre toast," e.g.: ARIA
- 13. Span: TEAM
- 18. Measures: STEPS
- 19. Kind of bean: MUNG
- 25. News clipping: ITEM
- 26. "Prelude to War" documentarian, 1943: CAPRA
- 27. "There's ___ every crowd": ONEIN
- 28. French urban network: RUES
- 30. ___ Lauder, cosmetics giant: ESTEE
- 31. Secreted again: REHID
- 34. Outbreak of 2003: SARS
- 37. Actress Ward: SELA
- 39. Fortune 500 microcomputer firm: TECHDATA
- 42. 2010 Jude Law/Forest Whitaker movie: REPOMEN
- 44. Haggard: DRAWN
- 47. Ring figure in "Carmen": TORO
- 49. Zesties! maker: OREIDA
- 51. "... ___ the eye can see": FARAS
- 53. Grass appendages: AWNS
- 54. It may be said with a brushing motion: SHOO
- 57. Brest milk: LAIT
- 58. Last word of a party song: SYNE
- 60. Japanese bourse: Abbr.: TSE
- 61. Hit CBS series starting in 2000: CSI
More daily puzzle hints
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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?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
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?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.