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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 6, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, March 6, 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
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Down clues & answers
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
across
- 1. Big truck maker: MACK
- 5. Blasphemous cry: CURSE
- 10. Alcohol typically drunk warm: SAKE
- 14. Jai ___: ALAI
- 15. "___ or lose ...": USEIT
- 16. Operating system since 1969: UNIX
- 17. Civil wrong: TORT
- 18. Second of two spouses?: LATTERMATE
- 20. Addams who created "The Addams Family": CHAS
- 21. Seoul-based automaker: KIA
- 22. One of the "She's Gone" singers: OATES
- 23. Nest?: HATCHINGPOST
- 27. Egg producer: HEN
- 28. Egg producers: OVARIES
- 32. Mythological debauchee: SATYR
- 35. Red-tag event: SALE
- 37. Repeated lyric in "Java Jive": ACUP
- 38. Valuable stuff in a vein: ORE
- 39. Wing or fang?: BATPART
- 42. The "E" in B.C.E.: ERA
- 43. Pearl Mosque home: AGRA
- 45. Paul Kruger of Krugerrand fame, e.g.: BOER
- 46. Standard ___ (statistician's calculation): ERROR
- 48. City destroyed by Mount Vesuvius: POMPEII
- 50. Cross shape: TAU
- 51. Like a good quilt maker?: PATCHPERFECT
- 57. Book often stored horizontally: ATLAS
- 60. Tavern favorite: ALE
- 61. Scratch in a diamond, e.g.: FLAW
- 62. Happening place ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across?: WHEREITSAT
- 65. Skilled: ABLE
- 66. Certain Iroquoian: ERIE
- 67. Not glossy: MATTE
- 68. "___ is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies": Aristotle: LOVE
- 69. Like some people's citizenships: DUAL
- 70. Entrance hall: FOYER
- 71. Wilson of "Meet the Parents": OWEN
down
- 1. Success story for Cupid: MATCH
- 2. Island greeting: ALOHA
- 3. Gemologist's weight: CARAT
- 4. Tastelessly artistic: KITSCHY
- 5. "Home Alone" child star: CULKIN
- 6. Lightning Bolt?: USAIN
- 7. Mark down, say, at a store: RETAG
- 8. Obedience school command: SIT
- 9. St.-Tropez season: ETE
- 10. Home to many orangutans: SUMATRA
- 11. Veterinarian's subj.: ANAT
- 12. Diamond in the sky?: KITE
- 13. The Gabor sisters had many: EXES
- 19. Monte ___ (one of the Alps): ROSA
- 24. ___ Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: HERB
- 25. Like one of two extremes: POLAR
- 26. Partner of "done with": OVER
- 29. Champagne bucket: ICER
- 30. Continental currency: EURO
- 31. Boom or gaff: SPAR
- 32. "Days," for one: SOAP
- 33. Oscar-winning film set in Iran: ARGO
- 34. President's four years, e.g.: TERM
- 35. Follower of Zeno: STOIC
- 36. Big hairy one: APE
- 40. Somewhat: ABIT
- 41. It might be seen out of the corner of one's eye: TEAR
- 44. Clothes: APPAREL
- 47. Mark of "The Kids Are All Right": RUFFALO
- 49. Life of ___: EASE
- 50. Show instability: TEETER
- 52. Like some pudding and retreats: HASTY
- 53. Part of a cafeteria stack: PLATE
- 54. Pasta shape: ELBOW
- 55. Give birth, as a whale: CALVE
- 56. 12-year-old, e.g.: TWEEN
- 57. Dumbstruck: AWED
- 58. Via, quickly: THRU
- 59. "Star Wars" princess: LEIA
- 63. Global lending org.: IMF
- 64. Eastern "way": TAO
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
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.