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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 4, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 4, 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
Down clues & answers
- 35
- 50
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Monday, June 3, 2013
across
- 1. Wood for a chest: CEDAR
- 6. Holy Land: ZION
- 10. TV's Dr. ___: PHIL
- 14. Love, Italian-style: AMORE
- 15. "Dies ___" (Latin hymn): IRAE
- 16. Gossipy Barrett: RONA
- 17. Unseen purchase: PIGINAPOKE
- 19. Like custard and meringue: EGGY
- 20. Writer Wiesel: ELIE
- 21. Long, long time: EON
- 22. - - -: DASHES
- 24. Transparent, informally: SEETHRU
- 26. "___ Mio": OSOLE
- 27. Greet with a honk: TOOTAT
- 29. Reeves of "The Matrix": KEANU
- 32. Holy wars: JIHADS
- 35. Drag behind, as a trailer: TOW
- 37. Designer Saint Laurent: YVES
- 38. Made in ___ (garment label): USA
- 39. You can't make a silk purse out of it, they say: SOWSEAR
- 42. Before, poetically: ERE
- 43. Actress Moore of "Ghost": DEMI
- 45. Tell a whopper: LIE
- 46. Buzz and bleep: SOUNDS
- 48. Daniel who wrote "Robinson Crusoe": DEFOE
- 50. Drive-in server: CARHOP
- 52. How to sign a contract: ININK
- 54. Ambassador's helper: ATTACHE
- 58. Birthplace of St. Francis: ASSISI
- 60. African antelope: GNU
- 61. Part that wags: TAIL
- 62. Big name in crackers: RITZ
- 63. Like some wasteful government spending: PORKBARREL
- 66. Toward shelter, nautically: ALEE
- 67. Asia's diminished ___ Sea: ARAL
- 68. John ___ (tractor maker): DEERE
- 69. Physiques: BODS
- 70. Words before and after "or not": TOBE
- 71. Attach, as a button: SEWON
down
- 1. Bullfighters wave them: CAPES
- 2. Writer Zola: EMILE
- 3. Cowherd's stray: DOGIE
- 4. Short operatic song: ARIETTA
- 5. Stimpy's bud: REN
- 6. Like some detachable linings: ZIPOUT
- 7. What bodybuilders pump: IRON
- 8. Wood for a chest: OAK
- 9. Essentials: NEEDS
- 10. "Blue Suede Shoes" singer: PRESLEY
- 11. Ecstatic state, informally: HOGHEAVEN
- 12. "Bus Stop" playwright: INGE
- 13. Puts down, as tile: LAYS
- 18. Spray can: AEROSOL
- 23. Just fine: AOK
- 25. Mortar troughs: HODS
- 26. Great Plains tribe: OTOE
- 28. Floundering: ATSEA
- 30. Stereotypical techie: NERD
- 31. Applications: USES
- 32. Naomi or Wynonna of country music: JUDD
- 33. "Got it!": ISEE
- 34. Clumsy: HAMFISTED
- 36. Laundry basin: WASHTUB
- 40. Lighted part of a candle: WICK
- 41. Part of a plant or tooth: ROOT
- 44. Becomes charged, as the atmosphere: IONIZES
- 47. Stuck, with no way to get down: UPATREE
- 49. Sue Grafton's "___ for Evidence": EIS
- 51. Really bug: RANKLE
- 53. Barely bite, as someone's heels: NIPAT
- 55. Rod who was a seven-time A.L. batting champ: CAREW
- 56. Prefix with -glyphics: HIERO
- 57. "The ___ DeGeneres Show": ELLEN
- 58. Many an Iraqi: ARAB
- 59. Corn Belt tower: SILO
- 60. Seize: GRAB
- 64. Spanish gold: ORO
- 65. What TV watchers often zap: ADS
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.