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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 22, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, June 22, 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
- 30
- 31
- 35
- 41
Down clues & answers
- 14
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Friday, June 21, 2013
across
- 1. Dinner spread: TABLECLOTH
- 11. Streets of Rage maker: SEGA
- 15. Gardening brand: MIRACLEGRO
- 16. Roman 18-Across: MARS
- 17. Former "Weekend Update" host on "S.N.L.": AMYPOEHLER
- 18. Greek 16-Across: ARES
- 19. Three-time All-Star pitcher Robb: NEN
- 20. Karnak Temple deity: AMENRA
- 22. Airport on Flushing Bay, in brief: LGA
- 23. "My Baby No ___ Aqui" (Garth Brooks song): ESTA
- 25. Family head: DON
- 26. When the French celebrate Labor Day: MAI
- 27. Box fillers: POSTMEN
- 30. Line to Wall Street, for short: IRT
- 31. N.B.A.'s Magic, on sports tickers: ORL
- 32. Responded to a dentist's request: OPENED
- 33. Emblem: INSIGNIA
- 35. ___ failure: RENAL
- 36. Critic Ebert, informally: ROG
- 37. Element with a low atomic number that is not found naturally on Earth: BORON
- 38. They cross many valleys: TRESTLES
- 40. Gracefully quit: BOWOUT
- 41. Time gap: LAG
- 42. Chris with the 1978 hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)": REA
- 43. Antiquity: OLDNESS
- 44. ___ glance: ATA
- 45. Its first complete ed. was published in 1928: OED
- 46. Is worthwhile: PAYS
- 47. 0: NIL
- 48. Hot: EROTIC
- 50. T.A.'s pursuit, maybe: PHD
- 53. "Sure ___!": DOES
- 55. Ruin the surprise, perhaps: SNEAKAPEEK
- 58. Gadget's rank in cartoons: Abbr.: INSP
- 59. On- and off-road: ALLTERRAIN
- 60. Cruising: ASEA
- 61. Movie mogul whom Forbes magazine once named the highest-paid man in entertainment: TYLERPERRY
down
- 1. Fed concerned with forgery: TMAN
- 2. "Paris, Je T'___" (2006 film): AIME
- 3. Leader in women's education?: BRYN
- 4. Sitting formation: LAP
- 5. Prefix with sphere: ECO
- 6. Slip-preventing, in a way: CLEATED
- 7. ___ Brothers: LEHMAN
- 8. View lasciviously: OGLE
- 9. Hot: TRENDING
- 10. "Ye gods!": HORRORS
- 11. Kind of request in a Robert Burns poem: SMA
- 12. N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who, with Walt Frazier, formed the Knicks' "Rolls Royce Backcourt": EARLMONROE
- 13. Outgoing: GREGARIOUS
- 14. Hit makers, say: ASSAILANTS
- 21. Bacterium binder: ANTIBODY
- 23. Old lab burners: ETNAS
- 24. Common sushi garnish: SMELTROE
- 27. TV sketch comedy set in the "city where young people go to retire": PORTLANDIA
- 28. They're ordered by mathematicians: OPERATIONS
- 29. Some French-speaking Africans: SENEGALESE
- 33. Apple's mobile/tablet devices run on it: IOS
- 34. Red-carpet interview topics: GOWNS
- 36. Like some files: READONLY
- 39. Views lasciviously: LEERSAT
- 40. "Bigger & ___," 1999 Grammy-winning comedy album by Chris Rock: BLACKER
- 43. It's a downer: OPIATE
- 49. Giveaway: TELL
- 50. Jelly Belly flavor: PEAR
- 51. Willing participant?: HEIR
- 52. Fashion company with a Big Apple flagship store: DKNY
- 54. Thermal ___: SPA
- 56. Calder contemporary: ARP
- 57. Historic beginning?: PRE
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
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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?
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