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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 3, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, July 3, 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
- 32
Down clues & answers
- 37
- 47
- 53
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
across
- 1. Planets, to poets: ORBS
- 5. ___-European: INDO
- 9. Sidewalk writing aid: CHALK
- 14. Sorvino of "Mighty Aphrodite": MIRA
- 15. Prez's #2: VEEP
- 16. W.W. II's ___ the Riveter: ROSIE
- 17. "Don't be ___" (Google's motto): EVIL
- 18. Adversary on the Arabian Peninsula?: YEMENENEMY
- 20. Home of Cristoforo Colombo Airport: GENOA
- 22. Parched: ARID
- 23. Tummy muscles: ABS
- 24. Something comparable in southern Africa?: ANGOLAANALOG
- 28. Has in mind: INTENDS
- 29. Source of a 1973 crisis: OPEC
- 33. Common part of Dutch surnames: VAN
- 35. Torahs are kept in them: ARKS
- 36. Get married: SAYIDO
- 38. With 40-Across, royal emblems in North Africa?: ALGERIA
- 40. See 38-Across: REGALIA
- 41. Hairspray alternative: MOUSSE
- 42. Cake layer: TIER
- 43. Hairspray alternative: GEL
- 44. Insect stage after larva: PUPA
- 45. Cajoling words before asking for something: BEADEAR
- 47. TV show in the Mideast?: ISRAELSERIAL
- 52. Place with complimentary towels: SPA
- 55. Ibuprofen target: PAIN
- 56. Brazilian dance: SAMBA
- 57. Part of an air force in south-central Asia?: NEPALPLANE
- 61. One drawing blood: FANG
- 62. WWE locale: ARENA
- 63. They may get in the way of an agreement: EGOS
- 64. James who wrote "A Death in the Family": AGEE
- 65. Full of bluster: GUSTY
- 66. Some conifers: YEWS
- 67. The U.S. Virgin Is., e.g.: TERR
down
- 1. Alpha's opposite: OMEGA
- 2. Torn apart: RIVEN
- 3. Mentioning in conversation: BRINGINGUP
- 4. Locale for many a western brawl: SALOON
- 5. Poison ___: IVY
- 6. Maiden name preceder: NEE
- 7. Lead-ins to negotiations: DEMANDS
- 8. Puccini productions: OPERAS
- 9. Philosophy: CREDO
- 10. Sweetie: HON
- 11. Like whale hunters, e.g.: ASEA
- 12. Birdhouse locale: LIMB
- 13. Lockers: KEYS
- 19. Zilch: NIL
- 21. Places where people 36-Across: ALTARS
- 25. High home: AERIE
- 26. Paul who sang "Lonely Boy": ANKA
- 27. "The Naked Maja" or "The Clothed Maja": GOYA
- 30. The fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam: PILGRIMAGE
- 31. Falco of "Nurse Jackie": EDIE
- 32. Either of Frosty the Snowman's eyes: COAL
- 33. Siren: VAMP
- 34. Baseball's Moises: ALOU
- 36. They're the pits: SEEDS
- 37. Jibes: AGREES
- 39. Morales of "La Bamba": ESAI
- 40. 29-Across country currency: RIAL
- 42. Like the "wasteland" in a classic Who song: TEENAGE
- 45. Circus man: BAILEY
- 46. Oslo Accords figure: ARAFAT
- 48. Spread out: SPLAY
- 49. Genre of N.W.A. and Run-D.M.C.: RAP
- 50. Al Capp guy: ABNER
- 51. "Pale" or "dark" beverage: LAGER
- 52. Sudden impediment: SNAG
- 53. Homeland of Literature Nobelist Mario Vargas Llosa: PERU
- 54. Copies: APES
- 58. Marcher in a column: ANT
- 59. "A.S.A.P.!": NOW
- 60. Suffix with baron: ESS
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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
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- 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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