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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 14, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 14, 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
- 28
- 39
- 50
- 54
- 55
- 87
- 95
- 100
- 113
- 114
- 116
- 118
- 119
Down clues & answers
- 13
- 34
- 44
- 75
- 84
- 88
- 100
- 101
- 103
- 106
- 112
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
across
- 1. Back order?: REMAND
- 7. Main means of defense?: SQUIDINK
- 15. First city bombed in W.W. II's Baedeker Blitz: EXETER
- 16. Opted to duck: PUNTEDON
- 17. 1954 Audie Murphy western: DESTRY
- 18. Prom amenity: LIMORIDE
- 19. It comes with lots of extras: CROWDSCENE
- 21. "Every hero becomes a ___ at last": Emerson: BORE
- 22. W's is 74: ATNO
- 23. Not hunched over: ERECT
- 24. Biased writing?: Abbr.: ITAL
- 25. Pounded side: POI
- 26. Scrooge's portrayer in "The Muppet Christmas Carol": CAINE
- 27. Soul: ANIMA
- 28. Pens: ENCLOSES
- 30. Jaguar, for one: BIGCAT
- 31. Classic brand in men's apparel: IZOD
- 32. Occur: FALL
- 33. Occur: HAPPEN
- 36. Christ the ___ (Rio de Janeiro landmark): REDEEMER
- 40. Grace: ADORN
- 41. Small, round and shiny: BEADY
- 42. Letters on some overseas packages: APO
- 43. Person taking drugs: MULE
- 44. Dark green?: LUCRE
- 45. Automotive plural selected in a 2011 promotion: PRII
- 46. Court position: PLEA
- 47. They're off on casual Fridays: DRESSSUITS
- 49. ___ chicken: TANDOORI
- 51. Indignant denial: IAMNOT
- 52. Frozen treat with Alexander the Grape as one of its flavors: OTTERPOP
- 53. 2010 U.S. Open winner McDowell: GRAEME
- 54. Setting of the Levant: NEAREAST
- 55. Tito's successor as head of the Non-Aligned Movement: NASSER
down
- 1. Superman accessory: REDCAPE
- 2. Apply to: EXERTON
- 3. Of pions and kaons: MESONIC
- 4. When clocks are set back for the end of daylight saving time: ATTWO
- 5. Pi Day celebrant, perhaps: NERD
- 6. Late October to March, in West Africa: DRYSEASON
- 7. Malaria enlarges them: SPLEENS
- 8. It might be in a jam: QUINCE
- 9. Not satisfied: UNMET
- 10. Midori on ice: ITO
- 11. "White Christmas" singer, informally: DERBINGLE
- 12. Beyond silly: IDIOTIC
- 13. Obama descriptor: NODRAMA
- 14. Show reverence to, in a way: KNEELAT
- 20. Called out: CRIED
- 26. Deceive: COZEN
- 27. "Revelations" choreographer: AILEY
- 29. Expert in facial recognition?: LIPREADER
- 30. Recall reason: BADDESIGN
- 32. They may be stoked: FEARS
- 33. Jazz legend who turned the Benny Goodman Trio into the Benny Goodman Quartet: HAMPTON
- 34. Worship: ADULATE
- 35. Cornmeal mush: POLENTA
- 36. It often comes with a "Thank You": RECEIPT
- 37. Devil dogs: MARINES
- 38. Height: EPITOME
- 39. Whoop it up: ROISTER
- 41. Unpaid mine workers: BURROS
- 44. One of two components of the drug Sinemet: LDOPA
- 45. Some athletic shoes: PUMAS
- 48. Manhattan's ___ D. Roosevelt Park: SARA
- 50. A heavy metal band may have it: ORE
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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?
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