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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 3, 2013

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, August 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.

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Friday, August 2, 2013

across

1. Food item resembling an organ: KIDNEYBEAN
11. Not long-departed: LATE
15. Question after a public shellacking: ANYONEELSE
16. Plutoid just beyond the Kuiper Belt: ERIS
17. Many a detective film cover-up: TRENCHCOAT
18. Squire: GENT
19. Lack of authorisation?: ZED
20. "Casablanca" carrier: AIRFRANCE
22. It really stands out: LULU
25. Be loud at a funeral, say: ULULATE
26. Many 56-Across users: SHIITES
29. It may have check marks: LIST
30. General exercise?: WARGAME
31. Stretches out: EXTENDS
35. "We're in trouble now!": UHOH
36. Abbr. on a sports ticker: NCAA
37. Topics at some religious retreats: MANTRAS
41. Cousin of a screwdriver: BRADAWL
44. Largest city in the South Pacific: SUVA
45. Go back on: REVERSE
46. Six bells in the morning watch: SEVENAM
49. Prefix with geek: UBER
50. Hand picks?: PLECTRUMS
52. Monogram of the author of "A Charge to Keep: My Journey to the White House": GWB
55. Kind of block: LEGO
56. It replaced the Indian rupee in 1932: IRAQIDINAR
60. Winnipeg's ___ Franko Museum: IVAN
61. Ithaca is at its southern end: CAYUGALAKE
62. Be inclined: TEND
63. His Secret Service code name was Providence: EISENHOWER

down

1. Classic name in New York delis: KATZ
2. Subject precursor: INRE
3. Like some eggs: DYED
4. Intro to Euclidean geometry?: NON
5. Letter abbr.: ENC
6. Casual assent: YEH
7. As: BECAUSE
8. Weena's race, in fiction: ELOI
9. Generally speaking: ASARULE
10. Big name in video streaming: NETFLIX
11. Five and ten, e.g.: LEGALTENDER
12. Ticketmaster info, maybe: ARENA
13. Coloring: TINCT
14. Compact first name?: ESTEE
21. Formation on 28-Down: RUST
22. About 186,282 miles: LIGHTSECOND
23. Marathoner Pippig: UTA
24. NASA's Aquarius, e.g.: LEM
26. Done some strokes: SWUM
27. Routine reaction?: HAHA
28. See 21-Down: IRON
32. Home of the Black Mts.: NCAR
33. Crow relatives: DAWS
34. Stock mover: SALE
38. Shrimp: RUNT
39. Midas's undoing: AVARICE
40. Katana wielder: SAMURAI
41. Curt: BRUSQUE
42. Beauregard follower: REB
43. GPS abbr.: AVE
46. Cheerleader's move: SPLIT
47. Relative d'un étudiant: ELEVE
48. Many an animal rights activist: VEGAN
51. Baseball Hall-of-Famer who played for the Giants: MAYS
52. Bother, with "at": GNAW
53. After-life gathering?: WAKE
54. Backwoods relative: BRER
57. Starting device: Abbr.: IGN
58. Code word: DAH
59. Publisher of World of Work mag.: ILO

Hints and full breakdown for Aug 2

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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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Can I see past crossword answers?

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