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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 25, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, August 25, 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
- 30
- 31
- 35
- 42
- 44
- 64
- 68
- 73
- 78
- 87
- 132
- 134
Down clues & answers
- 10
- 13
- 28
- 36
- 39
- 47
- 54
- 63
- 72
- 74
- 84
- 105
- 108
- 110
- 117
- 119
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 125
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Previous The Crossword answer
Saturday, August 24, 2013
across
- 1. Start of a phobia?: XENO
- 5. All the best?: ALIST
- 10. Five-time U.S. Open winner: GRAF
- 14. Immensely: ATON
- 15. Leisurely: LENTO
- 16. Sign of virtue: HALO
- 17. Malted alternatives: CHOCOLATESHAKES
- 20. Be ruthless: TAKENOPRISONERS
- 21. Run-___: ONS
- 22. Pair of word processors?: CUTANDPASTE
- 23. Instinctive reaction: GUT
- 24. Verbal gem: MOT
- 25. Bygone country name or its currency: ZAIRE
- 28. Safe to push off: SEAWORTHY
- 34. It springs from Monte Falterona: ARNO
- 35. Brush off: SPURN
- 36. Place for tiger woods?: ASIA
- 37. Get going: KICKSTART
- 39. Not at all sharp, maybe: ONKEY
- 40. A shot: PER
- 41. Plant production: Abbr.: MFG
- 42. "Go figure!": IMAGINETHAT
- 48. One of the muskrats in the 1976 hit "Muskrat Love": SAM
- 51. Play savior: COMETOTHERESCUE
- 53. Dual diner dish: APPLEPIEALAMODE
- 54. Stickler's citation: RULE
- 55. "Or else ___ despiser of good manners": Shak.: ARUDE
- 56. Newton, e.g.: UNIT
- 57. Event with body cords: EPEE
- 58. Not at all sharp: DENSE
- 59. Lands: GETS
down
- 1. Brand of blades: XACTO
- 2. Brand of literature: ETHAN
- 3. Where seekers may find hiders: NOOKS
- 4. Almost never: ONCE
- 5. Go-for-broke: ALLOUT
- 6. Proceeded precipitately: LEAPT
- 7. IV component: INTRA
- 8. Chain of off-price department stores: STEINMART
- 9. Guzzle: TOSSDOWN
- 10. Home of the world's largest artificial lake: GHANA
- 11. Ground crew gear?: RAKES
- 12. Like prairie dogs, notably: ALERT
- 13. "Pippin" Tony winner: FOSSE
- 18. As if scripted: ONCUE
- 19. "Get the lead out!": HOPTO
- 23. Get inside and out: GROK
- 25. Director/ screenwriter Penn: ZAK
- 26. "Exodus" character: ARI
- 27. Magazine with an annual "500|5000" conference: INC
- 28. Likely result of excess 17- and 53-Across: SPARETIRE
- 29. Prefix with 36-Across: EUR
- 30. Seemed to be: RANG
- 31. Bit of chiding: TSK
- 32. Not dally: HIE
- 33. "That's fantastic news!": YAY
- 35. One bound to hold notes?: STENOPAD
- 38. Venom: SPITE
- 39. Spot ___: OFTEA
- 41. Actress Matlin: MARLEE
- 42. Words of support: ICARE
- 43. Do the final details on: MOPUP
- 44. Not coming up short: AMPLE
- 45. Frost, to François: GELEE
- 46. Human Development Report publisher, in brief: THEUN
- 47. About 50% of calls: HEADS
- 48. Turnover alternative: SCONE
- 49. Tax burden?: AUDIT
- 50. Measures up to: MEETS
- 52. Like many a goody-goody: SMUG
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- 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.