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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 8, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, January 8, 2014. 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
- 64
Down clues & answers
- 41
- 47
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
across
- 1. Anatomical pouches: SACS
- 5. Rocker Hendrix: JIMI
- 9. Ingredient in a screwdriver: VODKA
- 14. Online source for TV shows: HULU
- 15. 'Dos you don't want to sit behind at movies: FROS
- 16. "Let ___!" ("Full speed ahead!"): ITRIP
- 17. Norse war god: ODIN
- 18. Aggressive swarms: KILLERBEES
- 20. Glittery stone: GEODE
- 22. Headline event in India in 1974 and '98: NTEST
- 23. ___-pitch softball: SLO
- 24. Facilities with padded walls: INSANEASYLUMS
- 27. And more, in brief: ETC
- 28. Neighbor of Hung.: AUST
- 30. Hitter's stat: RBI
- 33. Square root symbol: RADICALSIGN
- 39. Florence's river: ARNO
- 41. Complete makeovers: REDOS
- 42. Pinza of "South Pacific": EZIO
- 43. One of two figures in "The Wizard of Oz": WICKEDWITCH
- 46. Eastern newt: EFT
- 47. Spoil: TURN
- 48. Like some baseball teams and batteries: AAA
- 50. 1969 platinum record for Creedence Clearwater Revival: BADMOONRISING
- 58. Feathered stole: BOA
- 60. Joyful cry: WAHOO
- 61. Equestrian, e.g.: RIDER
- 62. Question posed while pulling leftovers from the fridge ... or a query about the initial words of 18-, 24-, 33-, 43- or 50-Across?: ISTHISGOOD
- 65. Suffix with concession: AIRE
- 66. Boxer's bane: FLEAS
- 67. Mixed bag: OLIO
- 68. Stellar phenomenon: NOVA
- 69. "Chicago" director/ choreographer: FOSSE
- 70. Surrealist played by Adrien Brody in "Midnight in Paris": DALI
- 71. Editor's retraction: STET
down
- 1. Japanese chess: SHOGI
- 2. "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" poet: AUDEN
- 3. Ad awards: CLIOS
- 4. It may have a cherry on top: SUNDAE
- 5. Alternative to Newark or La Guardia: JFK
- 6. One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters": IRINA
- 7. Sloughs off: MOLTS
- 8. R&B's ___ Brothers: ISLEY
- 9. Almost real: VIRTUAL
- 10. Place to put down stakes?: Abbr.: OTB
- 11. Number at a bridal boutique: DRESSSIZE
- 12. German city on a canal of the same name: KIEL
- 13. Lhasa ___ (dog): APSO
- 19. Adult ed course, often: ESL
- 21. ___'acte: ENTR
- 25. Greeting that saves postage: ECARD
- 26. Calliope or Euterpe: MUSE
- 29. End-of-week cry: TGIF
- 30. Damp and chilly: RAW
- 31. One loyal to the Union Jack, informally: BRIT
- 32. Sits on to keep warm, say: INCUBATES
- 34. Mountain ___: DEW
- 35. Despot Amin: IDI
- 36. Infirmary sight: COT
- 37. Leave ___ (do permanent damage): ASCAR
- 38. Excluding: NOT
- 40. Some pods: OKRA
- 44. How sausage links are connected: ENDWISE
- 45. Locks: HAIR
- 49. About 60% of the world's inhabitants: ASIANS
- 51. More, in Madrid: MAS
- 52. "My heavens, no!": OHGOD
- 53. "Alley Oop" woman: OOOLA
- 54. Dieter's salad request: NOOIL
- 55. Bonehead: IDIOT
- 56. "You have some ___!": NERVE
- 57. Distinguished: GREAT
- 58. Son of Willy Loman: BIFF
- 59. Capital near the 60th parallel: OSLO
- 63. Suffers from: HAS
- 64. "___ Hear a Waltz?": DOI
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- 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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