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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 23, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, January 23, 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
- 23
- 42
- 43
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 64
Down clues & answers
- 2
- 29
- 32
- 38
- 46
- 52
- 55
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
across
- 1. Arcing shots: LOBS
- 5. Liberal arts subj.: HIST
- 9. 2010 Jennifer Aniston movie: THESWITCH
- 14. Spread unit: ACRE
- 15. Keen on: INTO
- 16. Drop off: ABATE
- 17. "South Park" boy: STAN
- 18. "Where America's day begins": GUAM
- 19. "___ pray": LETUS
- 20. With 23-Across, giant in fairy tales: HANSCHRISTIAN
- 23. See 20-Across: ANDERSEN
- 24. ___ Quimby of children's lit: RAMONA
- 27. Rock band named for an inventor: TESLA
- 28. Do some diner work: BUS
- 29. Tough spot: FIX
- 30. Kicked to the curb: EVICTED
- 34. Ending with tea or cup: CAKE
- 35. Story mapped out in this grid, from lower left to upper right: HANSELANDGRETEL
- 39. Much binary code: ONES
- 40. Flat takers: LESSEES
- 41. Music genre that influenced No Doubt: SKA
- 42. Top point value of a Scrabble tile: TEN
- 43. Debussy masterpiece: LAMER
- 47. Purposely loses: THROWS
- 49. View from a highway overlook: PANORAMA
- 52. Publishers of 35-Across, with "the": BROTHERSGRIMM
- 54. Hungry as ___: ABEAR
- 56. Trial fig.: ATTY
- 57. Answer to "That so?": ITIS
- 58. Associate with: TIETO
- 59. Like many highlighter colors: NEON
- 60. Where many Sargents hang, with "the": TATE
- 61. Do-it-yourself libation: HOMEBREW
- 62. Ray of fast-food fame: KROC
- 63. Bad marks for a high schooler?: ZITS
down
- 1. Criticize severely: LASHAT
- 2. Pump figure: OCTANE
- 3. Ranch irons: BRANDS
- 4. Lacking reason: SENSELESS
- 5. Weather map notations: HIGHS
- 6. Get used (to): INURE
- 7. Woodworker's supply: STAIN
- 8. Some cats: TOMS
- 9. Actresses Shire and Balsam: TALIAS
- 10. Letter-shaped girder: HBEAM
- 11. Emulate Jack Sprat: EATNOFAT
- 12. Ungar of poker: STU
- 13. Broomstick riders: WITCHES
- 21. Ache for: CRAVE
- 22. Walk through deep snow, say: TRUDGE
- 25. Company endorsed by Tiger Woods: NIKE
- 26. Relative of a lutz: AXEL
- 28. Hospital count: BEDS
- 31. Most cool, in slang: ILLEST
- 32. City east of St.-Lô: CAEN
- 33. Weigh station wts.: TNS
- 34. Swiss "king of hoteliers": CESARRITZ
- 35. Rio vis-à-vis the 2016 Olympics: HOST
- 36. Egyptian "key of life": ANKH
- 37. It has a low percentage of alcohol: NEARBEER
- 38. Record again: RELOG
- 42. Like some farm cultivators: TWOROW
- 44. Drink sometimes served in a hollowed-out pineapple: MAITAI
- 45. N.F.L. career rushing leader ___ Smith: EMMITT
- 46. One of 11 pharaohs: RAMSES
- 48. Provide an address?: ORATE
- 49. Fizzle (out): PETER
- 50. "Star Wars" droid: ARTOO
- 51. Justin Timberlake's former group: NSYNC
- 53. Hammerin' ___: HANK
- 54. In the house: ATHOME
- 55. Dribble catcher: BIB
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?.
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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?
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