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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 18, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, April 18, 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
- 21
- 22
- 30
- 33
- 37
- 47
Down clues & answers
- 23
- 30
- 36
- 42
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
across
- 1. Mob muscle: GOON
- 5. Little bit: JOT
- 8. A pop: EACH
- 12. "You know nothing about me": AMNOT
- 14. Open-mouthed state: AWE
- 15. Astronomer ___ Brahe: TYCHO
- 16. "America's Most Wanted" host John: WALSH
- 17. "Toy Story" character: REX
- 18. Subway fare?: HEROS
- 19. Superior skill: PROWESS
- 21. Pioneer in New Criticism: TSELIOT
- 23. With 13-Down, blew one's stack: WENT
- 24. With 15-Down, spent way too much money for something: PAID
- 25. Song that may be performed with supertitles: ARIA
- 27. Turn on: SEND
- 28. Soft and light: COTTONY
- 31. "That put me over the edge!": ILOSTIT
- 35. "What?!": HUH
- 36. "Fine and dandy," in old slang: OKE
- 37. Symbols for statistical means: MUS
- 38. What pitchforks pitch: HAY
- 39. Summer in Québec: ETE
- 40. Slick trick: FASTONE
- 42. H.R.E. part: Abbr.: EMP
- 43. With 30-Down, hit dead-on: SHOT
- 45. With 61-Across, carefully consider ... or a clue to this puzzle's theme: THINK
- 46. With 32-Down, followed a career ladder: ROSE
- 47. Not ___ (meh): SOHOT
- 49. Big club?: ACE
- 50. Hardy hog breed: DUROC
- 51. Opposite of paix: GUERRE
- 53. World powerhouse in curling: CANADA
- 54. Botanist Gray: ASA
- 55. Seasoned veterans: OLDPROS
- 59. Wii forerunner, for short: NES
- 60. Debussy's "La ___": MER
- 61. See 45-Across: THROUGH
- 62. Kit ___ bar: KAT
- 63. Winter D.C. setting: EST
- 64. Bullet points: ITEMS
- 65. '60s campus org.: SDS
down
- 1. Stare with an open mouth: GAWP
- 2. Palestinian nominee for Best Foreign Language Film of 2013: OMAR
- 3. Simmering: ONLOW
- 4. "Easy peasy": NOSWEAT
- 5. Throws off balance: JARS
- 6. "I ___ you": OWE
- 7. Emoticon medium: TEXT
- 8. They're usually heavier at night: EYELIDS
- 9. Stinging: ACRID
- 10. Toy train sound: CHOO
- 11. Human in "Alien," e.g.: HOST
- 13. See 23-Across: THENROOF
- 15. See 24-Across: THEANOSE
- 20. Can't do well: STINKAT
- 22. Go caving: SPELUNK
- 26. Wife of Muhammad: AYESHA
- 27. French writer de Beauvoir: SIMONE
- 28. Metaphor for diplomacy: CHESSGAME
- 29. Heads for the woods?: OUTHOUSES
- 30. See 43-Across: THEOHEART
- 32. See 46-Across: THEORANKS
- 33. "My parents are going to kill me!": IAMSODEAD
- 34. Pigeonholes, in a way: TYPECASTS
- 41. Little jerk: TIC
- 44. A.L. East squad: TOR
- 46. Go quickly: RUN
- 48. Go quickly: TROT
- 50. Go quickly: DASH
- 52. Pre-coll. years: ELHI
- 53. Teeth: COGS
- 56. "The 5,000 Fingers of ___" (1953 Seuss film): DRT
- 57. "The Purloined Letter" writer: POE
- 58. Main ingredient in pirates' grog: RUM
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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?.
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