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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for May 13, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, May 13, 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
- 42
Down clues & answers
- 10
- 12
- 46
- 47
- 50
- 58
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Monday, May 12, 2014
across
- 1. Secret stash: CACHE
- 6. Doorframe's vertical part: JAMB
- 10. Water, in Latin: AQUA
- 14. Buenos ___: AIRES
- 15. Dial button sharing the "0": OPER
- 16. Big oafs: LUGS
- 17. Samsung Galaxy or BlackBerry: SMARTPHONE
- 19. 1953 Leslie Caron musical: LILI
- 20. Number after Big or top: TEN
- 21. Two cents' worth: INPUT
- 22. CBS police drama that debuted in 2003: NCIS
- 23. Be hot under the collar: SEETHE
- 26. Green ogre of film: SHREK
- 28. Carriage puller: HORSE
- 31. Where oysters and clams are served: RAWBAR
- 34. It's beneficial: ASSET
- 37. Beneath: UNDER
- 39. "___ your head!": USE
- 40. "That's rich!": HAH
- 41. Devious trick: FASTONE
- 43. When repeated, a Latin dance: CHA
- 44. Turkish official: AGA
- 45. Jimmy who works with Lois Lane: OLSEN
- 46. Worker with an apron and a white hat: BAKER
- 48. Go carousing with a drinker, say: BARHOP
- 50. Archaeologist's find: RELIC
- 52. Trails: PATHS
- 54. "Sic 'em!": ATTACK
- 58. Makes a pick: OPTS
- 60. Book of the world: ATLAS
- 63. Guy's date: GAL
- 64. It's beneficial: PLUS
- 65. What an optimist always looks on: BRIGHTSIDE
- 68. ___ of Sandwich: EARL
- 69. Comfort: EASE
- 70. Witty Oscar: WILDE
- 71. Unit of force: DYNE
- 72. "___ the night before Christmas ...": TWAS
- 73. Does as told: OBEYS
down
- 1. Selects for a role: CASTS
- 2. 'Til Tuesday singer Mann: AIMEE
- 3. Machine at a construction site: CRANE
- 4. "Tell Laura I Love ___" (1960 hit): HER
- 5. Suffix with winning: EST
- 6. Chief Justice Roberts: JOHN
- 7. Individually: APOP
- 8. Hostess's handouts: MENUS
- 9. Fellow members of a congregation: BRETHREN
- 10. Never-before-seen: ALLNEW
- 11. Easily made profit: QUICKBUCK
- 12. Hybrid citrus fruit: UGLI
- 13. In its existing state: ASIS
- 18. Dockside platform: PIER
- 24. Start of many band names: THE
- 25. Hurry, with "it": HOTFOOT
- 27. Melted cheese on toast: RAREBIT
- 29. Figure (out): SUSS
- 30. Go in: ENTER
- 32. Tennis legend Arthur: ASHE
- 33. Backside: REAR
- 34. Vengeful captain: AHAB
- 35. Long, involved story: SAGA
- 36. Abrupt left or right: SHARPTURN
- 38. All over: DONE
- 42. Kindergarten learning: ALPHABET
- 47. Statute: ACT
- 49. Give a hard time: HASSLE
- 51. Mascara target: LASH
- 53. Something to stick in a milk shake: STRAW
- 55. Able to move well: AGILE
- 56. G.M. luxury car, informally: CADDY
- 57. Some German/Swiss artworks in MoMA: KLEES
- 58. Newspaper think piece: OPED
- 59. ___ on words: PLAY
- 61. Bart's intelligent sister: LISA
- 62. Years on end: AGES
- 66. Number of points scored by a safety: TWO
- 67. Bro or sis: SIB
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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
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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?.
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.