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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 1, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, July 1, 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
- 50
- 56
- 70
- 72
Down clues & answers
- 38
- 52
- 59
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Monday, June 30, 2014
across
- 1. Airline to the Holy Land: ELAL
- 5. Finishes: ENDS
- 9. Baseball gloves: MITTS
- 14. N.Y.C. institution with works of Warhol and Dalí: MOMA
- 15. Italian currency before the euro: LIRA
- 16. Sound muffled by a handkerchief: ACHOO
- 17. Celebrity chef and host of the Food Network's "Boy Meets Grill": BOBBYFLAY
- 19. Crooks, to cops: PERPS
- 20. Licorice flavoring: ANISE
- 21. For what reason?: WHY
- 23. AOL or EarthLink: Abbr.: ISP
- 24. Tell tall tales: LIE
- 25. Theme music for TV's "The Dating Game": SPANISHFLEA
- 30. Majority of the contestants on "The Dating Game": MEN
- 31. Equivalent of a Roman X: TEN
- 32. Pacified: LULLED
- 33. Bygone jets, informally: SSTS
- 35. Like a wet noodle: LIMP
- 38. Byways: ROADS
- 39. Insect that causes sleeping sickness: TSETSEFLY
- 42. Actor Davis: OSSIE
- 45. "The Thin Man" pooch: ASTA
- 46. ___ tape: DUCT
- 50. Proverbial place for bats: BELFRY
- 52. Biblical boat: ARK
- 54. "___ hear": SOI
- 55. It's typically slow during rush hour: TRAFFICFLOW
- 58. Hosp. triage areas: ERS
- 59. Stimpy's TV pal: REN
- 60. One who plays for pay: PRO
- 61. Jackson 5 hairstyles: AFROS
- 63. Disentangled: UNDID
- 66. Dismissive term for chronic fatigue syndrome: YUPPIEFLU
- 69. Judges to be: DEEMS
- 70. Grand ___ (auto race): PRIX
- 71. Remove, to an editor: DELE
- 72. Dashing Flynn of old films: ERROL
- 73. Sugar amts.: TSPS
- 74. Adriatic and others: SEAS
down
- 1. Mummifies, e.g.: EMBALMS
- 2. Fruitcakes: LOONIES
- 3. Surrounding, as sound: AMBIENT
- 4. Experiment sites: LABS
- 5. Santa's little helper: ELF
- 6. Nothing: NIL
- 7. Sketched: DRAWN
- 8. Give an informal greeting: SAYHI
- 9. Poster with a "You are here" label: MAP
- 10. Rink surface: ICE
- 11. ___ in Manila (Ali/Frazier fight): THRILLA
- 12. Favorite entrant in a tournament: TOPSEED
- 13. Kitchen scourers: SOSPADS
- 18. Tues. vis-à-vis Wed.: YEST
- 22. Handbag monogram: YSL
- 26. Brazilian soccer legend: PELE
- 27. Singer Baker with the 1988 hit "Giving You the Best That I Got": ANITA
- 28. Throw: HURL
- 29. "Pretty Boy" of crime: FLOYD
- 34. Completely unlike a wet noodle: STIFF
- 36. Author's submissions: Abbr.: MSS
- 37. Flower part: PETAL
- 40. Feudal peasant: SERF
- 41. Casino card game: FARO
- 42. Stick out: OBTRUDE
- 43. More calm: SERENER
- 44. Spoken slur: SLANDER
- 47. Charge for entering a park, e.g.: USERFEE
- 48. Flower part: COROLLA
- 49. Kleenexes: TISSUES
- 51. Pup's cry: YIP
- 53. "The Bridge on the River ___": KWAI
- 56. Burial vault: CRYPT
- 57. On all ___ (crawling, say): FOURS
- 62. G-men: FEDS
- 64. "If you ask me," in chat rooms: IMO
- 65. Internet connection inits.: DSL
- 67. "Great Expectations" boy: PIP
- 68. Stores for G.I.'s: PXS
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
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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?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
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