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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 16, 2014

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, July 16, 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.

77 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

Down clues & answers

1
Belgian seaport
2
Wrapped Tex-Mex fare
3
Stephen Colbert's "I Am ___ (And So Can You!)"
4
Football's Roethlisberger
5
Blueprint details, in brief
6
Ming vases, e.g.
7
___ Sea (Asian body)
8
Comic with a "domestic goddess" persona
9
Artery implant
10
All ___ sudden
11
Nesting area for wading birds
12
Isolde's beloved
13
Treading the boards
21
Nurse at a bar
22
N.Y.C.'s Third and Ninth Avenue lines, e.g.
25
Zapping, in a way
27
Starts malfunctioning
30
Early nuclear org.
33
Kind of milk
34
Special attention, briefly
37
Get the idea
38
Triage spots, for short
39
Flock member
40
Horatian work
41
The symbol for the Roman god Mars represents it
43
Refrain syllables
44
Disney collectible
45
Playboy nickname
47
Manicurists, at times
48
Grazing area
49
Loss of power
52
Ty Cobb, for most of his career
53
Praline nut
56
Conk out
57
The munchies, e.g.
58
Dream states, for short
59
"... ___-foot pole!"
60
Queue after Q
61
Season after printemps
63
La Brea gunk
64
39-Down's mate

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

across

1. Test runners: LABS
5. Many a carnival game: SCAM
9. Lower California, informally: BAJA
13. "Splendor in the Grass" director Kazan: ELIA
14. "Changed my mind" computer command: UNDO
15. "Entertainment Tonight" host Nancy: ODELL
17. Founder of 6-Down: TEDTURNER
19. Loads and loads: RAFTS
20. Relief on a hot day: BREEZE
21. Stuffed: OVERFED
23. Near eternity: EON
24. Pre-A.D.: BCE
26. Hit back?: SIDEB
27. Precious: DEAR
28. Old name for Tokyo: EDO
29. Aliens, for short: ETS
32. "That's not news to me": YESIKNOW
36. World's largest online retailer: AMAZON
38. Macy's symbol: STAR
39. Word after Dead or Red: SEA
41. Seat with cushions: SOFA
42. Get tangled: ENMESH
45. Splits, as a couple: BREAKSUP
48. Uncooked: RAW
49. Where to find a soft drink's promotional code: CAP
51. End-of-season honorees, for short: MVPS
52. Hawk's home: AERIE
54. Soak up, as gravy: SOP
55. Pub draught: ALE
58. World's biggest private employer: WALMART
60. Andean ruminants: LLAMAS
62. Winning: ONTOP
63. Founder of 47-Down: STEVEJOBS
66. Cybermemo: ENOTE
67. Skye of "Say Anything ...": IONE
68. Domain: AREA
69. Many bills in tip jars: ONES
70. Pre-K enrollees: TOTS
71. Fall back (on): RELY

down

1. Ignored: LETBE
2. Olds of old: ALERO
3. Obama's veep: BIDEN
4. Fill to the gills: SATE
5. "No prob": SURECAN
6. World's most widely distributed syndicated news service: CNN
7. Suffix with lemon: ADE
8. Down in the mouth: MOROSE
9. Cause of yawning: BOREDOM
10. On ___ (how some pranks are done): ADARE
11. Founder of 36-Across: JEFFBEZOS
12. Old one, in German: ALTE
16. One may trip on it: LSD
18. Turkic tongue: UZBEK
22. "Livin' La ___ Loca": VIDA
25. Lover of Psyche: EROS
27. Critical: DIRE
30. Pretty tasteless food: TOFU
31. Lose it: SNAP
32. River through Flanders: YSER
33. Italian hothead?: ETNA
34. Founder of 58-Across: SAMWALTON
35. Fly trap: WEB
37. Pops, as the question: ASKS
40. Combat supplies: ARMS
43. Just gets (by): SCRAPES
44. Eyelash, e.g.: HAIR
46. Slowly changes: EVOLVES
47. "World's most admired company," per Fortune: APPLE
50. Look after a neighbor's dog, say: PETSIT
53. Ham it up: EMOTE
55. Love, to Valentino: AMORE
56. Valentino, e.g.: LABEL
57. Op-ed piece: ESSAY
58. "___ unto him ...": WOE
59. A.D. part: ANNO
61. Slightly open: AJAR
64. Overly: TOO
65. M.D. specialty: ENT

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