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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 26, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 26, 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
- 15
- 53
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 36
- 38
- 40
- 52
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Friday, July 25, 2014
across
- 1. It's part of a club: MAYO
- 5. Place for vino: ASTI
- 9. Like some floors and series: SWEPT
- 14. Ancient land east of the Tigris: ELAM
- 15. Fur source: CHINCHILLA
- 17. Repeated cry in a 1973 fight: DOWNGOESFRAZIER
- 19. High class: SENIORS
- 20. Mo. of Indian Independence Day: AUG
- 21. Annihilate, arcade-style: ZAP
- 22. Many a New York Post headline: PUN
- 23. Geezers: OLDGOATS
- 25. Aptly named N.F.L. M.V.P. of the 1960s: STARR
- 28. Tudor who lost her head: BOLEYN
- 29. The Glass Capital of the World: TOLEDOOHIO
- 31. Thing, in Spain or Italy: COSA
- 35. Minority report?: DISSENT
- 36. Polish rolls: BIALIES
- 38. ___-eyed: SLOE
- 39. Regardless of the repercussions: ATALLCOSTS
- 41. Fox in the Baseball Hall of Fame: NELLIE
- 43. Bring up to speed: CUEIN
- 44. They might become bats: ASHTREES
- 47. Death, to Mozart: TOD
- 48. People often strain to make it: TEA
- 49. D.C.-based intercontinental grp.: OAS
- 50. Calls upon: TURNSTO
- 54. Many Victoria Cross recipients: BRITISHSOLDIERS
- 57. Heads with hearts: ARTICHOKES
- 58. One hit on the head: NAIL
- 59. Indian yogurt dish: RAITA
- 60. "No ___ nada" ("It's all good": Sp.): PASA
- 61. Journeyer through Grouchland, in a 1999 film: ELMO
down
- 1. Doc's orders: MEDS
- 2. Palliation application: ALOE
- 3. Demonstration of disinterest: YAWN
- 4. Like God: OMNIPRESENT
- 5. Fall faller: ACORN
- 6. Hens and heifers: SHES
- 7. "___ true": TIS
- 8. Like God: INFALLIBLE
- 9. Like yaks: SHAGGY
- 10. Richard Pryor title role, with "the": WIZ
- 11. The "you" in "On the Street Where You Live": ELIZA
- 12. Fold: PLEAT
- 13. Some cover-ups: TARPS
- 16. Tanker's tankful: CRUDEOIL
- 18. Currency of 46-Down: GOURDE
- 23. "Impressive!": OOH
- 24. Elated: ONCLOUDNINE
- 25. Touchstones: Abbr.: STDS
- 26. Bust a hump: TOIL
- 27. Further: ALSO
- 28. Liquor store, Down Under: BOTTLESHOP
- 30. Restrained: ONALEASH
- 32. Beauvais's department: OISE
- 33. Institute in the 1997 sci-fi film "Contact": SETI
- 34. N.R.A. member?: Abbr.: ASSN
- 37. Agreement: ACCORD
- 40. Start of an alphabet book: AIS
- 42. Work first publicly performed at the Theater an der Wien in 1805: EROICA
- 44. In open court: ATBAR
- 45. Junípero ___, founder of San Francisco: SERRA
- 46. Where 18-Downs are currency: HAITI
- 47. Home of minor-league baseball's Drillers: TULSA
- 50. Ducky web sites?: TOES
- 51. Dollar bill feature: SEAL
- 52. Quick cut: TRIM
- 53. Europe's Tiger City: OSLO
- 55. Cousin of a chickadee: TIT
- 56. The English Beat's genre: SKA
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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.