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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 6, 2014

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, August 6, 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.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

across

1. Corn throwaways: COBS
5. Emcee: HOST
9. Swampy tract: MARSH
14. Common sunscreen additive: ALOE
15. Sufficiently skilled: ABLE
16. ___ State (Hawaii): ALOHA
17. "That makes three strikes for O'Toole!": PETERSOUT
19. Japanese model: CAMRY
20. "That's plain wrong!": NOTSO
21. Miscalculates: ERRS
23. Monopoly acquisition: DEED
24. Shish kebab meat: LAMB
26. "Uh-oh, Sajak has fallen in the field!": PATSDOWN
28. Spot for some local suds: BREWPUB
31. Ring king, once: ALI
32. Lummoxes: OAFS
33. Basic training grads: GIS
35. Christmas glitter: TINSEL
39. Cincinnati-to-Detroit dir.: NNE
40. "Now we have Nicklaus at bat": JACKSUP
42. Good Grips kitchen brand: OXO
43. Handyman's assignment: ODDJOB
45. Thus far: YET
46. Chocolaty nibble: OREO
47. In the past: AGO
48. Shakespearean storm: TEMPEST
50. "There goes Zuckerberg, trying for a steal!": MARKSOFF
55. Bellow in a bookstore: SAUL
56. Inkling: IDEA
57. Margarita option: SALT
59. Luster for the lips: GLOSS
62. Dishonest types: LIARS
64. "Fisher made it to first base!": CARRIESON
66. Word with Sea or Star: NORTH
67. Lake in an old railroad name: ERIE
68. Classic soda brand: NEHI
69. College applicant's composition: ESSAY
70. Office sub, perhaps: TEMP
71. Non-Derby pace: TROT

down

1. Title for Horatio Magellan Crunch, on cereal boxes: CAPN
2. Promise product: OLEO
3. Like some motherless calves and foals: BOTTLEFED
4. Vacillates: SEESAWS
5. Contains: HAS
6. Double-reed woodwind: OBOE
7. Eat noisily: SLURP
8. Neon ___: TETRA
9. Bub: MAC
10. Magic lamp rubber of lore: ALADDIN
11. The "thou" in "Wherefore art thou?": ROMEO
12. Headstrong woman, as in Shakespeare: SHREW
13. Joseph who wrote the "Surprise" Symphony: HAYDN
18. Cavort: ROMP
22. Things passed on the way to the White House?: STATUTES
25. Persistent problems: BUGABOOS
27. Freudian mistake: SLIP
28. Knighted U2 singer: BONO
29. Name on many a road map: RAND
30. Pen name?: BIC
34. Wild blue yonder: SKY
36. One moaning and groaning after a defeat: SORELOSER
37. Custody sharers, often: EXES
38. Plunder: LOOT
40. Goes once or twice around the track, maybe: JOGS
41. Encyclopedia from A to Z, e.g.: SET
44. Indonesia's capital: JAKARTA
46. Splendidly luxurious: OPULENT
49. New Testament gift bearers: MAGI
50. "Now We Are Six" writer: MILNE
51. "Hasta mañana": ADIOS
52. Brings up: REARS
53. Aspect: FACET
54. Signal light: FLARE
58. Cut back a bit: TRIM
60. Gallery-filled Manhattan neighborhood: SOHO
61. State of vexation: SNIT
63. Like a shrinking violet: SHY
65. One of 435 in D.C.: REP

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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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What is a rebus square?

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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.