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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 19, 2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, August 19, 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
- 7
- 21
- 43
- 44
- 67
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 27
- 31
- 48
- 51
- 56
- 63
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Monday, August 18, 2014
across
- 1. Rude dude: CAD
- 4. Trash-hauling boat: SCOW
- 8. Rigid: STIFF
- 13. "___ wide" (dentist's directive): OPEN
- 15. Skye of "Say Anything ...": IONE
- 16. English Channel port town: POOLE
- 17. Film designed to attract Academy Awards consideration: OSCARBAIT
- 19. BMW and VW: AUTOS
- 20. "Orange" tea: PEKOE
- 21. Like most TV shows starting in the 1960s: COLORCAST
- 23. War-torn part of Russia: CHECHNYA
- 25. Ninny: ASS
- 26. Fireplace residue: ASH
- 28. Go out, as a fire: DIE
- 29. Cable TV's Heartland, formerly: TNN
- 31. Relative of a frog: TOAD
- 33. "Now!," on an order: ASAP
- 36. Liability's opposite: ASSET
- 40. Misfit ... or what you get after the sequence described by the ends of 17-, 21-, 57- and 63-Across?: AFISHOUTOFWATER
- 43. Pub game: DARTS
- 44. ___ Grant (college financial aid): PELL
- 45. Like him but not her: MALE
- 46. Colorado tribe: UTE
- 48. "___ so-o-o-o sleepy!": IAM
- 50. "For shame!": TSK
- 51. Feeling blue: SAD
- 53. Shiner: BLACKEYE
- 57. Problem with teeth alignment: UNDERBITE
- 59. Jobs to do: TASKS
- 62. River flowing beneath Paris's Pont Neuf: SEINE
- 63. Projection room item: MOVIEREEL
- 65. Swimming competitions: MEETS
- 66. Country whose name sounds like a Jamaican's cry: OMAN
- 67. Hamlet, for one: DANE
- 68. Pizza part often eaten last: CRUST
- 69. I.R.S. IDs: SSNS
- 70. Quiet fan setting: LOW
down
- 1. Home for hens: COOP
- 2. Vaulted church area: APSE
- 3. Piece of patio furniture: DECKCHAIR
- 4. Brother or sister, for short: SIB
- 5. Instructs, informally: COACHESUP
- 6. Chopping one might bring a tear to your eye: ONION
- 7. How sloppy kisses are given: WETLY
- 8. Practice boxing: SPAR
- 9. Avian Froot Loops mascot: TOUCANSAM
- 10. Specks: IOTAS
- 11. Dental string: FLOSS
- 12. Suffix with Oktober or Ozz: FEST
- 14. Chemical formula for sodium hydroxide: NAOH
- 18. Bassoon, e.g.: REED
- 22. Quaker cereal grain: OAT
- 24. Informal goodbye: CIAO
- 26. Only minimally: ATAD
- 27. Furniture item that might seat three: SOFA
- 30. Opposite of "Yep!": NAW
- 32. Pupils who score in the 60s: DSTUDENTS
- 34. Chowed down: ATE
- 35. Paddy wagon: POLICEVAN
- 37. Louisiana's has a nesting pelican with three chicks: STATESEAL
- 38. Morays, e.g.: EELS
- 39. Long, long hike: TREK
- 41. D.D.E.'s predecessor: HST
- 42. ___ jacket (protective wear): FLAK
- 47. Recede, as the tide: EBB
- 49. Pass (out): METE
- 51. Villain's look: SNEER
- 52. Formal goodbye: ADIEU
- 54. Wheels for big wheels: LIMOS
- 55. Molecular bits: ATOMS
- 56. One of 10 in a series of football downs: YARD
- 57. "Semper Fi" org.: USMC
- 58. A little shuteye: REST
- 60. Gambling game whose name spells a gambling town when the first letter is changed: KENO
- 61. Killed, as a dragon: SLEW
- 64. Tie-___ (commercial promotions): INS
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?.
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