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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 24, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, August 24, 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
- 32
- 87
- 93
- 112
Down clues & answers
- 17
- 21
- 33
- 35
- 38
- 76
- 90
- 96
- 97
- 101
- 115
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
across
- 1. Rage: AMBIT
- 6. Hardly ice outside: FOUL
- 10. Places for sprigs: BEDS
- 14. Quiet parter?: PEACE
- 15. Pie cutter's tool: ADZE
- 16. Umber at the opera: ARIA
- 17. First part of a hit for this crossword: EACHCLUEIN
- 19. Relative of "Hey, ma": PSST
- 20. Arc's target, maybe: XTC
- 21. Plat pouch: SAC
- 22. Easter floor mat: TATAMI
- 24. Pog or Pogs, formerly: FAD
- 26. Lives: PEPS
- 29. Bad member to pick?: SITAR
- 30. Fly of film: ERROL
- 32. Hit, part 2: THEPUZZLE
- 34. Olympia with a watery realm: SEAGOD
- 36. Perform peace: ATONE
- 37. Fried with four legs: PET
- 38. Covered with slug mud: SULLIED
- 40. Sorters' quarters: STY
- 43. Dramatically scored sorceress: MEDEA
- 44. Ager: TEMPER
- 46. Hit, part 3: ISMISSING
- 50. Cagey parts, e.g.: ROLES
- 51. Early: QUASI
- 52. Part of a euro: AXON
- 54. Tige, say: BIT
- 55. Adds a little toe to: TINCTS
- 57. Like a great bod: AAA
- 59. Bled for a social affair, perhaps: TEA
- 61. Dramatic cry from people who get subbed: ETTU
- 62. Last part of the hit: THELETTERN
- 66. Caker, for example: SORE
- 67. Car whose logo is liked?: AUDI
- 68. Ever lost to: OWNED
- 69. Starts of some chorus lies: TRAS
- 70. Eve: TRUE
- 71. Chia growth area?: PADDY
down
- 1. Crow: APEX
- 2. Vegas would love this type of world: MEATFREE
- 3. Casio game: BACCARAT
- 4. Kat's "I": ICH
- 5. Slag for sleuths: TECS
- 6. Product made by Moe: FAUCET
- 7. Kid of poetic work: ODE
- 8. Arm from a Mideast lad: UZI
- 9. Did a baker's job: LENT
- 10. Covert, maybe: BAPTIZE
- 11. Margarie might be described thus: ERSATZ
- 12. Grad's opposite: DISMAL
- 13. Gere of "Gulliver's Travels": SATIRE
- 18. User's circuit: LAP
- 23. I pieces: ASUNDER
- 25. You might board yours at the keel if you take a cruise: DOG
- 27. Wig of the old Greek army: PHALANX
- 28. Program that asks "Are we aloe?," for short: SETI
- 30. Metal worker's claim?: ESP
- 31. Abruptly becomes violet: LOSESIT
- 33. Doe, e.g.: POET
- 35. Bombs without bags: DUDS
- 39. Sci-fi character remembered for her large bus: LEIA
- 40. Strad part that becomes frayed: SPLITEND
- 41. Wet like a seesaw: TEETERED
- 42. Spas that last 52 wks.: YRS
- 43. Bugled strokes: MISCUES
- 45. Deadly gag: MOB
- 46. Mesa prerequisite: IQTEST
- 47. Guy who may offer a girl a rig: SUITOR
- 48. Mystical chat: MANTRA
- 49. H.L. player: GOALIE
- 53. Refusal from a boy lass: NAE
- 56. "Ow!": STAT
- 58. O: ATOP
- 60. Murray who's highly raked: ANDY
- 63. Be-___: HUR
- 64. Ed of some school addresses: EDU
- 65. Old rival of America: TWA
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
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.