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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 27, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, October 27, 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
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 22
- 23
- 30
- 35
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
across
- 1. Boors: SCHLUBS
- 8. Latin dances: SALSAS
- 14. Opponent of 14-Down, in sports: AFLI
- 17. Park place: PLAYAREA
- 18. Woodworker's vise: CCLAMP
- 19. Flip ___: ACOIN
- 21. Opponent of 3-Down, in Greek myth: HERCDULES
- 22. Opponent of 9-Down, in classical literature: HHECTOR
- 23. Certain marked-down item: Abbr.: IRREG
- 24. Like court testimony: SWORN
- 25. Product once pitched by Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey: PEPSI
- 27. Where some "K-I-S-S-I-N-G" is done: INATREE
- 29. Least taut: SLACKEST
- 31. The "L" of "A = L x W": LENGTH
- 33. Mexico City sight: SMOG
- 36. Any ship: HER
- 37. Banjoist Fleck: BELA
- 39. Steep slope: ESCARP
- 41. March birthstone, traditionally: JASPER
- 45. "Siegfried," e.g.: OPERA
- 47. Yellow diner packet: SPLENDA
- 48. Cue user, maybe: ACTOR
- 49. Google ___: GLASS
- 51. Opponent of 28-Down, in comics: BATMEAN
- 53. Martial artist Jackie: CHAN
- 54. Animal also known as a hog-nosed coon: COATI
- 55. "___ sûr" ("Of course": Fr.): BIEN
- 56. Mouth, slangily: TRAP
- 60. Opponent of 49-Down, in film: KINGKONDG
- 62. 18 or 21: LEGALAGE
- 66. NPR's Shapiro: ARI
- 67. It may be taken from the neck of a superhero: PEZ
- 68. Red topper: FEZ
- 69. Snaps: FOTOS
- 70. Rough track condition: MUD
- 71. Baja aunt: TIA
- 72. Female gametes: OVA
- 73. A case might be made for one: CRIMINAL
- 75. Relative of neo-soul: ACIDJAZZ
- 77. Challenge: TEST
- 79. Hatfields or McCoys: CLAN
- 80. "What ___?" (Mark Twain essay): ISMAN
- 82. The works: ATOZ
- 83. Unusual diacritic used in Portuguese: OTILDE
- 85. Jack on "24": BAUER
- 86. Long-distance swimmer Nyad: DIANA
- 87. Lila ___, Oscar winner for "Zorba the Greek": KEDROVA
- 90. Opponent of 64-Down, in the Bible: DAVITD
- 92. Brackish water locales: DELTAS
- 93. Missouri tributary: PLATTE
- 94. Chirpy greeting: HIHO
- 95. Knot: TIE
- 96. Opponent of 78-Down, in fable: HAROE
- 97. Cousin of ibid.: LOCCIT
- 101. Opponent of 86-Down, in games: KASPPAROV
- 106. Ornamental pond feature: LILYPAD
- 108. Tickle: AMUSE
- 110. Pasta seasoner: BASIL
- 112. Rear: RAISE
- 114. Where to emulate the locals, it's said: INROME
- 116. English city where the Magna Carta originated: STALBANS
- 118. Take over: ANNEX
- 119. Ideal world: UTOPIA
- 120. Soothed: ASSUAGED
- 121. Part of a clown outfit: WIG
- 122. Second: MOMENT
- 123. X's: DELETES
down
- 1. A whole lot: SLEWS
- 2. Wassail: CAROL
- 3. See 21-Across: HYCDRA
- 4. Part of many a silo: LAUNCHER
- 5. Address letters: URL
- 6. Obsolescent summoner: BEEPER
- 7. Postpaid encls.: SASES
- 8. The 12 of the Pac-12: Abbr.: SCHS
- 9. See 22-Across: ACHEILLES
- 10. Inc.'s cousin: LLC
- 11. Subbed (for): SATIN
- 12. ___ friends: AMONG
- 13. Sardinelike fish: SPRAT
- 14. See 14-Across: AFOREMAN
- 15. Sleep (with): LIE
- 16. Dutch financial giant: ING
- 17. Acidity measures, informally: PHS
- 19. Diver's supply: AIR
- 20. The ___ City (New Orleans): CRESCENT
- 26. W.W. II craft: PTBOAT
- 28. See 51-Across: THEPMENGUIN
- 30. Prefix with plunk: KER
- 32. Wave catcher?: EAR
- 34. Windy City terminal code: ORD
- 35. Collection of marks, for short?: GPA
- 38. Leader of ancient Ephesus?: EPSILON
- 40. '70s radical grp.: SLA
- 41. Good thing to hit: JACKPOT
- 42. Attain: ACHIEVE
- 43. What "America" has four of: STANZAS
- 44. Beer ___: PONG
- 46. Arafat successor: ABBAS
- 47. Stanley, for one: STEAMCAR
- 49. See 60-Across: GONDZILLA
- 50. Be behind: LAG
- 52. Not do well: AIL
- 54. By force: COERCIVELY
- 57. Knock: RATATAT
- 58. Reservation holder?: ARIZONA
- 59. Squares: PIAZZAS
- 61. One of the brands of Yum! Brands: KFC
- 63. What fog might delay, for short: ETA
- 64. See 90-Across: GOLIAITH
- 65. Hall-of-Fame outfielder Roush: EDD
- 69. Getting just a slap on the wrist, say: FINED
- 74. Loony: MAD
- 75. ___ Zion Church: AME
- 76. Lock up: JAIL
- 78. See 96-Across: TORTOEISE
- 81. 3 x 3 x 3 container?: SUDOKU
- 84. Day-care attendee: TOT
- 85. Riboflavin, e.g.: BVITAMIN
- 86. See 101-Across: DEEPABLUE
- 87. Autobahn speed meas.: KPH
- 88. She, in Rio: ELA
- 89. Sweetie pie: DARLING
- 91. Tuna often served seared: AHI
- 92. Start of a bear market: DIP
- 95. ___ fly: TSETSE
- 98. Vice of Dorian Gray: OPIUM
- 99. "The Divine Comedy" division: CANTO
- 100. Download alternative: CDROM
- 102. Civil war president: ASSAD
- 103. North African capital: RABAT
- 104. Missouri tributary: OSAGE
- 105. Creepers: VINES
- 107. Latin law: LEX
- 109. Essential part: MEAT
- 111. Drug sold in microdots: LSD
- 112. Like some talent and emotions: RAW
- 113. Singer DiFranco: ANI
- 115. Reveal, poetically: OPE
- 117. Form of digital communication?: Abbr.: ASL
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