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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 15, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, November 15, 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
- 19
- 31
- 32
- 52
Down clues & answers
- 26
- 27
- 29
- 46
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Friday, November 14, 2014
across
- 1. ___ Store (debut of 2008): APP
- 4. Space on a bookshelf?: SCIFI
- 9. Bush found in Florida: JEB
- 12. "___ funny!": TOO
- 13. Stray away: ROAMOFF
- 15. Short coming?: ARR
- 16. Boring thing: AWL
- 17. Part of a bridge truss: ENDPOST
- 18. Apology opener: MEA
- 19. 10th-century pope: LEOVIII
- 21. War room topic: TACTICS
- 23. "The Alphabet" artist: ERTE
- 24. ___ itself: ALLBY
- 26. Sponges, say: WETS
- 27. Fly in the face of someone?: PEST
- 29. Mau ___ (forever, in Hawaii): LOA
- 30. It may have a high grain content: SILO
- 31. B, for one: CAPITALLETTER
- 34. Bb, for one: MUSICALNOTE
- 35. Bb6, for one: CHESSMOVE
- 36. Score at the half?: DECADE
- 38. "You've got mail!" and such: ALERTS
- 41. Cry of innocence: NOTI
- 42. Caesar's force: VIS
- 44. Notable 1979 exile: SHAH
- 46. Invisible thing that's inflatable: EGO
- 47. They often succeed: PRINCES
- 51. States on a game board, e.g.: Abbr.: AVE
- 52. Soap of a medical nature: GENERALHOSPITAL
- 55. Fancy invitation feature: RAISEDLETTERING
- 56. They might catch some rays: ORCAS
- 57. Some 24/7 facilities: ERS
- 58. Spanish for "basket": CESTA
down
- 1. "Ben-Hur: ___ of the Christ": ATALE
- 2. Basis of the Nintendo Wii's processor: POWERPC
- 3. It has four mounted players: POLOTEAM
- 4. Gandhi who heads the Indian National Congress: SONIA
- 5. Longtime luxury sedan: CADILLACSEVILLE
- 6. Sitter hitter, maybe: IMP
- 7. Pat Patriot and Billy Buffalo: FOOTBALLMASCOTS
- 8. Hypothetical example opener: IFSAY
- 9. Curtis of the screen: JAMIELEE
- 10. Player with Legos, for example: ERECTOR
- 11. Authority figures: BRASS
- 13. Big outdoor gear retailer: REI
- 14. What might break people's trust?: Abbr.: FTC
- 20. Discoverer of the Amazon's mouth: VESPUCCI
- 22. Giggles: TWITTERS
- 25. "Copacabana" showgirl and others: LOLAS
- 28. ___ b'Av (annual Jewish fast day): TISHA
- 30. Place for a glowing element: STOVE
- 32. 20-20, e.g.: TIED
- 33. Hydroxyl-bearing compound: ENOL
- 36. Turned-over part of a leaf: DOGEAR
- 37. Alternative to Avia: ETONIC
- 39. See 49-Down: THATIS
- 40. Wise one: SAVANT
- 41. Opposite of blanco: NEGRO
- 43. "___ Shoes" (2005 Cameron Diaz film): INHER
- 45. Frequent Wyeth model: HELGA
- 47. One aboard Marine One: Abbr.: PRES
- 48. "Wicked!": RAD
- 49. Id ___ (39-Down): EST
- 50. Provide technical details for: SPEC
- 53. Spanish demonstrative: ESA
- 54. Burning feeling: IRE
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.