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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 16, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, November 16, 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
- 14
- 45
- 56
- 63
- 69
- 73
- 78
- 88
- 94
- 107
- 114
- 116
- 117
- 119
Down clues & answers
- 17
- 33
- 56
- 63
- 66
- 71
- 75
- 98
- 101
- 103
- 104
- 109
- 113
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Previous The Crossword answer
Saturday, November 15, 2014
across
- 1. "Eureka!": SOTHATSIT
- 10. Home tech product discontinued in 1987: IBMPC
- 15. Pants extender?: KNEEPATCH
- 16. Request for a hero: NOOIL
- 17. Source of inspiration for Sir Isaac Newton, famously: APPLETREE
- 18. Locked up: FROZE
- 19. Drudges: TOILS
- 20. "Illness" affecting the wealthy: AFFLUENZA
- 22. What a gate change might affect: Abbr.: ETD
- 23. Join in the attack: PILEON
- 24. Washed out: WAN
- 25. Nereus, Proteus, Glaucus and Phorcys, to the ancient Greeks: SEAGODS
- 27. A little night music: TAPS
- 28. "Can this be?!": WHATTHE
- 30. "Y" athlete: YALIE
- 31. Speeding: TOOFAST
- 32. Hit: CLOCKED
- 34. "The Painter of Sunflowers" setting: ARLES
- 35. "That's terrible!": BOOHISS
- 36. Classic Jaguars: XKES
- 37. Who said "Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood": TSELIOT
- 39. Life force, in meditation: CHI
- 40. Chops meat: MUTTON
- 41. Terrain maker: GMC
- 44. Animal with a sweet tooth: HONEYBEAR
- 46. First video game character to be honored with a figure in the Hollywood Wax Museum: MARIO
- 48. Make a bank withdrawal?: ERODE
- 49. Author who was the title subject of the Best Picture of 1937: EMILEZOLA
- 51. Grant presenter?: ASNER
- 52. Endgame: LASTMOVES
- 53. Freezing temps: TEENS
- 54. Social butterfly, e.g.: EXTROVERT
down
- 1. Emulate a King or Senator: SKATE
- 2. High, in a way: ONPOT
- 3. Muted: TEPID
- 4. "A half-filled auditorium," to Frost: HELL
- 5. Some early astronauts: APES
- 6. Gang symbol, for short: TAT
- 7. Plain-spoken: STRAIGHT
- 8. Something fallen off a shelf?: ICEFLOE
- 9. Market leader: THEFED
- 10. Not seriously: INFUN
- 11. Hollow out: BORE
- 12. Excursions for some rock collectors?: MOONWALKS
- 13. Certain party deliveries: PIZZAPIES
- 14. Did a week-long juice diet, say: CLEANSED
- 21. ___ Pollos Hermanos ("Breaking Bad" restaurant): LOS
- 23. Some dog rewards: PATS
- 25. Good ones are never cracked: SAFES
- 26. HHH: ETAS
- 27. Silent: TACIT
- 28. Tireless sort: WORKHORSE
- 29. Ace: HOLEINONE
- 30. High-seas cry: YOHO
- 31. Al Capone, famously: TAXCHEAT
- 32. One doing the highlights?: COLORIST
- 33. Cut off the back: LOIN
- 35. Loser in a 1970s-'80s "war": BETAMAX
- 37. Sight in an ice cream shop: TUB
- 38. Literary contemporary of Addison: STEELE
- 40. Bristol's partner in pharmaceuticals: MYERS
- 41. Place for a 17-Across: GROVE
- 42. Meet someone?: MILER
- 43. Put in minimal effort: COAST
- 45. Locale painted in the Sistine Chapel: EDEN
- 46. Note: MEMO
- 47. Eastern Europe's Sea of ___: AZOV
- 50. Printer setting: Abbr.: LTR
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.