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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 25, 2014

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, November 25, 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.

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Monday, November 24, 2014

across

1. Lawyer's charge: FEE
4. Shopaholic's indulgence: SPREE
9. Cursor controller: MOUSE
14. Lenient: LAX
15. Was nosy: PRIED
16. Deceive: COZEN
17. Turkish title: AGA
18. Items for flattening dough: ROLLINGPINS
20. Bad reputation: ILLFAME
22. Blackens, as a reputation: TARS
23. Unleash: LETRIP
24. Alpha, ___, gamma ...: BETA
25. Choose: OPT
28. Secretly: ONTHEDOWNLOW
31. 901, in old Rome: CMI
34. Dropped a bit, as the stock market: SLID
35. Doing nothing: IDLE
36. Texter's expression spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across: ROFL
38. Affirmatives: YESES
41. Toll road: PIKE
42. Bang-up: AONE
43. Boat in "Jaws": ORCA
45. "Dig in!": EAT
46. Some dressing room conveniences: FLOORMIRRORS
51. Tit for ___: TAT
52. Longest river wholly in Switzerland: AARE
53. Mess up, as hair: TOUSLE
57. Norway's capital: OSLO
58. College reunion attendee: ALUMNUS
59. Nitrous oxide: LAUGHINGGAS
63. Columbus Day mo.: OCT
64. Shake hands (on): AGREE
65. Absurd: INANE
66. Beaver State: Abbr.: ORE
67. Dog treats: BONES
68. Whey's partner in a nursery rhyme: CURDS
69. The "p" in m.p.g.: PER

down

1. Thrash: FLAIL
2. Two under par: EAGLE
3. Glorify: EXALT
4. Ankle woes: SPRAINS
5. Right away: PROMPTLY
6. Agitate: RILE
7. Conger, e.g.: EEL
8. Not raw, as text: EDITED
9. Country singer Tim: MCGRAW
10. "My bad!": OOPS
11. Arm of Israel: UZI
12. Schumer or Shaheen: Abbr.: SEN
13. U.S.N.A. grad: ENS
19. What 26 countries in Eur. belong to: NATO
21. To and ___: FRO
24. Long-term hospital patient's problem: BEDSORE
25. Blast from the past: OLDIE
26. ___ dot: POLKA
27. Message that might include an "@" and a "#": TWEET
29. Get a move on: HIE
30. Frostiness: NIP
31. Beermaking or knitting: CRAFT
32. Cold hard cash: MOOLA
33. Otherwise: IFNOT
37. Only three-letter zodiac sign: LEO
39. "To ___ is human ...": ERR
40. Site of a 2014 vote for independence: SCOTLAND
44. Shakes from a slumber: AROUSES
47. Symptoms of poison ivy: RASHES
48. French Sudan, today: MALI
49. Like a firehouse burning down?: IRONIC
50. 2 + 2 = 4, e.g.: SUM
54. Buttinsky: SNOOP
55. "Filthy" riches: LUCRE
56. Banana oil, e.g.: ESTER
57. Arch type: OGEE
58. Culture medium in a 59-Down: AGAR
59. See 58-Down: LAB
60. "Give it ___!": AGO
61. Ashes holder: URN
62. African antelope: GNU

Hints and full breakdown for Nov 24

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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.