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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 1, 2015
Thursday, January 1, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, January 1, 2015. 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
- 21
- 46
- 58
- 59
Down clues & answers
- 13
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 32
- 42
- 51
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
across
- 1. Manual: STICK
- 6. What "you had me at," in a classic movie line: HELLO
- 11. See 30-Down: RAT
- 14. Sauce commonly served with seafood: AIOLI
- 15. Had a home-cooked meal: ATEIN
- 16. Treasure lost on the Spanish Main: ORO
- 17. Material that may be acid-washed: DENIM
- 18. *Legoland, for one: THEMEPARK
- 20. Cut: OMIT
- 22. Busy time at Speedway or Churchill Downs: RACEDAY
- 23. 1992 or 2006 Winter Olympics locale: ALP
- 26. Next-to-last word in a fairy tale: EVER
- 28. Actor with the movie line "Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie": PACINO
- 29. *Tricky football play: DOUBLEREVERSE
- 32. First word in a fairy tale: ONCE
- 33. Actress Sorvino: MIRA
- 34. *Like you or me?: GENDERNEUTRAL
- 41. South American wildcat: EYRA
- 42. Does something with: USES
- 44. *Essential feature of a PC: INTERNALDRIVE
- 49. Art house showings: INDIES
- 51. Level: TIER
- 52. Rig: FIX
- 53. Aid for store security: MALLCOP
- 55. Sign on again: REUP
- 57. *Equal rival: SWEETNLOW
- 59. Some help they are!: MAIDS
- 63. Place for a stud: EAR
- 64. TV actor Jason: OMARA
- 65. One of eight popes: URBAN
- 66. Home of Team Coco: TBS
- 67. Hear again, as a case: RETRY
- 68. Quintet representing the ends of the answers to the five starred clues: PRNDL
down
- 1. Pathetic: SAD
- 2. Very rare baseball result: TIE
- 3. Lithium-___ battery: ION
- 4. Award coveted on "Mad Men": CLIO
- 5. Late-night host on ABC: KIMMEL
- 6. Mad ___: HATTER
- 7. Old verb ending: ETH
- 8. Be creepy, in a way: LEER
- 9. Home of the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas: LIMAPERU
- 10. Common diamond measure: ONECARAT
- 11. One who lines up speakers?: ROADIE
- 12. Firth of Clyde island: ARRAN
- 13. Locale of a Godzilla rampage: TOKYO
- 19. Weightlifter's pride: PECS
- 21. "___ been thinking ...": IVE
- 23. Hubbub: ADO
- 24. Tennis court determination: LONG
- 25. Brownish purple: PUCE
- 27. Leftover: REMNANT
- 30. #1 Michael Jackson song about an 11-Across: BEN
- 31. Strive: VIE
- 35. Smoke ___: DETECTOR
- 36. "Look this way": EYESONME
- 37. School basics, in a manner of speaking: RRR
- 38. Pioneering sci-fi play: RUR
- 39. "In your dreams!": ASIF
- 40. Big name in jeans: LEVI
- 43. Prurient interest: SEX
- 44. Do-nothings: IDLERS
- 45. West ___ virus: NILE
- 46. What the Heimlich maneuver clears: AIRWAY
- 47. Big name in jeans: LEE
- 48. Generate, as support: DRUMUP
- 49. "No more for me, please": IMSET
- 50. Muslim princely title: NAWAB
- 54. Map showing property divisions: PLAT
- 56. Catherine who married Henry VIII: PARR
- 58. Bobby who won two Stanley Cups: ORR
- 60. Son of, in foreign names: IBN
- 61. Jay on "Modern Family," e.g.: DAD
- 62. Show for which Conan O'Brien once wrote, in brief: SNL
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.