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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 29, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, January 29, 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
- 19
- 31
- 32
- 46
Down clues & answers
- 13
- 15
- 21
- 25
- 26
- 36
- 38
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
across
- 1. With 38- and 46-Across, 1966 4 Seasons hit: IVEGOT
- 7. Popular game?: ELK
- 10. With 38- and 50-Across, 1967 Beatles hit: ALL
- 13. Enthusiastic: RAHRAH
- 14. Scope: ROOM
- 16. 2011 animated musical: RIO
- 17. Having come home after curfew: INLATE
- 18. "Go on, git!": RUNALONG
- 20. Percolate: SEEP
- 21. With 38- and 65-Across, 1977 Billy Joel hit: JUSTTHEWAY
- 23. "___ Tu," 1974 pop hit: ERES
- 25. "Promoting decent work for all" agcy.: ILO
- 26. With 38- and 67-Across, 1970 Sly & the Family Stone hit: IWANTTOTAKE
- 31. China's Chiang ___-shek: KAI
- 34. Knaves: ROGUES
- 35. Producer of many parts: HAIRCOMB
- 37. Mad as ___ hen: AWET
- 38. See 1-, 10-, 21- and 26-Across: YOU
- 39. Harem rooms: ODAS
- 40. Sawbucks: TENSPOTS
- 43. Not learned: INNATE
- 45. Summer hours on the Atl. coast: EDT
- 46. See 1-Across: UNDERMYSKIN
- 48. U.K. neighbor: IRE
- 49. ___ facto: IPSO
- 50. See 10-Across: NEEDISLOVE
- 55. Future atty.'s exam: LSAT
- 59. Phony: IMPOSTER
- 60. Each: APIECE
- 62. Deadlock: TIE
- 63. Color akin to turquoise: TEAL
- 64. Iran-___ affair: CONTRA
- 65. See 21-Across: ARE
- 66. Be nosy: PRY
- 67. See 26-Across: HIGHER
down
- 1. Spring bloom: IRIS
- 2. Barn topper: VANE
- 3. Jennifer of "The King's Speech": EHLE
- 4. Post breakfast cereal: GRAPENUTS
- 5. Cereal grain: OAT
- 6. New York team that plays its home games in New Jersey: THEJETS
- 7. Makes a wrong turn: ERRS
- 8. Oaf: LOUT
- 9. 1950 best seller subtitled "Across the Pacific by Raft": KONTIKI
- 10. Sequentially, after "in": AROW
- 11. Wertmüller who directed "The Seduction of Mimi": LINA
- 12. Lethargic: LOGY
- 15. Gustav whose music was banned by the Nazis: MAHLER
- 19. Barack Obama, astrologically: LEO
- 22. Soldiers' support grp.: USO
- 24. Delivery person's assignment: Abbr.: RTE
- 26. Raging: IRATE
- 27. Knocked the socks off: WOWED
- 28. Secret ___: AGENT
- 29. Not only that one: THOSE
- 30. Youth sports org.: AAU
- 31. Instamatic company: KODAK
- 32. Classic violinmaker: AMATI
- 33. "Hedda Gabler" playwright: IBSEN
- 36. Giving a pat on the back, say: CONSOLING
- 38. Pay stub initialism: YTD
- 41. Type not susceptible to compromise: PURIST
- 42. Simple ragtime dance: ONESTEP
- 43. Bring formal charges against: IMPEACH
- 44. Its govs. have included Mario and Andrew Cuomo: NYS
- 47. "6 Rms ___ Vu" (1972 play): RIV
- 48. When repeated, reply to "Who wants dessert?": IDO
- 50. Silent screen vamp Naldi: NITA
- 51. Arab chief: EMIR
- 52. Dueler's sword: EPEE
- 53. Shakespearean king: LEAR
- 54. Air France hub: ORLY
- 56. Rogen of "The Interview": SETH
- 57. Real estate unit: ACRE
- 58. Inflatable dinghy concern: TEAR
- 61. Polynesian dish: POI
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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?.
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