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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for February 22, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, February 22, 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
- 38
- 52
- 102
- 122
- 123
- 125
Down clues & answers
- 42
- 64
- 66
- 100
- 110
- 111
- 113
- 116
- 118
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Saturday, February 21, 2015
across
- 1. It's usually taken on a bus: CLASSTRIP
- 10. Pact signed by Nixon: SALTI
- 15. Nancy Drew never left hers behind: LATETEENS
- 16. Saw: AXIOM
- 17. Needing no prep, in a way: OVENREADY
- 18. Bait: TEMPT
- 19. Org. in "Argo": CIA
- 20. It depicts a winged woman holding an atom: EMMY
- 21. Beyond that: MORESO
- 22. Not mussed: KEMPT
- 24. Loads, for many: Abbr.: SYN
- 25. Constellation near Ursa Major: LEO
- 26. Art film?: ACETATE
- 30. Unleashes (on): SICS
- 31. Who said "Power has to be insecure to be responsive": RALPHNADER
- 34. Brute: OGRE
- 35. Observe: OBEY
- 36. Tip-offs: CLUES
- 37. It may be thrown in the mix: CHEX
- 38. Take off: SOAR
- 39. Animated character who's five apples tall: HELLOKITTY
- 41. "Truth in engineering" sloganeer: AUDI
- 42. Where the waves come in?: ANTENNA
- 43. Dairy case units: Abbr.: PTS
- 44. Was taken in: BIT
- 45. Stay a step ahead of: ELUDE
- 49. Secure: ATTAIN
- 51. Place for a rivulet: DALE
- 54. Part of HUD: Abbr.: DEV
- 55. Diamond, e.g.: RHOMB
- 56. Triton, to Neptune: SATELLITE
- 58. Reisz who directed "The French Lieutenant's Woman": KAREL
- 59. Crowd: CLOSEINON
- 60. "Make Someone Happy" composer: STYNE
- 61. It connects two pages: HYPERTEXT
down
- 1. Slug: CLOCK
- 2. Allegorical painting from Picasso's Blue Period: LAVIE
- 3. Field standouts: ATEAM
- 4. Paul, for one: Abbr.: SEN
- 5. Exhibit plasticity: STRETCH
- 6. Be present in large quantity: TEEM
- 7. Widen, as a gun barrel: REAM
- 8. Ark finder, familiarly: INDY
- 9. University course, for short: PSY
- 10. Delayed, in a way: SATON
- 11. Woodcutter, e.g.: AXER
- 12. Star's spot: LIMELIGHT
- 13. Phrase often stamped in red: TOPSECRET
- 14. #1 hit on the soundtracks for "Grumpy Old Men" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua": IMTOOSEXY
- 21. Former Miss America who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980: MYERSON
- 23. Early writing materials: PAPYRI
- 24. "Fifty Shades of Grey" protagonist Anastasia: STEELE
- 27. Fetter: ENCHAIN
- 28. Facility: TALENT
- 29. Mature: ADULT
- 30. Bee, e.g.: SOCIAL
- 31. She wouldn't take an affront sitting down: ROSAPARKS
- 32. "Since you asked ...": ABOUTTHAT
- 33. It gets attention when it runs: LEADSTORY
- 40. Prie-dieu feature: KNEELER
- 44. ___ Belt: BIBLE
- 46. Italian city near the Slovenian border: UDINE
- 47. Users may enter it: DETOX
- 48. 1-Across, for one: EVENT
- 50. Famous last word: AMEN
- 51. New Year's Eve ball-drop commentator beginning in 2003: DALY
- 52. Crowning: ATOP
- 53. Un crime de ___-humanité: LESE
- 56. Duke, e.g.: Abbr.: SCH
- 57. University course, for short: LIT
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?.
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