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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 16, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, April 16, 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
- 10
- 16
- 36
- 54
- 60
Down clues & answers
- 26
- 34
- 36
- 45
- 47
- 50
- 55
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
across
- 1. It might be followed by a right hook: LEFTJAB
- 8. Illinois city about 40 miles SW of Chicago: JOLIET
- 14. *Southern pronoun: ALLYALL
- 15. *Angered: MADEMAD
- 16. *Designer Armani: GIORGIO
- 17. An ally: ONEOFUS
- 18. Story with many chapters: SAGA
- 19. Encircle with a belt: GIRDUP
- 21. Kings are part of it, in brief: NBA
- 24. Landmark that exhibits 44-/46-Across: TAJMAHAL
- 28. Insect that exhibits 44-/46-Across: BUTTERFLY
- 32. Of interest to a collector, say: RARE
- 33. "Ti ___" (Pavarotti album): AMO
- 34. Scottish Highlander: GAEL
- 35. Four-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series: MADMEN
- 37. Auction house eponym: SOTHEBY
- 39. Predicament: BADSPOT
- 40. Clay targets, informally: SKEETS
- 41. Drove: HERD
- 42. The "E" of the REO Speed Wagon: ELI
- 43. Warren of the Warren Commission: EARL
- 44. With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense: BILATERAL
- 46. See 44-Across: SYMMETRY
- 49. Ode title words: TOA
- 50. Visit overnight: STAYAT
- 52. Dernier cri: RAGE
- 56. Taco Bell offering: CHALUPA
- 59. *Animus: ILLWILL
- 62. *Enjoyed home cooking: DINEDIN
- 63. *Square dance moves: DOSIDOS
- 64. Vet, at times: SPAYER
- 65. King vs. king-and-pawn situation: ENDGAME
down
- 1. Streaming problems: LAGS
- 2. Director Kazan: ELIA
- 3. Beat: FLOG
- 4. "The only ___ I accept in this world is the still small voice within me": Gandhi: TYRANT
- 5. Spree: JAG
- 6. Iran's Ayatollah ___ Khamenei: ALI
- 7. WordPress or Tumblr page: BLOG
- 8. Tylenol producer, for short: JANDJ
- 9. Concert hall: ODEUM
- 10. Antelope stalkers: LEOPARDS
- 11. Org. that lends to countries: IMF
- 12. Poissons swim in it: EAU
- 13. Passing concerns, for short?: TDS
- 15. Encounter for a reef diver, maybe: MORAY
- 20. "___ just take a minute": ITLL
- 22. Bring about: BEGET
- 23. Speedy steeds: ARABS
- 25. Impede: HAMPER
- 26. Part of the iris: AREOLA
- 27. Kind of soup: LENTIL
- 28. Back row of many a choir: BASSES
- 29. "So I guess that's a thing now": UMOKAY
- 30. How a baby may be carried: TOTERM
- 31. Whimsically odd: FEY
- 35. French Revolution figure: MARAT
- 36. Complement: ADDTO
- 38. Businesswoman with the nickname Queen of Mean: HELMSLEY
- 39. Puccini's "Un ___ dì vedremo": BEL
- 41. Casual greeting: HIYA
- 44. Cranston of "Breaking Bad": BRYAN
- 45. Insect with pincers: EARWIG
- 47. Challenging exercise: ETUDE
- 48. Mammal with a flexible nose: TAPIR
- 51. It comes in waves: TIDE
- 53. Verdi classic: AIDA
- 54. Latch (onto): GLOM
- 55. Computer coding keyword: ELSE
- 56. Tower Records offerings: CDS
- 57. Part of a rose: HIP
- 58. Japanese carrier: ANA
- 60. With 60-Down reversed, 1970s dictator: LON
- 61. C20H25N3O, commonly: LSD
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- 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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