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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 7, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, June 7, 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
- 23
- 34
- 54
- 62
- 83
- 120
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 62
- 65
- 78
- 93
- 99
- 102
- 103
- 105
- 108
- 109
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Saturday, June 6, 2015
across
- 1. Some safety stats: Abbr.: INTS
- 5. She queried a magic object named twice in this puzzle's circled squares: EVILQUEEN
- 14. Black cats and comets: OMOUT
- 15. Vied (for): MADEAPLAY
- 16. Hang in the balance?: WEIRE
- 17. 1980-83 Stanley Cup winners: ISLANDERS
- 18. Rivet: ENGRET
- 20. Cuttlefish feature: TENTACLE
- 21. Less than: SHORAGE
- 23. Didn't budge: SAT
- 24. Impassive: STOIST
- 26. 1992 Prince song or its peak position in Billboard: SEVEN
- 30. Stir stir: PRISONRTH
- 33. Tempestuous talent: DIVA
- 34. In good order: AOK
- 35. Header on many a forwarded email: FYI
- 36. She may give you the coat off her back: EWE
- 39. Press for change?: BEG
- 40. Annual charge: DUES
- 42. Darwin's "The Descent ___": OFMASTERS
- 45. Step up: STAIR
- 47. Parts of one's inheritance: TRAITE
- 48. Pol. affiliation of British P.M. William Gladstone: LIB
- 50. Implores: ENTRADA
- 53. Go from here to there instantly: TELEPORT
- 57. Lecture: SERING
- 59. Heavy, durable china: IRONSTONE
- 61. Lorenzo's love: AMODE
- 62. Winning line: TICTACTOE
- 63. Former Yankee skipper in the Hall of Fame: TORRO
- 64. Answer provided by the magic object named twice in the circled squares: SNOWWHITE
- 65. Bygone sticker: SNEE
down
- 1. Poker player's words of concession: IMENS
- 2. Bête ___: NOIGH
- 3. Small tower on a castle: TURROSS
- 4. Third class on the Titanic: STEERTOF
- 5. Former Big Four record company: EMI
- 6. Like Russia, of all countries: VASTEST
- 7. Having a day off: IDLE
- 8. Tends (toward): LEANS
- 9. Longtime sponsor of the Socceroos national soccer team: QANTAS
- 10. Given the latest: UPDATED
- 11. Monthly bill: Abbr.: ELEC
- 12. English title: EARL
- 13. Business page heading: NYSE
- 14. Not be settled with: OWE
- 19. Many an "I Ching" user: TAONY
- 22. Tailor's measurement: GIRIOT
- 25. Annual Augusta event: THEMAN
- 27. Mood: VIBE
- 28. Continually: EVER
- 29. Hounds or badgers: NAGS
- 30. Launch locations: PADS
- 31. Thrash: ROUT
- 32. International company with an acronymic name: IKEA
- 37. John with the 1984 #1 hit "Missing You": WAITS
- 38. Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine: ESTREATS
- 41. Wrong start?: SILENTW
- 43. Words of reassurance: FRETNOT
- 44. Speeding (along): TEARMON
- 46. Shop tool: RIPSAW
- 49. Mess up: BOTCH
- 51. Certain bulb component: DIORE
- 52. Man: Prefix: ANDRE
- 53. Small songbirds: TITS
- 54. Home of the Lia Fáil: ERIN
- 55. Unhinged: LOCO
- 56. Pita-like bread: ROTI
- 58. Former G.M. make: GEO
- 60. Having a large footprint?: EEE
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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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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.