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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 16, 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 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
- 31
- 52
- 56
Down clues & answers
- 51
- 53
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Monday, June 15, 2015
across
- 1. Groups plotting coups: CABALS
- 7. Places where yachts are docked: MARINAS
- 14. Not individually, in sports: ASATEAM
- 16. The Devil, informally: OLDNICK
- 17. Relative of a wood engraving: LINOCUT
- 18. Hockey's ___ Cup: STANLEY
- 19. Document issued on June 15, 1215: MAGNACARTA
- 21. Ref. books sometimes sold with magnifying glasses: OEDS
- 22. Break into tears: CRY
- 23. German prelate who was the first person to be canonized, A.D. 993: ULRIC
- 25. Movie critic, often: RATER
- 28. "___ questions?": ANY
- 29. Minimum amount: LEAST
- 33. Before, in poetry: ERE
- 34. Bring in, as a salary: EARN
- 36. Pacific weather phenomenon: ELNINO
- 37. Pig sound: OINK
- 39. Justin Timberlake's boy band: NSYNC
- 41. Prerequisite for calculus, informally: TRIG
- 42. Step down from a position: RESIGN
- 44. Cow sounds: MOOS
- 46. Smog-fighting govt. group: EPA
- 47. Actress Close: GLENN
- 48. Church seating: PEW
- 49. After: Fr.: APRES
- 51. Much-photographed figure outside Buckingham Palace: GUARD
- 53. Ascap alternative: BMI
- 54. Key of Beethoven's "Fidelio" Overture: Abbr.: EMAJ
- 57. Heart of the U.S. legal system, with roots in the 19-Across: DUEPROCESS
- 62. Biblical wise man: SOLOMON
- 64. Tropical grassland: SAVANNA
- 65. "What'd I tell ya?!": SOTHERE
- 66. Dressed for the office, say: INASUIT
- 67. Contents of a Sunkist crate: ORANGES
- 68. Preliminary versions of a paper: DRAFTS
down
- 1. Not windy: CALM
- 2. Home of India and Indonesia: ASIA
- 3. Word repeated before "You're dead!": BANG
- 4. Right away: ATONCE
- 5. John who wrote "A Perfect Spy": LECARRE
- 6. Cheeky: SAUCY
- 7. Pretty much: MOSTLY
- 8. Where couples get hitched: ALTAR
- 9. Abbr. on old vitamin bottles: RDA
- 10. Pope who issued an annulment of the 19-Across: INNOCENT
- 11. World's longest river: NILE
- 12. Scored 100 on: ACED
- 13. "The ___ the limit": SKYS
- 15. Kingston Trio hit that inspired the CharlieCard for Boston commuters: MTA
- 20. Where the 19-Across was sealed: RUNNYMEDE
- 24. Unhealthy: ILL
- 25. Corp. shuffle: REORG
- 26. Disney mermaid: ARIEL
- 27. Future perfect, for one: TENSE
- 28. Horace's "___ Poetica": ARS
- 30. Broadcaster: AIRER
- 31. Take a potshot: SNIPE
- 32. Ancient Roman garments: TOGAS
- 35. Beach Boys' "Barbara ___": ANN
- 36. Environmental prefix: ECO
- 38. He sealed the 19-Across: KINGJOHN
- 40. Right away: NOW
- 43. Wildebeest: GNU
- 45. Russian urn: SAMOVAR
- 48. Dried plums: PRUNES
- 50. Google's image organizer: PICASA
- 52. Be wild about: ADORE
- 53. Mark on a steer's rear: BRAND
- 54. Canadian gas station: ESSO
- 55. Tie up, as a boat: MOOR
- 56. Ski resort next to Snowbird: ALTA
- 58. Trident-shaped Greek letter: PSI
- 59. Ample, informally: ENUF
- 60. Peeved state: SNIT
- 61. Exams for coll.-bound kids: SATS
- 63. Ryan of "Sleepless in Seattle": MEG
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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?.
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