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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 28, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, June 28, 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
- 29
- 60
- 61
- 71
- 107
- 119
- 123
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 32
- 54
- 55
- 58
- 81
- 102
- 105
- 110
- 111
- 112
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Saturday, June 27, 2015
across
- 1. Bluegill or crappie: PANFISH
- 8. Iceberg neighbor: ROMAINE
- 15. Rice variety used in rice pudding: ARBORIO
- 16. The Amu Darya no longer feeds it: ARALSEA
- 17. Mob law?: RICOACT
- 18. Follower of un favor: GRACIAS
- 19. They can be right-leaning: FONTS
- 20. Cause of dejection: WOE
- 22. One of Jesus' brothers, in baseball: MATTY
- 23. All-clear indication?: ISEE
- 24. Hires competition: BARQS
- 26. Head of technology?: NANO
- 27. Veiled statement?: VOW
- 28. Tea Party goals: TAXCUTS
- 30. Game-ending exclamation: GIN
- 31. English teacher's stack: ESSAYS
- 33. Product of a twisted sense of humor: SICKJOKE
- 35. Itself, in a Latin legal phrase: IPSA
- 37. Knot holder: TREE
- 38. Handsome surgeon's nickname on "Grey's Anatomy": MCDREAMY
- 42. Was piggish, say: OINKED
- 46. Québec's ___ Jésus: ILE
- 47. What many people do on vacation: SLEEPIN
- 49. Plastic finish?: INE
- 50. Slush pile item, for short: SASE
- 52. "Excellent mornings guaranteed" product: EXLAX
- 53. Expansion group?: FATS
- 54. Try to swipe: HITAT
- 56. Core of a tablet, briefly: CPU
- 57. Dinosaur in many Nintendo games: YOSHI
- 58. Brand name whose middle letter is capitalized for no apparent reason: ARIZONA
- 60. Presidents Cup runner: PGATOUR
- 62. Mustang, e.g.: PONYCAR
- 63. Champion: ESPOUSE
- 64. Made smooth and glossy: SLEEKED
- 65. Fought agin: RASSLED
down
- 1. What an ace is rarely seen on: PARFIVE
- 2. Relatives of recitatives: ARIOSOS
- 3. "Dateline" group: NBCNEWS
- 4. "The Young Man From Atlanta" Pulitzer winner, 1995: FOOTE
- 5. They can roll over, briefly: IRAS
- 6. Editorial qualification: SIC
- 7. Brazilian supply: HOTWAX
- 8. Leave an online game in a huff: RAGEQUIT
- 9. Subject of a statue outside Boston's TD Garden: ORR
- 10. "Thank you, ___": MAAM
- 11. U.S.-built route that's mostly outside the U.S.: ALCAN
- 12. "Do we have the green light?": ISITAGO
- 13. One whose work is picking up?: NEATNIK
- 14. "C'mon ... gimme a challenge!": EASYONE
- 21. Meanies of fantasy: ORCS
- 24. Its logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark: BASSALE
- 25. Denmark sold it to the U.S. in 1917: STCROIX
- 28. Enters with keys: TYPES
- 29. Tangled mass: SKEIN
- 32. Ball or strike lead-in: AIR
- 34. Garner, for short: JEN
- 36. Plastic that's often green: AMEXCARD
- 38. Blooper reel highlights: MISHAPS
- 39. Born Blonde brand: CLAIROL
- 40. Foreordain: DESTINE
- 41. Business review company with a 2012 I.P.O.: YELP
- 43. Korean compact: KIASOUL
- 44. Bubble over: ENTHUSE
- 45. On a wish list: DESIRED
- 48. Twain's Tom Canty, e.g.: PAUPER
- 51. The Godfather of Gangsta Rap: EAZYE
- 53. Commercial pictures?: FOTOS
- 55. Half-a-second sound: TOCK
- 57. Talks, talks, talks: YAPS
- 59. Duncan's dissent: NAE
- 61. It auctions off used fed. property: GSA
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?.
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.