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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 1, 2015

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, July 1, 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.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

across

1. Peanut butter holder: JAR
4. Kilt wearer: SCOT
8. Coffee lure: AROMA
13. Penny prez: ABE
14. Have the ___ for: HOTS
15. Singer Josh whose self-titled 2001 debut album went 4x platinum: GROBAN
16. Milky Way, for one: BAR
17. Comedian cultivates flowers?: ROCKGARDENS
19. Schlub: LOSER
21. Toning targets, for short: ABS
22. What a court interprets: LAW
23. Poet inks a contract?: POUNDSIGNS
26. Nosh: BITE
27. The opposition: ANTIS
28. GQ or S.I.: MAG
29. Conundrum: POSER
30. Exhibit some grief: WEEP
31. Looney Tunes devil, for short: TAZ
32. Assassin John ___ Booth: WILKES
33. Opera singer scrawls graffiti?: PRICETAGS
36. Monasteries: ABBEYS
39. Bagel topper: LOX
40. Sondheim's "Sweeney ___": TODD
44. Land of Minos: CRETE
45. ___-pitch softball: SLO
46. Prefix with comic: SERIO
47. Squealers: RATS
48. Actress stumbles?: FIELDTRIPS
50. Egg cells: OVA
51. "___ Wiedersehen": AUF
52. Supporter of the arts?: EASEL
53. Philosopher removes his clothes?: BACONSTRIPS
57. "___ don't!": NOI
59. Adjusts to one's environment: ADAPTS
60. "Tout ___" ("All mine": Fr.): AMOI
61. Cable inits. for film buffs: TMC
62. Weighty books: TOMES
63. Elects: OPTS
64. Word after "you might" or "you don't": SAY

down

1. Poke: JAB
2. Ornamental shell source: ABALONE
3. Send on a detour, say: REROUTE
4. Tatters: SHREDS
5. "As cold as the Rockies" sloganeer: COORS
6. Non-Rx: OTC
7. Disapproving cluck: TSK
8. Flight board column: Abbr.: ARRS
9. Fishing shop purchase: ROD
10. Bunker Hill Monument, for one: OBELISK
11. Everglades mammal: MANATEE
12. They cross in a crossword: ANSWERS
15. Yaks: GABS
18. Crew: GANG
20. Tiny excerpts: SNIPPETS
23. Part of the Iams logo: PAW
24. Apple variety: IMAC
25. Graceful antelope: GAZELLE
26. Gives support: BOLSTERS
29. Squealer: PIG
31. "___ the season ...": TIS
32. Medium for Madame Tussaud: WAX
34. New York city with an amusement park that's a National Historic Landmark: RYE
35. Plane, for one: TOOL
36. Trapeze artist, e.g.: ACROBAT
37. Impressive show of courage: BRAVADO
38. Early Sony recorder: BETACAM
41. Gives new-employee training, e.g.: ORIENTS
42. Item on many a doctor's wall: DIPLOMA
43. Spanish couple: DOS
45. Search (through): SIFT
46. Equilibrium: STASIS
48. Commotion: FUSS
49. The Home ___: DEPOT
51. Some "giants" in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids": ANTS
54. Unlock, to a bard: OPE
55. 1990s Indian P.M.: RAO
56. Little handful: IMP
58. Like Arctic waters: ICY

Hints and full breakdown for Jun 30

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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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What is a rebus square?

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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.