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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 10, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, July 10, 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
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- 40
Down clues & answers
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- 27
- 28
- 43
- 52
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
across
- 1. Connections: INS
- 4. Quick wit: ESPRIT
- 10. Lump: GLOB
- 14. French narrative poem: LAI
- 15. Pet name?: PURINA
- 16. Bit: IOTA
- 17. School bully's demand: LUNCHMONEY
- 19. Dance and drama: ARTS
- 20. Figs. always expressed to two decimal places: ERAS
- 21. Nasty campaign charges: MUD
- 22. Borrower: LENDEE
- 24. Produced laugh lines?: QUIPPED
- 26. Sherpas, e.g.: PORTERS
- 27. Anthem shortening: OER
- 28. Affliction for Job, in the Bible: SORES
- 29. Tosses: JETTISONS
- 33. Pounds: QUID
- 37. Columbus in N.Y.C. or S.F.: AVE
- 38. Put down: QUASH
- 40. Returning in the opposite direction: FRO
- 41. Get tiresome: WEAR
- 43. One making waves: SPEEDBOAT
- 46. Transport: ELATE
- 49. Jersey delivery?: MOO
- 50. Eight in a V8: PISTONS
- 53. Sickening: NOISOME
- 57. Cabinet department: ENERGY
- 58. Latin diphthongs: OES
- 59. Russia's ___ Airlines: URAL
- 60. Nabors title role of 1960s TV: PYLE
- 61. Prompt ... or a hint to entering five answers in this puzzle: RIGHTONCUE
- 64. "Brave New World" drug: SOMA
- 65. Wind-borne: EOLIAN
- 66. Director Lee: ANG
- 67. Leg muscle, informally: QUAD
- 68. Challenges for knights: QUESTS
- 69. For instance: SAY
down
- 1. Not ready: ILLEQ
- 2. South Pacific island nation that's only 8.1 square miles: NAURU
- 3. Place for two tablets?: SINAI
- 4. N.T. book after Galatians: EPH
- 5. Crookneck, e.g.: SUMMERSQ
- 6. Walking tall: PROUD
- 7. Source of zest: RIND
- 8. Having four sharps: INE
- 9. Swift, in music: TAYLOR
- 10. Army terror?: GIANTSQ
- 11. 2013 Grammy winner for "Royals": LORDE
- 12. Web-footed mammal: OTTER
- 13. Army locales: BASES
- 18. Benjamin: CSPOT
- 23. Poetic conjunction: ERE
- 25. Smallest Can. province: PEI
- 26. Group given stars, maybe: POSSE
- 28. Hogwarts professor: SNAPE
- 29. Jabber: JAW
- 30. Oct. 31, e.g.: EVE
- 31. Samovar contents: TEA
- 32. Boots: OUSTS
- 34. Cause of some 911 calls: UFO
- 35. Vehicle that may roll over, for short: IRA
- 36. Stipple: DOT
- 39. Surgeon's clamp: HEMOSTAT
- 42. Unoriginal work: RETREAD
- 44. "Boy, ___!": DOI
- 45. Petty officer: BOSUN
- 47. Do some forest work: LOG
- 48. D.J.'s invitation: ANYREQ
- 50. School spirit raiser: PEPSQ
- 51. Song title words after "The Woman" and "I Believe": INYOU
- 52. Southern city with a woman's name: SELMA
- 53. Classic fruity sodas: NEHIS
- 54. Certain cetaceans: ORCAS
- 55. ___ Loa: MAUNA
- 56. Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!," e.g.: ELEGY
- 58. Check out: OGLE
- 62. Payment option that's not always accepted: IOU
- 63. Run-___: ONS
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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
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- 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
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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?
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