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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 19, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, August 19, 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
Down clues & answers
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
across
- 1. Complain loudly: YAWP
- 5. "Proud" ones with cigars: PAPAS
- 10. Cheek: SASS
- 14. Iridescent stone: OPAL
- 15. Prince Valiant's love: ALETA
- 16. ___ Reader: UTNE
- 17. *Left the flock: GONEASTRAY
- 19. Greek earth goddess: GAEA
- 20. Kind of test for newborns: APGAR
- 21. "___ Bangs" (Ricky Martin hit): SHE
- 22. ___ Sea, victim of Soviet irrigation projects: ARAL
- 23. *Walk out: STAGEASTRIKE
- 27. Tenor Carreras: JOSE
- 30. Catcher's catch off a batter's bat: FOULTIP
- 31. Part of an oval: ARC
- 32. Competitor's lament: ILOST
- 33. Kyle ___, "The Terminator" hero: REESE
- 37. *Like baking dough: YEASTY
- 39. *Sumptuous spreads: FEASTS
- 40. Crashes, with "out": ZONKS
- 41. Got by word of mouth: HEARD
- 44. Word that, spelled backward, can be a clue for itself: PAT
- 45. Stalemate: IMPASSE
- 47. Prefix with diluvian: ANTE
- 48. *Half of a brother/sister dance duo: ADELEASTAIRE
- 52. Laze: LOLL
- 53. Inits. for Windy City commuters: CTA
- 54. Loosen, as a knot: UNTIE
- 58. Leon who wrote "The Haj": URIS
- 59. World hot spot ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues: MIDDLEEAST
- 62. Labyrinth: MAZE
- 63. "That's ___": AMORE
- 64. Mass-market furniture company: IKEA
- 65. Furniture strip: SLAT
- 66. Homes for warblers and wasps: NESTS
- 67. Two of diamonds?: DEES
down
- 1. Exercise discipline: YOGA
- 2. Individually: APOP
- 3. First computer company to run an ad during the Super Bowl: WANG
- 4. Entreaty that may follow "pretty": PLEASE
- 5. Faux ___: PAS
- 6. PC key: ALT
- 7. Slayer of Medusa: PERSEUS
- 8. Stopped: ATAHALT
- 9. Speak, in the Bible: SAYEST
- 10. Legume with an edible pod: SUGARPEA
- 11. Game company with a Japanese name: ATARI
- 12. Weasel: SNEAK
- 13. Bobby who co-founded the Black Panther Party: SEALE
- 18. The "A" of MoMA: ART
- 24. Wouldn't hurt ___: AFLY
- 25. Wet gunk: GOO
- 26. Hackneyed: TIRED
- 27. Rapper born Shawn Corey Carter: JAYZ
- 28. Product first released by the National Biscuit Company in 1912: OREO
- 29. Survey with binoculars, say: SCAN
- 32. Informal identification: ITSME
- 34. Sister company of ABC: ESPN
- 35. Runs, hits or errors, for short: STAT
- 36. Villa d'___: ESTE
- 38. Everything one can do: SKILLSET
- 39. Without cost: Ger.: FREI
- 41. Isn't at the deadline yet: HASTIME
- 42. Tabasco and Chihuahua, in México: ESTADOS
- 43. Cool ___ cucumber: ASA
- 46. Game with a "perfect score" of 3,333,360: PACMAN
- 47. Source of the Trojan horse story: AENEID
- 48. Grads: ALUMS
- 49. Miami golf resort: DORAL
- 50. Slave woman in "Uncle Tom's Cabin": ELIZA
- 51. "The Murders in the ___ Morgue": RUE
- 55. Grab: TAKE
- 56. "Mm-hmm": ISEE
- 57. Data for airport chauffeurs, for short: ETAS
- 60. Richard Gere title role: DRT
- 61. French article: LES
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.