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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 29, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, August 29, 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
- 1
- 27
- 42
Down clues & answers
- 13
- 22
- 30
- 38
- 51
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Friday, August 28, 2015
across
- 1. Prepare for a court battle: LAWYERUP
- 9. 1987 B'way smash: LESMIZ
- 15. Common court battle: ONEONONE
- 16. Wild: UNTAME
- 17. Tell the world: GOPUBLIC
- 18. On-deck approval: AYESIR
- 19. Locale of the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington: ESTREET
- 20. Shapes up quickly: SNAPSTO
- 21. Places for life-and-death decisions, for short: ERS
- 22. Season ticket holder, presumably: FAN
- 23. Fried rice bit: PEA
- 24. Obfuscate: BEFOG
- 27. Cousin of a pollock: COD
- 28. Barely communicates on a smartphone?: SEXTS
- 30. Prankster's activity: LARK
- 31. Prankster's claim: IDIDNTDOIT
- 33. Rush target: ORE
- 34. Chimichurri ingredient: PARSLEY
- 35. ___ good job: DOA
- 36. Group on a yearbook page: CLASSMATES
- 38. Many a bachelorette party hiree: HUNK
- 39. Star of the sitcom "Wanda at Large": SYKES
- 40. ___ talk: TED
- 41. Having no currency: PASSE
- 42. Result of labor half the time?: SON
- 43. Leo's advisee on "The West Wing": JED
- 44. Anatomical tube: VAS
- 45. Writing rooms: STUDIES
- 47. Single or double: GETAHIT
- 51. Breaking news: LATEST
- 52. It sets occupancy limits: FIRECODE
- 53. Classical squares: AGORAE
- 54. Academic references: ENDNOTES
- 55. Stretching muscle: TENSOR
- 56. "Hold on ... did I hear that correctly?": WAITWHAT
down
- 1. Area between an upper and lower deck: LOGE
- 2. A long time in Barcelona: ANOS
- 3. Experienced lacrimation: WEPT
- 4. Reassuring words for a fallen tot: YOUREOK
- 5. Sportscaster Dick: ENBERG
- 6. They're filled for a production: ROLES
- 7. Fermi, for one: UNIT
- 8. Muscle mag subject: PEC
- 9. Comic strip character surnamed DeGroot: LUANN
- 10. "Trains and Winter Rains" singer, 2008: ENYA
- 11. Like ziggurats and some mesas: STEPPED
- 12. Lots of outgoing people: MASSEXODUS
- 13. Results of knocking things off: IMITATIONS
- 14. Nonentity: ZERO
- 20. Imposed: SADDLED
- 22. Imposed (on): FOISTED
- 24. Groups sharing views: BLOCS
- 25. Embryonic: EARLYSTAGE
- 26. Subject to a hissy fit: FREAKOUTON
- 27. Bank postings: CDRATES
- 28. Real mess: STY
- 29. Sum at risk: STAKE
- 31. Sum in English: IAM
- 32. Maniac Mansion console, for short: NES
- 34. Brief afterthoughts, in brief: PSS
- 37. Info on cover sheets: SENDERS
- 38. Wigs out: HASACOW
- 41. Item authorized by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: PATENT
- 43. Captain Clutch of baseball: JETER
- 44. One who made many Shakespeare characters sing?: VERDI
- 45. Blind part: SLAT
- 46. Aoki of the Champions Tour: ISAO
- 47. Actress Carano of "Fast & Furious 6," 2013: GINA
- 48. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back": HOTH
- 49. Bean sprout?: IDEA
- 50. Follower of alpha and beta: TEST
- 52. Couple or so: FEW
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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
- 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.