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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 7, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, October 7, 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
- 14
- 19
- 34
- 40
- 49
- 59
Down clues & answers
- 52
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
across
- 1. "For more ___ ...": INFO
- 5. Print collectors, for short: CSIS
- 9. Lady and the Tramp, e.g.: DOGS
- 13. Catherine who married Henry VIII: PARR
- 14. All too familiar: TRITE
- 15. Punjabi princess: RANI
- 16. ___ page: OPED
- 17. Overreached: WENTTOOFAR
- 19. Comedian with the double-platinum album "Retaliation": DANECOOK
- 21. "All right, you beat me": ILOST
- 22. Weep: CRY
- 23. Soccer superstar Messi: LIONEL
- 25. "Go team!": RAH
- 27. Incessantly: NOEND
- 29. L.A. locale: SOCAL
- 33. Outfielder's shout: IGOTIT
- 35. WhiteHouse.___: GOV
- 37. Bouquet holder: VASE
- 38. Massachusetts vacation destination: CAPECOD
- 40. Flack who sang "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": ROBERTA
- 42. Deadlocked: EVEN
- 43. Mogul with a Bunny: HEF
- 45. Put in rollers: CURLED
- 46. Ships out: SENDS
- 48. "The World on Time" courier: FEDEX
- 50. Scrubs areas, briefly: ORS
- 51. Celebration with a bunny: EASTER
- 53. Approves of: OKS
- 55. Walk to impress: STRUT
- 57. "Hmm ...": LETMESEE
- 61. Smack unexpectedly?: STEALAKISS
- 63. Croat or Serb: SLAV
- 64. Twinge: PANG
- 65. Kind of knife once touted in infomercials: GINSU
- 66. Bring on board: HIRE
- 67. Pot grower?: ANTE
- 68. Envelope-pushing: EDGY
- 69. Stack at a rock concert: AMPS
down
- 1. Device with earbuds: IPOD
- 2. Big car-care chain: NAPA
- 3. Tennis tournament played on red clay: FRENCHOPEN
- 4. "Burger, medium, with fries," e.g.: ORDER
- 5. Louisiana language: CREOLE
- 6. With 44-Down, an "uh-oh" sensation ... or an apt title for this puzzle: SINKING
- 7. "Ooky" family cousin: ITT
- 8. Become established: SETIN
- 9. Find incredibly desirable: DROOLOVER
- 10. Stumblebums: OAFS
- 11. Tiny nuisance: GNAT
- 12. Knight's title: SIR
- 14. Number of times the Twins have won the World Series, appropriately: TWO
- 18. Flamenco cheers: OLES
- 20. "Yeah, right" speaker: CYNIC
- 24. Stink: ODOR
- 25. Reduces to granules: RICES
- 26. Desert bloomer: AGAVE
- 28. Conversely, in texts: OTOH
- 30. Mexican once ranked as the world's richest man: CARLOSSLIM
- 31. Traditional flower for a 20th wedding anniversary: ASTER
- 32. Shows the way: LEADS
- 34. What 15, say, would be for leaving home: TENDERAGE
- 36. Viva ___ (orally): VOCE
- 39. Nimble-fingered: DEFT
- 41. Like women in Rubens paintings: BUXOM
- 44. See 6-Down: FEELING
- 47. First king of Israel: SAUL
- 49. Like clothes at formal occasions: DRESSY
- 52. Old West transport: STAGE
- 54. One-named singer whose name used to be spelled with a dollar sign: KESHA
- 55. Ending of several central Asian country names: STAN
- 56. Carnival cover: TENT
- 58. Houston sch.: TSU
- 59. Wyatt of the Old West: EARP
- 60. Nervous nights, maybe: EVES
- 61. Luxury resort amenity: SPA
- 62. Baby goat: KID
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?.
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What is a rebus square?
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Which day is the hardest?
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Can I see past crossword answers?
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