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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 3, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, November 3, 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
- 46
- 59
Down clues & answers
- 2
- 12
- 14
- 35
- 48
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Monday, November 2, 2015
across
- 1. Place to swim: POOL
- 5. From County Clare, e.g.: IRISH
- 10. Poses questions: ASKS
- 14. Auto pioneer Ransom E. ___: OLDS
- 15. Finnish tech giant: NOKIA
- 16. Unwanted mail: SPAM
- 17. Place to put someone who might hurt himself: PADDEDCELL
- 19. Schlep: TOTE
- 20. The "S" in CBS: Abbr.: SYS
- 21. 2016 Olympics city, informally: RIO
- 22. Sharapova of tennis: MARIA
- 23. 1962 film about Helen Keller, with "The": MIRACLEWORKER
- 28. Stock unit: SHARE
- 30. "Plan 9 From ___ Space": OUTER
- 31. Like oxen pulling a plow: YOKED
- 32. Bopping on the head: CONKING
- 36. Big name in faucets: MOEN
- 37. Eastwood of Hollywood: CLINT
- 39. "Little" heroine of Dickens's "The Old Curiosity Shop": NELL
- 41. Add more to, as someone's drink: FRESHEN
- 43. Perfectly timed: ONCUE
- 44. Maker of the Accord and CR-V: HONDA
- 46. Cuts down on calories: DIETS
- 47. Be dead and buried, in slang: PUSHUPDAISIES
- 52. Facts collected by spies, informally: INTEL
- 53. "Treasure Island" author's inits.: RLS
- 54. Maple syrup source: SAP
- 57. Mideast's Gulf of ___: ADEN
- 58. Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across?: BOOBYTRAPS
- 62. In the neighborhood: NEAR
- 63. Abominable: AWFUL
- 64. Neighborhood: AREA
- 65. Paris airport: ORLY
- 66. On pins and needles: ANTSY
- 67. Classic computer game set on an island: MYST
down
- 1. Daddy-o: POPS
- 2. Skin care brand: OLAY
- 3. Betting parlor V.I.P.: ODDSMAKER
- 4. '60s trip inducer: LSD
- 5. Where rajahs once ruled: INDIA
- 6. Overly ornate: ROCOCO
- 7. "I Like ___" (1950s campaign button): IKE
- 8. The "S" in R.S.V.P.: SIL
- 9. Computer in "2001": HAL
- 10. "When you wish upon ___ ...": ASTAR
- 11. Two-in-one eating implement: SPORK
- 12. Actress Holmes: KATIE
- 13. Bad-mouth: SMEAR
- 18. Screwed up: ERRED
- 22. Robin Williams role that was out of this world?: MORK
- 24. "Goodnight" girl of song: IRENE
- 25. Country singer Williams: LUCINDA
- 26. Prep school for some English princes: ETON
- 27. Departed: WENT
- 28. Prefix with pathetic: SYM
- 29. Clip-clop sound producer: HOOF
- 33. Belly button type: INNIE
- 34. Essential: NECESSARY
- 35. Stuff to the gills: GLUT
- 37. Karate move: CHOP
- 38. Furnish temporarily: LEND
- 40. ___ États-Unis: LES
- 42. Jewish temple: SHUL
- 43. Shelley or Keats, poetically speaking: ODIST
- 45. Competitor of Boeing: AIRBUS
- 47. Baby grand, e.g.: PIANO
- 48. Word before "the gun" or "the circumstances": UNDER
- 49. Run to second while the pitcher isn't looking, say: STEAL
- 50. One of two Tudor kings: HENRY
- 51. In a foxy way: SLYLY
- 55. Gorillas: APES
- 56. 11th grader's exam, for short: PSAT
- 58. Sheep's cry: BAA
- 59. The "O" in M.Y.O.B.: OWN
- 60. Frequently, to poets: OFT
- 61. Symbol for Aries: RAM
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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