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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 13, 2015

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Friday, November 13, 2015

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, November 13, 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.

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

across

1. ___ nerve, the longest in the human body: SCIATIC
8. Learning method: OSMOSIS
15. Sound from a traditional German band: OOMPAHPAH
16. Cheeky: FLIPPANT
17. Self-destruct: IMPLODE
18. Hall of fame: ARSENIO
19. Man's name that's 20-Across backward: LEE
20. Fish dish: EEL
22. Place to stop over: INN
23. Belarus, once: Abbr.: SSR
24. University in Philadelphia: LASALLE
28. Blue shade: SKY
29. "The Wild Bunch" director: SAMPECKINPAH
32. 19th-century nativist group: KNOWNOTHINGPARTY
36. First in a historical trio: NINA
37. Howard of Hollywood: RON
38. Bygone European capital: LIRA
39. "Got it": OKAY
40. Popular zoo attraction ... or a hint to 11 squares in this puzzle: PANDA
41. Horse in a harness: PACER
42. Lux. neighbor: BELG
43. Thumbs up: YES
44. The first "L" of L. L. Bean: LEON
45. Hawaiian tuna: AHI
48. Actress who killed Bill in "Kill Bill Volume 2": UMA
50. Portmanteau legally recognized since 1977: PALIMONY
54. Blanket remedies: PANACEAS
58. Ones getting the business?: SALESDEPARTMENTS
60. Fix: SPAY
61. Dickens boy: TINYTIM
62. Row: SPAT
63. Subj. of a "Delayed" sign: ETA
64. With freshness: SASSILY
65. Some stammering: ERS

down

1. Besmirches: SOILS
2. What's between here and the sun, in song?: COMES
3. Cold: IMPERSONAL
4. "Be ___!": APAL
5. Even if, briefly: THO
6. ___ Pro (2015 debut): IPAD
7. It may come with a knife and crackers: CHEESETRAY
8. Ranging widely: OFALLKINDS
9. 35mm camera option: SLR
10. Lead-in to speak or spell: MIS
11. "To his good friends thus wide I'll ___ my arms": "Hamlet": OPE
12. Southwest side dish: SPANISHRICE
13. Permanently: ININK
14. Expressionless: STONY
21. Every last person: EACHONE
24. What's missing from a KO?: LMN
25. Abbr. on mail to a soldier: APO
26. Jeremy on the court: LIN
27. Like the Pilgrims: Abbr.: ENG
30. It's often marked with an "@": AWAYGAME
31. Official residence at the Vatican: PAPALPALACE
32. Person's head, in slang: KNOB
33. Trophy figure: NIKE
34. Early smartphone: TREO
35. Soft ball?: YARN
46. Oscar V.I.P.s: HOSTS
47. Kipling's birthplace: INDIA
48. Up to: UNTIL
49. Oscar-winning role for Hattie McDaniel: MAMMY
50. Out: PASSE
51. Wash against gently: LAPAT
52. Three-time N.H.L. All-Star Kovalchuk: ILYA
53. Desires: YENS
54. Serial opener: PARTI
55. First word of Massachusetts' motto: ENSE
56. How some shares are sold: ATPAR
57. Boomers of old, in brief: SSTS
59. Yields: PAYS

Hints and full breakdown for Nov 12

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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.