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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 28, 2015
Saturday, November 28, 2015
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, November 28, 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
- 17
- 18
- 20
- 31
- 37
- 52
- 54
- 61
Down clues & answers
- 9
- 24
- 32
- 41
- 60
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Friday, November 27, 2015
across
- 1. Napa options, informally: CABS
- 5. Request after a tough day, perhaps: STIFFDRINK
- 15. Browse without comment: LURK
- 16. "Ain't gonna happen!": NOSIREEBOB
- 17. "Paris is always a good ___" (line from the film "Sabrina"): IDEA
- 18. They get spots out: ADAGENCIES
- 19. "Bad Girls" rapper: MIA
- 20. Fix, as a toy: SPAY
- 21. Supports for gypsum boards: STUDS
- 22. Chinese cabbage: BOKCHOY
- 24. Reasons: WHYS
- 25. Reason for icing: SPRAIN
- 26. "Anytime": WHENEVER
- 30. John who wrote "BUtterfield 8": OHARA
- 31. Michael who played Alfred Pennyworth in three Batman movies: CAINE
- 32. Solitary: ONE
- 33. 2012 Twitter acquisition: VINE
- 34. They come as a relief: BALMS
- 35. Stola : woman :: ___ : man: TOGA
- 36. Logo for the Hartford: ELK
- 37. Greenlanders, by citizenship: DANES
- 38. Covered, as a song: REDID
- 39. They might be paid at a memorial: RESPECTS
- 41. Dresden's state: SAXONY
- 42. Fashion designer Marc: ECKO
- 43. Halluces: BIGTOES
- 44. Poor service penalty, possibly: NOTIP
- 46. Curiosity's locale: MARS
- 47. Onetime Ice Cube collaborator, informally: DRE
- 48. It might involve someone "so fat" or "so old": YOMAMAJOKE
- 50. Throw out unceremoniously: BOOT
- 51. Regular joes: AVERAGEMEN
- 52. Target for a snake: CLOG
- 53. What to grab for the road?: HANDLEBARS
- 54. Adventurer in Grouchland in a 1999 film: ELMO
down
- 1. Crosses, as a range: CLIMBSOVER
- 2. One making a sound investment?: AUDIOPHILE
- 3. Fall out of line: BREAKRANKS
- 4. Genre for the band Sublime: SKA
- 5. Easily attached: SNAPON
- 6. Present time: TODAY
- 7. "Goodness!": ISAY
- 8. Abbr. next to a chart: FIG
- 9. Tops off: FRESHENS
- 10. Orbit alternative: DENTYNE
- 11. Disqualify (oneself): RECUSE
- 12. [See above]: IBID
- 13. All those against: NOES
- 14. Computer memory units: Abbr.: KBS
- 20. Sect opposed to ISIS: SHIA
- 23. Pains: CARE
- 24. Sudden notions: WHIMS
- 26. Land known to locals as Cymru: WALES
- 27. One stuck abroad?: VOODOODOLL
- 28. Scotty's domain on "Star Trek": ENGINEROOM
- 29. Starting line: READYSETGO
- 31. Part of Dante's "Inferno": CANTO
- 34. It's usually devoted to sports in a tabloid newspaper: BACKPAGE
- 35. Exchange between cell mates?: TEXT
- 37. What's the point?: DECIMAL
- 38. Car wash supply: RAGS
- 40. Small bomb used for breaking down gates: PETARD
- 41. Mythical nautical dangers: SIRENS
- 43. Follower of Able: BAKER
- 44. Massive explosion: NOVA
- 45. Foreshadowing: OMEN
- 46. Home of "Christina's World," familiarly: MOMA
- 48. "Oh, sure": YAH
- 49. Presidential son and brother: JEB
- 50. Dating inits.: BCE
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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.