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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 16, 2016

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Saturday, April 16, 2016

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, April 16, 2016. 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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Friday, April 15, 2016

across

1. Artificial eyelashes, informally: FALSIES
8. Things with round numbers?: BARTABS
15. Reply to a pushy person: ISAIDNO
16. Far out?: EXURBAN
17. Not flirting with your friend's girlfriend, e.g.: GUYCODE
18. Gets crushed by, say: LOSESTO
19. "Cats" monogram: TSE
20. Peaceful protests: LOVEINS
22. Athletic great whose name and jersey number rhyme: ORR
23. I Samuel preceder: RUTH
25. Point ___, Calif.: REYES
26. Problem on a record: BLOT
27. Really get to: EATAT
29. Yankee opposer: REB
30. Color whose name is French for "mole": TAUPE
31. It may represent November: ELEVEN
33. Quit: DESISTED
35. Seat of Oklahoma's Garfield County: ENID
37. They surround lenses: RIMS
38. Friend on "Friends": CHANDLER
42. Zip, as a Ziploc, say: RESEAL
46. Angel hair toppers?: HALOS
47. Shout while shaking a pompom: RAH
49. Friend of Buckwheat: DARLA
50. Give out: EMIT
51. The band fun. and others: TRIOS
53. Look through?: XRAY
54. Ring letters: WBA
55. "Take it easy, bro!": CHILLAX
57. "Odi et ___" (Catullus poem): AMO
58. Beyond the requirement: TOSPARE
60. Electronic music genre: DUBSTEP
62. Bogey: ONEOVER
63. Pouring poison into a stream, e.g.: ECOCIDE
64. Answer to "Capisce?": YESISEE
65. Spicy cuisine: MEXICAN

down

1. Plant seen on the Sistine Chapel ceiling: FIGTREE
2. In an ordinary fashion: ASUSUAL
3. Shower clothes: LAYETTE
4. Quotation qualifier: SIC
5. Teenage dream?: IDOL
6. "Star Wars" moon: ENDOR
7. In any way: SOEVER
8. Certain pop music fan of the 2010s: BELIEBER
9. Cellular transmitters: AXONS
10. Bygone sportscaster Hodges: RUSS
11. ___ Styles, lead character in "Boyz N the Hood": TRE
12. Screwdriver selection: ABSOLUT
13. Gotham building-climbing tool: BATROPE
14. Expressed derision: SNORTED
21. Sized up: EYED
24. One low on dough: HAVENOT
26. Big wind: BASSSAX
28. Keeps a watch on: TENDS
30. Kept a watch on?: TIMED
32. Bagel: NIL
34. "Right honourable" sort: SIR
36. Behind: DERRIERE
38. Treat for a dog: CHEWTOY
39. Treat for a dog: HAMBONE
40. Things you can assume: ALIASES
41. Skate park fixture: RAIL
43. All over the place: ERRATIC
44. California's so-called "Island City": ALAMEDA
45. Make public: LAYOPEN
48. Poker variant: HOLDEM
51. Low par: THREE
52. Angel hair topper: SAUCE
55. Quicken Loans Arena cagers: CAVS
56. ___ One (2013 release): XBOX
59. Pounded paste: POI
61. Zymurgy, e.g.: Abbr.: SCI

Hints and full breakdown for Apr 15

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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?.

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What is a rebus square?

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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.