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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 27, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, April 27, 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.
Across clues & answers
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Down clues & answers
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
across
- 1. Medieval drudges: SERFS
- 6. Word before shot or season: FLU
- 9. Imbecile: DOLT
- 13. Gives a heads-up: ALERTS
- 15. Protection provided by military planes: AIRCOVER
- 17. Watch in astonishment: GAPEAT
- 18. Scandal surrounding copy editors' proofreading marks?: DELEGATE
- 19. Scandal involving Tesla C.E.O. Musk?: ELONGATE
- 21. Completely fine: ALLOK
- 22. Some hosp. tests: EEGS
- 23. Facilitate: EASE
- 25. Storyteller Wilhelm or Jakob: GRIMM
- 28. Scandal affecting iPhone owners?: APPLEGATE
- 33. ___ Canyon Park (running spot in the Hollywood Hills): RUNYON
- 35. Restaurant dip for bread: OIL
- 36. Do the breaststroke, say: SWIM
- 37. N.Y.C. subway inits.: IRT
- 38. "Hamilton," e.g.: MUSICAL
- 41. Sleeve filler: ARM
- 42. Title on "Downton Abbey": EARL
- 44. TV-watching room: DEN
- 45. Rink game: HOCKEY
- 47. Scandal in the aftermath of a tsunami?: FLOODGATE
- 50. Removes, as a layer: SHEDS
- 51. Small, brown songbird: WREN
- 52. "Toodles!": TATA
- 54. Words of sympathy: ICARE
- 57. Scandal that implicates a detective?: TAILGATE
- 61. Scandal depicted in "Avatar"?: NAVIGATE
- 64. "Amen to that!": WORDUP
- 65. Popular strength-training program: CROSSFIT
- 66. Be a pilot: AVIATE
- 67. Warmonger: HAWK
- 68. Shirt for a workout: TEE
- 69. Come after: ENSUE
down
- 1. Wise one: SAGE
- 2. Its inaugural flight was in 1948: ELAL
- 3. Pickup that gets picked up, perhaps: REPO
- 4. Ally who's not completely an ally: FRENEMY
- 5. Aggressive manager for a child star: STAGEMOM
- 6. Lose vibrancy: FADE
- 7. Bit of fiction: LIE
- 8. Address you can't enter into a GPS: URL
- 9. Angled golf holes: DOGLEGS
- 10. Shape of the president's office: OVAL
- 11. Jared of "Dallas Buyers Club": LETO
- 12. Long hike: TREK
- 14. Doe's mate: STAG
- 16. Desist: CEASE
- 20. Decidedly not-lax grp. at LAX: TSA
- 23. Filmdom's "The Bible," e.g.: EPIC
- 24. Deity to 1.5+ billion: ALLAH
- 25. "Good ___!": GRIEF
- 26. Nonurban: RURAL
- 27. Course that might be labeled "101": INTRO
- 29. North, south, east or west: POINT
- 30. Up from bed: AWAKE
- 31. Ready for bed: TIRED
- 32. TV's "Oscars": EMMYS
- 34. Wink accompanier: NUDGE
- 39. Actor Bean, whose first name looks like it rhymes with his last, but doesn't: SEAN
- 40. Frequent theme for Adele: LOSTLOVE
- 43. Not having much chance of failure: LOWRISK
- 46. "Much to my ___ ...": CHAGRIN
- 48. Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff: DREGS
- 49. Hellenic "H": ETA
- 53. Former Sanyo competitor: AIWA
- 54. Ruler division: INCH
- 55. ___ mia (Italian term of endearment): CARA
- 56. Declare assuredly: AVOW
- 57. Head of the French department?: TETE
- 58. Ones helping a public prosecutor, for short: ADAS
- 59. Ballerina's wear: TUTU
- 60. Olympics sword: EPEE
- 62. Back on board: AFT
- 63. Suit accessory: TIE
More daily puzzle hints
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- 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?
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?
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