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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 28, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 28, 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
- 15
- 32
Down clues & answers
- 28
- 51
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Monday, June 27, 2016
across
- 1. Spanish red wine: RIOJA
- 6. Taters: SPUDS
- 11. Insult, slangily: DIS
- 14. Actor Ed who voiced Carl Fredricksen in "Up": ASNER
- 15. Tim ___, N.F.L. player known for kneeling in prayer: TEBOW
- 16. Environmental prefix: ECO
- 17. 1940s-'50s Dodgers great who lent support to Jackie Robinson: PEEWEEREESE
- 19. Moving day vehicle: VAN
- 20. Prefix with vision or market: TELE
- 21. Teri ___, Best Supporting Actress nominee for "Tootsie": GARR
- 22. "Dallas" family name: EWING
- 24. Bread unit: LOAF
- 26. Australian gem export: OPAL
- 27. Comedian who hosted the 2014 Oscars: ELLENDEGENERES
- 33. Egypt's capital: CAIRO
- 34. Sent back to a lower court: REMANDED
- 36. "The Addams Family" cousin: ITT
- 37. Tot's three-wheeler: TRIKE
- 39. I, to a psychologist: EGO
- 40. Admonishment for public displays of affection: GETAROOM
- 43. Verbally spar: ARGUE
- 45. Actress with the classic line "You had me at hello": RENEEZELLWEGER
- 48. Tatters: RAGS
- 49. News anchor Lester: HOLT
- 50. "___ español?": HABLA
- 52. ___ Spring (2010s movement): ARAB
- 54. Impact sound in the comics: WHAM
- 58. Wed. follower: THU
- 59. Carefree existences ... or, punnily, what 17-, 27- and 45-Across have: LIVESOFEASE
- 62. Shout before "You're it!": TAG
- 63. "The Faerie Queene" woman whose name means "peace": IRENA
- 64. Gossip, from the Yiddish: YENTA
- 65. "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" airer: PBS
- 66. Ohio city where Goodyear is headquartered: AKRON
- 67. Cry when accepting a challenge: ITSON
down
- 1. In awe: RAPT
- 2. "Aha!": ISEE
- 3. First-year law student: ONEL
- 4. Dealer in diamonds: JEWELER
- 5. "All bets ___ off": ARE
- 6. Attack from a low-flying plane: STRAFE
- 7. Jury member: PEER
- 8. Lyft competitor: UBER
- 9. Uno + uno: DOS
- 10. Popeye's son: SWEEPEA
- 11. Hors d'oeuvre often topped with paprika: DEVILEDEGG
- 12. Words of confidence: ICAN
- 13. Spotify selection: SONG
- 18. "Yipe!": EGAD
- 23. Alert: WARN
- 25. Musician Yoko: ONO
- 26. "This one's ___": ONME
- 27. Vaping need, informally: ECIG
- 28. "Catch you on the flip side": LATER
- 29. Ones eschewing trash cans: LITTERBUGS
- 30. Dirty coating: GRIME
- 31. Cartoon shriek: EEK
- 32. "Speaking of which ...," for example: SEGUE
- 35. Active person: DOER
- 37. Pedicurists work on them: TOES
- 38. The New Yorker cartoonist Chast: ROZ
- 41. ___-retentive: ANAL
- 42. Crown, scepter, etc.: REGALIA
- 43. Leather punch: AWL
- 44. Share with one's followers, in a way: RETWEET
- 46. From the capital of Tibet: LHASAN
- 47. Timber wolf: LOBO
- 50. URL starter: HTTP
- 51. "Moby-Dick" captain: AHAB
- 52. State definitively: AVER
- 53. Cabinet member who once appeared beside her impersonator on "S.N.L.": RENO
- 55. Prince in "Frozen": HANS
- 56. Regarding: ASTO
- 57. Not nice: MEAN
- 60. Bother: IRK
- 61. "This might be of interest ...," for short: FYI
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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