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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 24, 2016
Sunday, July 24, 2016
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 24, 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
- 37
- 44
- 60
- 76
- 89
Down clues & answers
- 3
- 76
- 86
- 101
- 111
- 117
- 118
- 119
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Saturday, July 23, 2016
across
- 1. Those falling head over heels?: ACROBATS
- 9. Little rows: TIFFS
- 14. Ones with love-hate relationships, say: FRENEMIES
- 16. Pop singer Goulding: ELLIE
- 17. Show on which Adam West voices Mayor Adam West: FAMILYGUY
- 18. Actress Balaban of "Supernatural": LIANE
- 19. Make a measure of: ENACT
- 20. Shift specification: Abbr.: HRS
- 21. Some temple figures: LAMAS
- 22. César subject: CINE
- 23. Measure (up): STACK
- 25. Press target, informally: DELT
- 26. Soupçon: TAD
- 27. Is a kiss-up: KOWTOWS
- 29. Org. awarding 5-Downs: WBA
- 30. Bass brass: TUBAS
- 31. Foreign aide: AUPAIR
- 33. Reduced: SLIMMED
- 36. Guts: INNARDS
- 37. Do-it-yourself wheels: KITCAR
- 38. W.W. II landing site in Italy: ANZIO
- 39. Hookups on "House": IVS
- 40. Tough: RUFFIAN
- 42. Malfunctioning: BUM
- 45. Like venison: LEAN
- 47. First division, maybe: PARTA
- 48. Hindu embodiment of virtue: RAMA
- 49. Procedure improving one's looks?: LASIK
- 51. "Let me ___ pray thee": Exodus 4:18: GOI
- 52. Picks nits: CARPS
- 53. Golfer's error: SLICE
- 54. Some small tablets: IPADMINIS
- 56. Power of two: EIGHT
- 57. Hesitant: NOTSOSURE
- 58. Something to believe in: TENET
- 59. Princess and angel, e.g.: PETNAMES
down
- 1. Move: AFFECT
- 2. Holders of thoughts?: CRANIA
- 3. Order back: REMAND
- 4. Shelved: ONICE
- 5. Supporting strip: BELT
- 6. She anchored "Weekend Update" with Tina, then Seth: AMY
- 7. Scrooge: TIGHTWAD
- 8. "Bathers at Asnières" and "Parade de Cirque": SEURATS
- 9. Game giveaway: TELL
- 10. 24-book classic: ILIAD
- 11. What a troll may perpetuate: FLAMEWAR
- 12. Preceder of the sound of a gavel: FINALBID
- 13. Be in shock from a sock: SEESTARS
- 15. Biggest rival of US Foods: SYSCO
- 23. Recover after being wrecked: SOBERUP
- 24. Year-end tradition since 1966: KWANZAA
- 27. Half of a 2000s stoner-film duo: KUMAR
- 28. Longtime hair lightener brand: SUNIN
- 30. Alternative to Flix: TMC
- 32. Kung ___ beef: PAO
- 33. Things that one is good at: SKILLSET
- 34. Be what one isn't: LIVEALIE
- 35. Prognostication proclamation: ITSASIGN
- 36. Start: INITIATE
- 38. Music genre for Miriam Makeba: AFROPOP
- 41. Charley Bates's mentor, in literature: FAGIN
- 42. Musical with the song "There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute": BARNUM
- 43. One often accused of being blind: UMPIRE
- 44. Rank and file: MASSES
- 46. Something to carve out: NICHE
- 48. First lady Barbara's Russian counterpart: RAISA
- 50. Last name in the funnies for nearly 50 years: KETT
- 52. "Let's go!": CMON
- 55. Ariz. doesn't observe it: DST
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?.
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.