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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 28, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, July 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
- 26
- 27
- 64
- 66
- 68
Down clues & answers
- 8
- 12
- 33
- 50
- 54
- 62
- 63
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
across
- 1. Attracted: DREW
- 5. Talk and talk and talk: YAK
- 8. Opposites of busts: BOOMS
- 13. Scent in incense and insect repellents: PATCHOULI
- 15. "That's unbelievable!": OHWOW
- 16. Place to find one O: THEHOBBIT
- 17. ___ vincit amor: OMNIA
- 18. "On top of that ...": ALSO
- 19. In a Yoda-like manner: SAGELY
- 21. Do the wrong thing: ERR
- 22. Place to find two Os: VENNDIAGRAM
- 24. Mexican shekels: PESOS
- 27. "That's what ___ said!": SHE
- 28. Place to find three Os: CIRCUSTENT
- 32. "___ said!": NUFF
- 36. Messes with 007's martini: STIRS
- 37. Year, in the Yucatán: ANO
- 38. 2003 Bennifer bomb: GIGLI
- 39. "That's clear to me now": ISEE
- 40. Place to find four Os: AUDIDEALER
- 42. Vegas performance: ACT
- 44. "Maleficent" star, 2014: JOLIE
- 45. Place to find five Os: OLYMPICFLAG
- 51. "That's unbelievable!": GEE
- 52. Snatched: STOLEN
- 53. Snatches: NABS
- 57. Type of type: ROMAN
- 59. Wagner work ... or a possible title for this puzzle: RINGCYCLE
- 61. Start of el 37-Across: ENERO
- 62. "Oh, stop moping!": GETOVERIT
- 63. Muscle/bone connection: SINEW
- 64. It's said at the exchange of Os: IDO
- 65. Rung: STEP
down
- 1. Creator of the Oompa-Loompas and the BFG: DAHL
- 2. They're marked on maps: Abbr.: RTES
- 3. "Hello ... hello ... hello ...": ECHO
- 4. First baseman in a classic comedy routine: WHO
- 5. Maxwell House alternative: YUBAN
- 6. Sync up: ALIGN
- 7. Floated, as a bad check: KITED
- 8. "How do you like dem apples?!": BOOYAH
- 9. Resistance measure: OHM
- 10. Ted Turner vis-à-vis the Atlanta Braves, once: OWNER
- 11. Shearer of "The Red Shoes": MOIRA
- 12. Bunch of bees: SWARM
- 13. Local fund-raising grp.: PTA
- 14. Lose sleep (over): OBSESS
- 20. Itemize: LIST
- 22. You, in Nice: VOUS
- 23. Nice: GENIAL
- 24. Tire-changing spots: PITS
- 25. Lake that stretches from Toledo to Buffalo: ERIE
- 26. Scary movie that spawned the spoof "Scary Movie": SCREAM
- 28. Forensic TV franchise: CSI
- 29. Letter on a sorority house: TAU
- 30. A O doesn't have one: END
- 31. "There's ___ in team": NOI
- 33. Citrus hybrid whose name suggests its appearance: UGLI
- 34. Head for the hills: FLEE
- 35. Common Yuletide purchase: FIR
- 38. Sci. with maps: GEOG
- 40. Going ___ (battling): ATIT
- 41. Title role in a 2012 Tarantino film: DJANGO
- 43. British scientist/novelist with a wintry name: CPSNOW
- 45. Fiona and Shrek, for two: OGRES
- 46. Star of "Madam Secretary": LEONI
- 47. Present-day locale of ancient Sheba: YEMEN
- 48. Pet at Queen Elizabeth II's side: CORGI
- 49. ___ out (didn't make it on base, in a way): FLIED
- 50. Slow, in music: LENTO
- 53. Refusal from Putin: NYET
- 54. One of 100 in Winnie-the-Pooh's wood: ACRE
- 55. Tiny anomaly: BLIP
- 56. Collector's goal: SET
- 58. "___ You the One?" (MTV reality show): ARE
- 60. Walgreens rival: CVS
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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What is a rebus square?
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Which day is the hardest?
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