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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 22, 2016

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Monday, August 22, 2016

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, August 22, 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.

76 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

1
___ above (better than)
5
Run one's mouth
11
Bit of acne, informally
14
Unhurried run
15
Protective tooth layer
16
Blunder
17
Archfoe
19
Bikini top
20
Previous to, in poetry
21
Say "Please, please, please," say
22
Rep on the street
23
Profanity
27
Official sometimes said to be blind
29
"___-hoo!" ("Hello!")
30
Nostradamus, for one
31
"The Witches" director Nicolas
33
NBC weekend show since '75
35
Completely wrong
39
Golden parachutes, e.g.
42
Peace Nobelist Sakharov
43
Title like "The Santa Clause" or "Knight and Day"
44
Faucet problem
45
Prefix with dexterity
47
Galahad or Lancelot
49
Pas' partners
50
Popular movie theater candy
55
Kite flier's need
56
Plant, as seeds
57
Like the stage after larval
60
QB Manning
61
Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across
64
Teacher's ___
65
Sudden runs
66
"___ Enchanted" (2004 rom-com)
67
Attempt
68
Classic cameras
69
Where to drop a coin

Down clues & answers

1
Jessica of "Dark Angel"
2
Hairdo
3
Fully informed, informally
4
Four: Prefix
5
The "p" of m.p.h.
6
In single file
7
Group of experts
8
Last Greek letters
9
Opposite of masc.
10
Travel like Superman
11
Alphabetically last animal in a zoo, usually
12
Clearance rack abbr.
13
Swap
18
Slippery
22
Like pigs' tails and permed hair
24
Samsung competitor
25
Fastidious sort
26
Neuter, as a stud
27
___ Major
28
Like a well-kept lawn
32
Depardieu of film
34
Pool unit
36
Period of higher-than-average temperatures
37
Charles Lamb's "Essays of ___"
38
Kitchen amts.
40
Office sub
41
Important time at a fraternity or sorority
46
"How tragic"
48
Kelly of morning TV
50
Won the World Series in four games, say
51
Edmonton hockey player
52
Togetherness
53
Terra ___
54
"Put up your ___!"
58
Guthrie who performed at Woodstock
59
Future atty.'s hurdle
61
"Naughty!"
62
Abbr. in a military address
63
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Sunday, August 21, 2016

across

1. "It's a pity other cars aren't built this way" cars: SAABS
6. Fischer, to Spassky, e.g.: RIVAL
11. "Stop!," at a port: AVAST
16. Ring around a classical column: ANNULET
18. Verdi aria: ERITU
19. Spots for auto logos: GRILLES
21. Rap's ___ Boys: BEASTIE
22. Flat-bottomed boat: SKIFF
23. Passionate kiss: LIPLOCK
24. Busy time for malls: Abbr.: DEC
25. Nascar unit: LAP
27. Row maker: HOE
29. Life force in Chinese philosophy: CHI
30. High-powered guns: UZIS
32. Home to more than half the world's active geysers: YELLOWSTONE
37. Enigmatic one in "The Hobbit": RUNE
38. Dunham of "Girls": LENA
39. Organized hikes: EXPEDITIONS
40. Follower of Joel: AMOS
41. Approver of new meds: FDA
43. Snack brand whose name hints at its flavor: NILLA
44. Zika monitoring org.: CDC
46. Alternative regimen to an 84-Down, informally: PALEO
49. Surrender: CEDE
51. Whacks: OFFS
54. I C U, e.g.: REBUS
58. Highly rated bond: AAA
59. Highly rated Bond?: MOORE
61. Telenovela, e.g.: DRAMA
63. Fury: IRE
64. Result of many years of study, for short: PHD
65. Halley of Halley's comet: EDMOND
67. Like Serbs, but not Hungarians: SLAVIC
68. What might replace you?: ONE
69. Subject of many Ansel Adams photos: YOSEMITE
71. Mortgage, often: HOMELOAN
73. "The Simpsons" character in a green jacket: APU
74. Disney dwarf: DOC
75. Kind of treatment: SPA
77. Cousin of goth: EMO
78. Bethesda-based research agcy.: NIH
80. Federal agency established on August 25, 1916: NATIONALPARKSERVICE
85. Like some oaths: SOLEMN
86. Region of ancient Greece: IONIA
87. Insult, say: DEMEAN
89. Election night graphic, for short: USMAP
90. Annual N.Y.C. fund-raising event: METGALA
92. Oprah's BFF: GAYLE
93. "Keep fighting the good fight!": BESTRONG
96. Like Sherpas: NEPALESE
99. Very, very: EVERSO
102. Subatomic particle named for the weak force: WBOSON
104. "Mind ... blown!": HOLYCOW
108. House majority leader before DeLay: ARMEY
110. Good fact-checking types: PEDANTS
115. "Three Coins in the Fountain" fountain: TREVI
116. Light and breezy entertainment, informally: MINDCANDY
119. Dazzled: INAWE
120. Portions: METES
121. Concerted efforts: ENDEAVORS
122. Break up with someone: ENDIT
123. Untethered: LOOSE
124. Nina Totenberg's milieu: NPRNEWS
125. Milk dispensers?: TEATS

down

1. Blessed thing?: SNEEZE
2. Painkiller containing caffeine: ANACIN
3. Neighbor of Ger.: AUS
4. Luncheonette order, for short: BLT
5. Six, in Italy: SEI
6. Dazzling: RESPLENDENT
7. Annoy: IRK
8. The Henry who founded the House of Tudor: VII
9. Raiders' org.: ATF
10. Erupter at 32-Across: LUFHTIAFDLO
11. Radio host Shapiro: ARI
12. Kind of pass: VIP
13. Nothing but: ALL
14. Henry W. ___, Union major general during the Civil War: SLOCUM
15. Disco relative: TECHNO
16. "So You Think You Can Dance" judge: ABDUL
17. Wire message: TELEX
19. Harris's role in "The Right Stuff": GLENN
20. Jumps higher than, in sports slang: SKIES
26. Gran Paradiso, e.g.: ALP
28. It's as good as XXX: OOO
31. Partner of sound: SAFE
32. Word of support: YEA
33. Dog created by Jim Davis: ODIE
34. Actor Wheaton: WIL
35. France's so-called "Capital of the Ruins": STLO
36. Exit key: ESC
37. Sprint: RACE
42. Parts of a Jerusalem skyline: DOMES
45. Harry's Hogwarts enemy: DRACO
46. Drivel: PAP
47. "Man, that feels good!": AAH
48. Indoor plants popular in waiting rooms: LADYPALMS
49. Like the name Nguyen in Vietnam: COMMON
50. Beethoven's "Sinfonia ___": EROICA
52. Purchase at an optometrist's: FRAMES
53. "Help!": SAVEME
55. Feature of the Six Million Dollar Man: BIONICEYE
56. Samovar, e.g.: URN
57. "Capeesh?": SEE
60. Had too much of, briefly: ODEDON
62. Term of address for a noble: MILORD
66. Tyrant: DESPOT
67. Islamic law: SHARIA
70. Defeat in a Nathan's Famous contest: OUTEAT
72. Cracker shape: ANIMAL
73. Win by ___: ANOSE
76. Feeling of hunger: PANG
79. Mends: HEALS
81. Not quite right: IMPRECISE
82. PolitiFact finding: LIE
83. Actor Penn: KAL
84. Regimen adopted by Bill Clinton in 2010: VEGANDIET
85. Clancy's Red October, e.g.: SUB
88. Born: NEE
90. Store head: Abbr.: MGR
91. Mayo container?: ANO
94. Egg: Prefix: OVO
95. "It's the ___" ("I've changed"): NEWME
97. Annual athletic honors: ESPYS
98. For whom the Edgar awards are named: POE
100. Wall St. "500": SANDP
101. Drive-thru decision: ORDER
102. Bob alternative ... or partner: WEAVE
103. At this point: BYNOW
104. Webmaster's medium: HTML
105. Cookie with a Thins variety: OREO
106. Oscar winner for "Dallas Buyers Club": LETO
107. Part of Y.S.L.: YVES
109. Thom ___ shoes: MCAN
111. Virgin Mary's mother: ANNE
112. Zippo: NADA
113. Ninny: TWIT
114. Goes down: SETS
117. Tavern attachment: INN
118. A.M.A. members: DRS

Hints and full breakdown for Aug 21

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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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