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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for October 11, 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, October 11, 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
- 56
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 53
- 64
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Monday, October 10, 2016
across
- 1. Numbered things in a hotel hallway: DOORS
- 6. Not fully closed, as 1-Across: AJAR
- 10. Sicilian volcano: ETNA
- 14. Cry to a battlefield medic: IMHIT
- 15. Pasta sauce "trusted since 1937": RAGU
- 16. "Um, pardon me": AHEM
- 17. Airborne animal with a monstrous name: VAMPIREBAT
- 19. Not medium or well done: RARE
- 20. "Who knows the answer?": ANYONE
- 21. Mare's mate: STALLION
- 23. Pod fillers: PEAS
- 25. Site with the option "Shop by category": EBAY
- 26. Top choice, informally: FAVE
- 29. Anonymous John: DOE
- 31. Exclamation when raising one's champagne glass: ATOAST
- 35. University of Maine town: ORONO
- 37. Airborne animal with a monstrous name: DRAGONFLY
- 39. Zilch: NIL
- 40. 12:00: NOONDAY
- 42. Spot for a cat: LAP
- 43. Undersea animal with a monstrous name: DEVILFISH
- 45. Lessen: ABATE
- 47. Much: ALOTOF
- 48. Remove from a no-parking zone, say: TOW
- 50. High/low cards: ACES
- 51. ___-serif font: SANS
- 53. Singer who starred in "Moonstruck": CHER
- 55. Beret-wearing individualists of the 1950s-'60s: BEATNIKS
- 59. U.S. moon-landing program: APOLLO
- 63. Play's start: ACTI
- 64. Undersea animal with a monstrous name: GIANTSQUID
- 66. "For ___ the Bell Tolls": WHOM
- 67. Half: Prefix: HEMI
- 68. No longer in the closet, and not by choice: OUTED
- 69. Brain or ear part: LOBE
- 70. Fearsome dino: TREX
- 71. Must-haves: NEEDS
down
- 1. Performer inclined to throw tantrums: DIVA
- 2. Muscat is its capital: OMAN
- 3. "Goodness gracious!": OHMY
- 4. Tear the wrapping off: RIPOPEN
- 5. Children's writer R. L. ___: STINE
- 6. "___ you kidding me?!": ARE
- 7. Quick punches: JABS
- 8. Banded rock: AGATE
- 9. Relative of a turnip: RUTABAGA
- 10. In the beginning stages: EARLYON
- 11. Bangkok resident: THAI
- 12. Emperor accused of starting the Great Fire of Rome: NERO
- 13. "I'll second that, brother!": AMEN
- 18. Enjoy a book: READ
- 22. One of the Jacksons: LATOYA
- 24. "Ditto": SODOI
- 26. Hollywood's Henry or Jane: FONDA
- 27. "The Little Mermaid" mermaid: ARIEL
- 28. Swedish car whose name is Latin for "I roll": VOLVO
- 30. German artist Max: ERNST
- 32. Insurer with a duck in its commercials: AFLAC
- 33. Something to write on with chalk: SLATE
- 34. Uses a computer keyboard: TYPES
- 36. Borrowed, as artwork between museums: ONLOAN
- 38. For one particular purpose, as a committee: ADHOC
- 41. Subpar performance for a team or musician, say: OFFNIGHT
- 44. "We've waited long enough": ITSTIME
- 46. Ornate architectural style: BAROQUE
- 49. "___ the heck": WHAT
- 52. One going down a slippery slope: SKIER
- 54. Printer brand: EPSON
- 55. Cry like a baby: BAWL
- 56. Canyon rebound: ECHO
- 57. Very limited range: ATOB
- 58. "Ditto": SAME
- 60. Troubadour's stringed instrument: LUTE
- 61. Told untruths: LIED
- 62. 10:1 at a racetrack, e.g.: ODDS
- 65. Veto: NIX
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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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