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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 27, 2016
Sunday, November 27, 2016
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, November 27, 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
- 22
- 27
- 31
- 40
- 66
- 92
- 102
- 112
- 127
- 128
Down clues & answers
- 44
- 45
- 54
- 69
- 71
- 73
- 86
- 101
- 116
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
across
- 1. Facebook acquired it in 2014 for $19.3 billion: WHATSAPP
- 9. Coffee shop menu adjective: ICED
- 13. Narrator of Broadway's "Hamilton": AARONBURR
- 15. Dungeons & Dragons class: MAGE
- 16. Sci-fi hit whose tagline is "Bring him home": THEMARTIAN
- 18. Core component: IRON
- 19. Japanese honorific: SAN
- 20. Subway alternative: PANERA
- 21. Org. featured in 16-Across: NASA
- 22. "Pick me! Pick me!": OHOH
- 24. Hit the big time: MADEIT
- 26. ___ wrestling: MUD
- 27. Brazilian state capital: NATAL
- 29. Religious period dating from A.D. 622: MUSLIMERA
- 31. Just not done?: RAW
- 33. Drinking game where each bar that's visited is considered a hole: PUBGOLF
- 34. Like 38-Down: ROMAN
- 36. Locks in place for a while?: PERMS
- 37. The orangutan, in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue": CULPRIT
- 39. Not at all sharp: DIM
- 40. Like noir detective novels, typically: HARDEDGED
- 42. Leaves on the menu?: SALAD
- 46. Going by: AKA
- 47. Some farm vehicles: DEERES
- 49. Asian appetizer: SATE
- 50. Lead-in to -drome: VELO
- 52. Something seen on cold days: BREATH
- 54. Sanders, for one: Abbr.: SEN
- 55. Longfellow's "Evangeline," e.g.: EPIC
- 56. Stereotypical wear for a crackpot theorist: TINFOILHAT
- 58. Reggae's Peter: TOSH
- 59. Swedish pop group whose 1994 hit "The Sign" was #1 for six weeks: ACEOFBASE
- 60. Stops waffling: OPTS
- 61. In force?: ENLISTED
down
- 1. See 4-Down: WATSON
- 2. "You think you're soooo funny ...": HAHAHA
- 3. Playground rejoinder: ARENOT
- 4. With 1-Down, five-time winner of the British Open: TOM
- 5. Breeze: SNAP
- 6. Presidential middle name: ABRAM
- 7. General Israel of the American Revolution: PUTNAM
- 8. Raised, as a trapdoor: PRIEDUP
- 9. "Deal!": IMIN
- 10. Sticky treats: CARAMELS
- 11. Search for oneself on Google, e.g.: EGOSURF
- 12. Response to "Gracias": DENADA
- 14. Stands on the hind legs, in dialect: RARESUP
- 17. Covered area near the fingertip: NAILBED
- 23. Kid-lit character with a "Purple Crayon": HAROLD
- 25. River flowing from the Garden of Eden, in the Bible: TIGRIS
- 28. Clobbered, in British slang: LAMPED
- 30. May honorees, colloquially: MOMMAS
- 32. Cost of fighting?: WARDEBT
- 34. Definitely not a city slicker: RURALIST
- 35. Country of 180+ million people that has never participated in the Winter Olympics: NIGERIA
- 37. Snackable treat on a stick: CAKEPOP
- 38. Ancient playwright who specialized in New Comedy: TERENCE
- 40. Can't help but: HAVETO
- 41. Pound with sound: DEAFEN
- 43. Suddenly attack: LASHAT
- 44. Chilling: ATEASE
- 45. Made a bad impression on: DENTED
- 48. Stand-up comedian's prop, often: STOOL
- 51. Adolph who coined the motto "All the News That's Fit to Print": OCHS
- 53. Player of oldies when they were newies: HIFI
- 57. Birth announcement info: Abbr.: LBS
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?.
The Crossword FAQ
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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?
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