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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 3, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, March 3, 2017. 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
- 10
Down clues & answers
- 35
- 53
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Thursday, March 2, 2017
across
- 1. Place known for pampering: SPA
- 4. Idaho motto word: ESTO
- 8. Winger of "Shadowlands": DEBRA
- 13. Dwellings for castaways: HUTS
- 15. Muslim minority: SHIA
- 16. Doesn't do anything: IDLES
- 17. Muscle maneuverer: OSTEOPATH
- 19. Bad-smelling animal: SKUNK
- 20. Start of a question is ...: WHATFAMOUSPOET
- 22. SoHo's metropolis: NYC
- 23. A, in Iberia: UNA
- 24. Ice hockey's Robitaille: LUC
- 25. More of the question is ...: HASANAMETHATS
- 32. Starter of limericks: THERE
- 34. Handle adversity: COPE
- 35. Feel some repentance for: RUE
- 36. Paraprofessional: AIDE
- 37. Deck with a Justice card: TAROT
- 39. Letters for Out readers: LGBT
- 40. Blasting material: TNT
- 41. Rainy day rarity: TAXI
- 42. Checkup imperative: SAYAH
- 43. End of the question is ...: ADOUBLEDACTYL
- 47. Zero, in soccer scores: NIL
- 48. Issa of comedy: RAE
- 49. Youngest Gabor sister: EVA
- 52. Here's what the answer is ...: EMILYDICKINSON
- 57. Country with voodooists: HAITI
- 58. Fastest Olympian: USAINBOLT
- 59. Cornering challenges: ESSES
- 60. Ancient Iranian: MEDE
- 61. Emulates Nicholson: ACTS
- 62. Argentine footballer: MESSI
- 63. One in a jury box: PEER
- 64. Wife in "The Godfather": KAY
down
- 1. Proven as accurate: SHOWN
- 2. Brash and belligerent: PUSHY
- 3. Really quite taken with: ATTACHEDTO
- 4. Andalucía's land: ESPANA
- 5. Medical sorcerer: SHAMAN
- 6. Yugoslav dictator: TITO
- 7. Island with Diamond Head: OAHU
- 8. Quarrel or fight about: DISPUTE
- 9. "How'm I doin'?" pol: EDKOCH
- 10. Color like indigo: BLUE
- 11. Payment for tenancy: RENT
- 12. Pose in an interview: ASK
- 14. Part of a tennis match: SET
- 18. Having a benefit: OFUSE
- 21. Conquered insomnia: SLEPT
- 26. Make, in arithmetic: ARE
- 27. Pungently odorous: ACRID
- 28. Sound from a meadowland: MOO
- 29. Footwear with lozenges: ARGYLESOCK
- 30. Oompah-pah instrument: TUBA
- 31. Thomas the clockmaker: SETH
- 32. "Toodles," in Twickenham: TATA
- 33. In the posterior: HIND
- 37. Total for scorekeepers: TALLY
- 38. Tool for a lumberjack: AXE
- 39. Troubadour offering: LAY
- 41. Caucasus capital: TBILISI
- 42. Mug in a rathskeller: STEIN
- 44. Blends or conglomerates: UNITES
- 45. Place to play Centipede: ARCADE
- 46. Having more clumpiness: CAKIER
- 50. Physics class eponym: VOLTA
- 51. Nervous and fidgety: ANTSY
- 52. Effortless quality: EASE
- 53. Notice the absence of: MISS
- 54. Garbage disposal site: DUMP
- 55. Words of enlightenment: ISEE
- 56. Org. for the Pelicans: NBA
- 57. Speak indecisively: HEM
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
When is the next crossword released?
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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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