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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 11, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, March 11, 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
- 23
- 35
Down clues & answers
- 19
- 26
- 27
- 33
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 43
- 52
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Friday, March 10, 2017
across
- 1. Powerful singer's asset, informally: SETOFPIPES
- 11. Prophet in the Book of Mormon: LEHI
- 15. Gelato alternative: ITALIANICE
- 16. Like ___ of worms: ACAN
- 17. Pioneer in heliocentric theory: COPERNICUS
- 18. Fishing floats: BOBS
- 19. Baht : Thailand :: ___ : Laos: KIP
- 20. +, $ or @: SIGN
- 21. Observed visiting: SEENAT
- 23. Imperial sticks, say: OLEO
- 25. San Francisco's ___ Tower: COIT
- 27. Dismal turnout: NOONE
- 28. End of a letter: SERIF
- 30. Backstage Broadway worker: COSTUMER
- 32. Unmitigated disaster, in slang: DUMPSTERFIRE
- 35. Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.: Abbr.: STE
- 38. Raptors' home: Abbr.: TOR
- 39. Shoebox spec: EEE
- 40. Second-in-command at a corp.: COO
- 41. Leonardo da Vinci drawing featuring superimposed body positions: VITRUVIANMAN
- 45. Very light: ETHEREAL
- 46. They roll in: TIDES
- 50. Erie or Miami: TRIBE
- 51. D.C. tourist destination: MALL
- 54. Senate majority leader who succeeded Dole: LOTT
- 55. The house of Versace?: LACASA
- 57. Vanquish: ROUT
- 59. Bucolic expanse: LEA
- 60. Having a scrap: ATIT
- 61. John Nash's field of mathematics: GAMETHEORY
- 64. Narrow margin: NOSE
- 65. A question of cosmology: AREWEALONE
- 66. Mime and puppetry, e.g.: ARTS
- 67. Went door to door?: SIDESWIPED
down
- 1. Twisted types: SICKOS
- 2. Cannes star: ETOILE
- 3. CNN newsman Jake: TAPPER
- 4. Copa Mundial cry: OLE
- 5. You may visit a lot of them before Christmas: FIRS
- 6. Kind of attack: PANIC
- 7. Covent Garden architect Jones: INIGO
- 8. Spreads out in a park?: PICNICS
- 9. Euro forerunner: ECU
- 10. Time in therapy, e.g.: Abbr.: SESS
- 11. Shia who's not a Muslim: LABEOUF
- 12. Cost-effective: ECONOMIC
- 13. Cayenne's hotter cousin: HABANERO
- 14. Like much FM radio: INSTEREO
- 22. Implore: ENTREAT
- 24. Human appendage?: OID
- 26. "Count ___" (calming advice): TOTEN
- 29. They're traded in the Chicago Board of Trade: FUTURES
- 31. Feel: SEEM
- 33. Affect: MOVE
- 34. Hector's father: PRIAM
- 35. 2015 Literature Nobelist Alexievich: SVETLANA
- 36. Certain chemistry lab apparatus: TITRATOR
- 37. Immanuel Kant, for one: ETHICIST
- 42. Purchase incentives: REBATES
- 43. In a 6-Down: ALARMED
- 44. It's nothing: NIL
- 47. Bit of computer programming executed repeatedly: DOLOOP
- 48. Perpetual, poetically: ETERNE
- 49. Didn't take off: STAYED
- 52. "Brigadoon" composer: LOEWE
- 53. Theorbos, e.g.: LUTES
- 56. Ottoman chiefs: AGAS
- 58. Soften: THAW
- 62. Cardinals' home: Abbr.: ARI
- 63. "My God!," as cried by Jesus: ELI
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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?.
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?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.