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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 2, 2017
Sunday, April 2, 2017
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, April 2, 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
- 12
- 23
- 29
- 34
- 49
- 55
- 75
- 78
- 91
- 97
- 101
- 105
- 117
- 123
- 125
Down clues & answers
- 2
- 12
- 42
- 68
- 74
- 75
- 83
- 109
- 115
- 116
- 118
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Previous The Crossword answer
Saturday, April 1, 2017
across
- 1. One of the Great Lakes: MICHIGAN
- 5. Menacing cloud: SWARM
- 10. Sony offering: HDTV
- 14. Saint's home, for short: NOLA
- 15. Place for a barbecue: LANAI
- 16. Rich finish?: AIRE
- 17. "Don't give up": GUESSAGAIN
- 19. Rather powerful engine: VSIX
- 20. Brown: SAUTE
- 21. Some plants: MOLES
- 23. Value: PRIZE
- 25. Spooky quality: EERINESS
- 28. Smoothie fruit: ACAI
- 29. Popular cookie: THINMINT
- 31. Taking things for granted on April Fools' Day and others: NONOS
- 32. "Time ___ ...": WAS
- 33. Track, in a sense: SONG
- 34. Not wait for Mr. Right, say: SETTLE
- 35. Huuuuuuuuge: GINORMOUS
- 37. Loose, now: SPRUNG
- 40. Powerful D.C. lobby: AARP
- 41. Raiser of awareness, for short: PSA
- 44. Not accidental: MEANT
- 45. In opposition: CONTRARY
- 46. Guru, maybe: SIKH
- 47. Straightens: UNSNARLS
- 49. Firm parts: Abbr.: ATTYS
- 50. Hockey team, e.g.: HEXAD
- 51. Words on a jacket: BLURB
- 53. Risked a ticket: SPED
- 55. Construction staples ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme: TWOBYFOURS
- 59. Famous Amos: TORI
- 60. Rocker Steve: EARLE
- 61. "Don't go!," e.g.: PLEA
- 62. Obnoxious one: PEST
- 63. Subject of some codes: DRESS
- 64. Scandinavian capital: HELSINKI
down
- 1. Vase style: MING
- 2. Compatriot of Mao: CHOU
- 3. Noted father-or-son singer: IGLESIAS
- 4. Ancient New Mexican: ANASAZI
- 5. Part of a crib: SLAT
- 6. Living ___: WAGE
- 7. Major Asian carrier: ANA
- 8. Attire: RAIMENT
- 9. Like melancholy musical keys: MINOR
- 10. The poor: HAVENOTS
- 11. Not go along: DISSENT
- 12. Prefix with lateral: TRI
- 13. Bedevil: VEX
- 18. Girl's name that may precede Ann: SUE
- 22. One may be starting in sports: LINEUP
- 23. What's shaken when you say "Shake!": PAW
- 24. Big letters in electronics: RCA
- 25. Ones moving far from home: EMIGRANTS
- 26. Fifth in a group of eight: SOL
- 27. Saginaw-to-Flint dir.: SSE
- 29. Bit of beachwear: THONG
- 30. ___ way: INNO
- 33. It may be added to alcohol: SINTAX
- 34. Pitiful: SORRY
- 35. Hit the gas pedal hard: GUNNEDIT
- 36. Actress Wilson of "Mrs. Doubtfire": MARA
- 37. Sch. with the George W. Bush Presidential Library: SMU
- 38. Corral: PEN
- 39. Strips at breakfast: RASHERS
- 41. Tough, tenacious sorts: PITBULLS
- 42. Wild blue yonder: SKY
- 43. Features of Boston accents: AHS
- 45. Milieu of the FX series "The Americans": COLDWAR
- 46. Poetic stanza: STROPHE
- 48. Like government bonds: RATED
- 49. German preposition: AUF
- 51. Oil qtys.: BBLS
- 52. They burn: LYES
- 53. Racing letters: STP
- 54. Author who wrote "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity": POE
- 56. Buried treasure: ORE
- 57. Pull (in): REIN
- 58. Noted pseudonym in short story writing: SAKI
More daily puzzle hints
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- 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?.
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