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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 13, 2017

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, April 13, 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.

74 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

Down clues & answers

1
"___ of you ..."
2
Alternatives to cabs
3
Butterflies, so to speak
4
Continuation indication
5
"Darn!"
6
"Fiddlesticks!"
7
Swiss air lines?
8
Party bowlful
9
"Doubtful"
10
Honey brew
11
Ignoble
12
Org. with the Rod of Asclepius in its logo
14
So-called "father of Czech music"
20
Magician's prop
21
Caviar
25
Power bit
26
Many
28
Anthem opener
29
Smart-alecky
30
Employer-offered plans, for short
31
"My oh my!"
32
___-inflammatory
33
Sassy
35
Reveille no-show
38
Do some heavy lifting
39
Frozen treats with "six zippy flavors"
40
Watchful
45
It's nothing, really
47
"My dear man"
48
Eager
50
Certain opera singer, for short
52
Strength of a solution, in chemistry
53
Bygone fuel giant with a torch in its logo
54
Stick with it
55
Actress Moreno
56
Comply with
57
Piece in many a still life
58
Ballpark figs.
59
New reporter

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

across

1. "Don't be such a baby!": MANUP
6. Divest (of): RID
9. Easy gaits: LOPES
14. O'Connor's Supreme Court successor: ALITO
15. Comedian Schumer: AMY
16. All thumbs: INEPT
17. Longtime name on NBC's "Today": ROKER
18. Home to the Kennedy Space Center, familiarly: CANAVERAL
20. Ballpark figures: GUESSTIMATES
22. Actors Helms and Harris: EDS
23. Opposite of trans-, with respect to gender: CIS
24. A welcome sight?: MAT
25. Ruckus: ADO
28. Unwanted guest: HOMEINVADER
31. Some run to get in it: SHAPE
35. Inc., abroad: LTD
36. Euro denomination: CENT
37. Black Tuesday event: WALLSTREETCRASH
41. Sheltered from the wind: ALEE
42. Latin word after post or ad: HOC
43. Correo ___ (Spanish airmail): AEREO
44. Any one of the stars of "Duck Soup": MARXBROTHER
48. Grp. once led by Arafat: PLO
49. Existential statement: IAM
50. Bonus sports periods, for short: OTS
51. W.W. II female: WAC
54. Go Dutch ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 37- and 44-Across: SPLITTHEBILL
57. Toronto athlete: MAPLELEAF
60. Kate's sitcom housemate: ALLIE
61. Chipped in, in a way: ANTED
62. B'way posting: SRO
63. Stopwatch: TIMER
64. Eats like a rodent: GNAWS
65. Old sailor: TAR
66. Beat handily: SPANK

down

1. Homer's love: MARGE
2. One way to think: ALOUD
3. Adidas alternatives: NIKES
4. Four Corners-area tribe: UTES
5. Cayman and Cayenne: PORSCHES
6. "To Kill a Mockingbird" theme: RACISM
7. Muslim leader: IMAM
8. "Awesome!": DYNAMITE
9. Broadcast shown as it happens: LIVETV
10. Tip jar fillers: ONES
11. ___ capita: PER
12. Org. concerned with ecology: EPA
13. Cardinal's letters: STL
19. T-Mobile rival: ATANDT
21. Padre's hermano: TIO
25. "Be ___ ..." (request starter): ADEAR
26. Not too quick on the uptake: DENSE
27. Prefix with -pedic: ORTHO
29. Campaign poster word: ELECT
30. Realtor's unit: ACRE
31. Overwhelm: SWAMP
32. Like much food cart meat: HALAL
33. Old Olds: ALERO
34. Movie trailer?: PLEX
38. One in bondage: THRALL
39. Least cramped: ROOMIEST
40. Buckets, perhaps: CARSEATS
45. Ostriches and kangaroos, e.g.: BIPEDS
46. Lusting after: HOTFOR
47. Biblical suffix: ETH
51. One of the Flintstones: WILMA
52. 1979 sci-fi thriller: ALIEN
53. Court employee: CLERK
54. Killed, as a dragon: SLEW
55. Gold-medal skater Lipinski: TARA
56. Dot on a radar screen: BLIP
57. Outside or InStyle, in brief: MAG
58. ___ Arbor, Mich.: ANN
59. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 #1 hit): PTA

Hints and full breakdown for Apr 12

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