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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 1, 2017

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Saturday, July 1, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 1, 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.

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Friday, June 30, 2017

across

1. Given the short end of the stick: SHAFTED
8. Prone: APT
11. What many Brits don't spell "realize" with: ZED
14. 500, e.g.: CARRACE
15. Natural energy source: GLUCOSE
17. Designer behind the Dolly Girl perfume: ANNASUI
18. Really stress: RAMHOME
19. Wind sounds: MOANS
20. Strong connection?: HAYMAKER
21. Locale in "Do the Right Thing": PIZZERIA
24. Where the Shannon flows: EIRE
25. One may be straight: FLUSH
26. Put down: DEMEAN
29. Disconcert: FAZE
32. Spirit: ELAN
34. Excessively sentimental: SOPPY
35. No more: OVER
36. Trim, in a way: DEFAT
38. Own (up): FESS
39. Tapes, maybe: MENDS
41. Impudence, slangily: TUDE
42. For the taking: FREE
43. Bacchanals: ORGIES
45. Flower girl, sometimes: NIECE
47. Like a control freak: ANAL
48. Classic sitcom sign-off: NANUNANU
52. Big appetite: VORACITY
55. House shower: CSPAN
56. H&M competitor: OLDNAVY
57. Providers of limited coverage?: BIKINIS
59. Noodge: NEEDLER
60. 1983 song that begins "Hate New York City": ILOVELA
61. Only word spoken in Mel Brooks's "Silent Movie": NON
62. Back again: FRO
63. "That's no challenge": TOOEASY

down

1. Rogue: SCAMP
2. Tower of ___ (classic math puzzle): HANOI
3. Desi Jr. of the 1960s group Dino, Desi & Billy: ARNAZ
4. His assassination sparked W.W. I: FRANZFERDINAND
5. Tarboosh feature: TASSEL
6. Coin introduced by Louis IX: ECU
7. ___ gratia: DEI
8. Famed Indian burial site: AGRA
9. Took for a fool: PLAYED
10. Food processors, informally: TUMMIES
11. One involved in monkey business?: ZOOKEEPER
12. Titular Salinger girl: ESME
13. Puma prey: DEER
16. Campaign of flattery: CHARMOFFENSIVE
20. Humorous as opposed to strange: HAHAFUNNY
22. Wished could be undone: RUED
23. Key: ISLET
27. Place to pray: APSE
28. Where Molson Coors is TAP: NYSE
29. Feeling that everyone's having fun without you, in modern lingo: FOMO
30. More than conjecture: AVER
31. Place of outdoor meditation: ZENGARDEN
33. Tennis's Petrova: NADIA
37. ___ Vogue: TEEN
40. Harbor seal: SEACALF
44. Dieter's piece of cake?: SLIVER
46. Crackpot: CUCKOO
49. Trouble in the night: APNEA
50. Catches in the act: NAILS
51. Retract: UNSAY
52. Skiing great Lindsey: VONN
53. Nondairy spread: OLEO
54. Newbie: TYRO
57. Jot: BIT
58. 1969 Peace Prize agcy.: ILO

Hints and full breakdown for Jun 30

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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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What is a rebus square?

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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.