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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 9, 2017

Sunday, July 9, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, July 9, 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.

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

Across clues & answers

  1. 1

    Relieves

  2. 9

    "You ___!"

  3. 15

    Noted brand once owned by a utopian colony in Iowa

  4. 20

    Theodore, for one

  5. 21

    Display no talent for

  6. 22

    Like boots

  7. 23

    Deadliness

  8. 24

    Make lots of people stop in their tracks?

  9. 26

    Heartbeat

  10. 27

    Bite stopper

  11. 29

    When Juno Beach was attacked

  12. 30

    Herb in absinthe

  13. 31

    Be watchfully ever-present

  14. 34

    Flub

  15. 36

    Obtain through trickery

  16. 37

    Roughly equal

  17. 39

    "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," e.g.

  18. 40

    Demanding

  19. 41

    One of the singing Carpenters

  20. 42

    Unnecessary extras that don't cost much?

  21. 44

    One may be circular

  22. 47

    Neighbor of Turkey

  23. 48

    Did some farm work

  24. 49

    Sharp

  25. 50

    Lugosi of film fame

  26. 51

    Cry of Pontius Pilate

  27. 53

    Company behind the Falcon 9 launch vehicle

  28. 56

    Grad student headaches

  29. 57

    Ancient Greek vessel

  30. 59

    Diamond stat

  31. 60

    Mountain in the logo of Yerevan State University

  32. 61

    Sweetheart, in slang

  33. 63

    Brother who's a criminal?

  34. 67

    Subject of the photo "Guerrillero Heroico"

  35. 68

    Trembling, say

  36. 70

    Friend of Huck

  37. 71

    Hectic scramble

  38. 73

    Cirrus clouds, e.g.

  39. 74

    King of the Titans, in Greek legend

  40. 77

    Movie starring Michael J. Fox as a lycanthrope

  41. 80

    French press alternative

  42. 81

    Look ecstatic

  43. 82

    Neighbors

  44. 84

    How Bilbo Baggins traveled

  45. 85

    Currency with notes in denominations of 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000

  46. 86

    Annoy actors Keaton and Crabbe?

  47. 89

    Clog clearer

  48. 90

    On again

  49. 91

    Green

  50. 92

    Scotland's ___ Islands

  51. 93

    Doomed

  52. 96

    Soprano Fleming

  53. 97

    Cold treat eaten with a spoon

  54. 98

    Strapped, say

  55. 99

    ___ relative

  56. 100

    Boris Pasternak heroine

  57. 102

    Org. that might come pounding at the door

  58. 105

    Safety worry?

  59. 108

    Home to some flying monkeys

  60. 111

    Heals

  61. 112

    "Am I the only one thinking this ...?"

  62. 113

    Hollywood resident, e.g.

  63. 114

    Said "C-O-L-O-U-R," e.g.

  64. 115

    Kind of acting

  65. 116

    Made fun of mercilessly

Down clues & answers

  1. 1

    Doesn't just sit there

  2. 2

    Flat, e.g.

  3. 3

    With 44-Down, half-dozen real estate agents?

  4. 4

    Longtime news inits.

  5. 5

    "Breaking Bad" channel

  6. 6

    One escorting

  7. 7

    Log

  8. 8

    Terrier named after a Scottish island

  9. 9

    Real pal, for short

  10. 10

    Bit of jewelry with a pendant

  11. 11

    Attached with a knot at the end

  12. 12

    Not nebulous

  13. 13

    Nebulous

  14. 14

    Downed

  15. 15

    Climbs

  16. 16

    ___ sauce (macaroni and cheese ingredient)

  17. 17

    Word after sing or string

  18. 18

    Post on a banister

  19. 19

    Perplex

  20. 25

    Off the beaten path

  21. 28

    Plain dwelling?

  22. 32

    Part of a concert that many people impatiently sit through

  23. 33

    Moving vehicle

  24. 35

    Some infrastructure

  25. 36

    Name for a cat

  26. 37

    Depression Era refugee

  27. 38

    Stash hunter

  28. 39

    Hebrew name that means "his peace"

  29. 40

    Annotation on Santa's list

  30. 42

    About which you might ask "One lump or two?"

  31. 43

    Theme in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

  32. 44

    See 3-Down

  33. 45

    Name on the Saudi flag

  34. 46

    Refuse

  35. 48

    Not engaged

  36. 50

    It has two cups

  37. 52

    LP players

  38. 54

    Teaser

  39. 55

    ___-Bakr (father-in-law of Muhammad)

  40. 56

    Like Mork

  41. 58

    Put in a crypt

  42. 60

    Aconcagua's range

  43. 61

    Like most Judd Apatow comedies

  44. 62

    In flames

  45. 64

    One may be polyatomic

  46. 65

    Ripe

  47. 66

    "Golden Boy" playwright

  48. 69

    Pokémon Go, for one

  49. 72

    Posh

  50. 74

    Yogurtlike beverage

  51. 75

    Whole lot

  52. 76

    "Gymnopédies" composer

  53. 78

    Africa's ___ Chad

  54. 79

    James who wrote the best seller "A Million Little Pieces"

  55. 81

    City next to Gulfport

  56. 83

    Cut at a slant

  57. 86

    Selfish demand

  58. 87

    Discover

  59. 88

    City on the Italian Riviera

  60. 89

    Sign of a hit

  61. 90

    What jets may do midair

  62. 92

    Word often said to lack a rhyme

  63. 93

    Contents of drives

  64. 94

    Do better than

  65. 95

    Mother-of-pearl

  66. 96

    Size again

  67. 97

    Candid

  68. 99

    Nasdaq alternative

  69. 101

    "C'est la vie!"

  70. 103

    Paleontologist's find

  71. 104

    Polo brand

  72. 106

    Cook who's entrepreneurial

  73. 107

    ___ talks

  74. 109

    It might get your feet wet

  75. 110

    Stadium cry

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Previous The Crossword answer

Saturday, July 8, 2017

across

  • 1. Contemptible sort: ASS
  • 4. One may be cast-iron: ALIBI
  • 9. "No ___!": PROB
  • 13. From quite a while back: DECADESOLD
  • 16. Hard to get hold of: RARE
  • 17. What can't hold still during lectures?: ADAMSAPPLE
  • 18. 1960s TV character who says "Aw, shucks": OPIE
  • 19. Kind of walk: PERP
  • 20. Plant-monitoring org.: EPA
  • 21. Bear trap fearer: CBER
  • 22. Intriguing meeting: TRYST
  • 24. Breakdance maneuver: HEADSTAND
  • 26. Midsize bra parts: BCUPS
  • 28. Bunch of, informally: LOTTA
  • 29. Braggadocio: CROWING
  • 33. Comparatively bright: SMARTER
  • 35. Vituperate: REVILE
  • 36. Lace place: EYELET
  • 37. Free Wi-Fi, e.g.: AMENITY
  • 39. Little beefs?: SLIDERS
  • 40. Links words: FORES
  • 41. Ancient theater: ODEON
  • 43. Wickedness: TURPITUDE
  • 45. Largest Italian seaport: GENOA
  • 50. Score symbol similar to a tie: SLUR
  • 51. Miss, for instance: ERR
  • 52. Città about 250 miles SE of 45-Across: ROMA
  • 53. In prime condition: HALE
  • 54. Summer cooler: CEILINGFAN
  • 58. Certain Confucian compilation: ODES
  • 59. Sci-fi transporter: HOVERBOARD
  • 60. Links: WEDS
  • 61. Site of Hercules' first labor: NEMEA
  • 62. Square root of nove: TRE

down

  • 1. Change into something else: ADAPT
  • 2. Hours-long meal: SEDER
  • 3. ___ good (amazing): SCARY
  • 4. Pitches: ADS
  • 5. Gamboling place: LEA
  • 6. Connection letters: ISP
  • 7. Nursery rhyme girl: BOPEEP
  • 8. "Challenge not accepted": ILLPASS
  • 9. Supervised: PROCTORED
  • 10. Climactic scene in the Eminem film "8 Mile": RAPBATTLE
  • 11. Competitor with a map and compass: ORIENTEER
  • 12. Pub game: BEERDARTS
  • 14. Concert lineup: AMPS
  • 15. Out of juice: DEAD
  • 23. Capital of Georgia: TBILISI
  • 24. What "O" may symbolize: HUG
  • 25. Doing away with: SLAYING
  • 27. Site that reviews 44-Down products: CNET
  • 29. Outlet for artisans: CRAFTSHOW
  • 30. Cousin of tartar sauce: REMOULADE
  • 31. Judge's call: OVERRULED
  • 32. Juice extraction device: WINEPRESS
  • 34. Longtime Knicks nickname: MELO
  • 38. "Challenge accepted": YOUREON
  • 39. "Wasn't I right?": SEE
  • 42. Certain PC storage area: DDRIVE
  • 44. See 27-Down: TECH
  • 46. Conclusion preceder: ERGO
  • 47. Really lean: NOFAT
  • 48. Astrologer known for annual forecast books: OMARR
  • 49. "Storage Wars" channel: AANDE
  • 55. Historic vehicle, briefly: LEM
  • 56. Dudgeon: IRE
  • 57. Shooting grp.: NBA
Hints and full breakdown for Jul 8

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