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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for September 10, 2017
Sunday, September 10, 2017
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, September 10, 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
- 41
- 65
- 71
- 74
- 97
- 111
- 125
Down clues & answers
- 36
- 61
- 72
- 77
- 88
- 99
- 100
- 103
- 112
- 115
- 117
- 118
- 119
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Saturday, September 9, 2017
across
- 1. Like night and day: WORLDSAPART
- 12. Take another direction: ZAG
- 15. Alternative to Pandora or Spotify: IHEARTRADIO
- 16. Words of praise: ODE
- 17. Became excited: GOTTURNEDON
- 18. Business concern: NET
- 19. 2016 campaign topic: EMAIL
- 20. Difficulty picking up subtleties: TINEAR
- 22. Comparative indicator: THAN
- 25. Pool cover: FELT
- 27. Dormant: IDLE
- 28. "Ain't gonna happen!": NODICE
- 30. Pretension: ARTINESS
- 33. Loyalty, old-style: TROTH
- 34. Timorese, e.g.: ASIAN
- 35. Richest part: FAT
- 36. Is dormant: SLEEPS
- 38. Faced with courage: BRAVED
- 40. Oxford designation: EEE
- 41. Son-in-law of Chief Powhatan: ROLFE
- 43. Ebbs: WANES
- 45. One getting depressed on the road: GASPEDAL
- 47. Person with a mental bloc?: MENSAN
- 48. It may prey on a ray: ORCA
- 49. Team in Houston: NASA
- 51. Inspiron maker: DELL
- 52. Means of keeping musical time: TOETAP
- 55. Date preceder: CIRCA
- 57. With 10-Down, go wild: RUN
- 58. President Clinton hosted one in 2000: PEACESUMMIT
- 63. Football stat: Abbr.: INT
- 64. Big headache for a company rep: PRNIGHTMARE
- 65. They have sgts.: PDS
- 66. Intuition about something soon to happen: SPIDEYSENSE
down
- 1. Drag accessory: WIG
- 2. "Well, I'll be!": OHO
- 3. Like hall-of-fame inductees, typically: Abbr.: RET
- 4. Time for many TV talk shows, informally: LATENITE
- 5. Refinery container: DRUM
- 6. Fire on from above: STRAFE
- 7. "The Governator": ARNIE
- 8. Valencian dishes: PAELLAS
- 9. Also say: ADD
- 10. See 57-Across: RIOT
- 11. Collette of "United States of Tara": TONI
- 12. 2-3 or 1-2-2, in basketball: ZONEDEFENSE
- 13. "We agreed to it, so you'd better deliver": ADEALSADEAL
- 14. Recharge, so to speak: GETREST
- 21. "Little Birds" author: NIN
- 22. P.G.A. Championship airer: TNT
- 23. Goof off: HORSEAROUND
- 24. Minority group: ADOLESCENTS
- 26. Crow, for one: TRIBE
- 29. Start of a billet-doux: CHERE
- 31. Roadway finisher: TAR
- 32. Knocked out: INAWE
- 34. C. S. Lewis's symbol of Jesus: ASLAN
- 37. Edible part of a mesquite tree: POD
- 39. "Sudden Death" star, 1995: VANDAMME
- 40. A star might go on one: EGOTRIP
- 42. Like a wet noodle: FLACCID
- 44. Its artists do many sketches, for short: SNL
- 46. Too slick: PAT
- 47. Boggy: MARSHY
- 50. Counterpart of a blitz: SIEGE
- 53. Pandora and Spotify: APPS
- 54. Kind of walk: PERP
- 56. Deli case display: CUTS
- 59. "___ ohev otach" (Hebrew for "I love you"): ANI
- 60. Staff: MAN
- 61. Government org. impersonated in many phishing scams: IRS
- 62. Starting point for a hole: TEE
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- 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?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
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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.