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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for September 30, 2017

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Saturday, September 30, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, September 30, 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, September 29, 2017

across

1. Sushi bar fish: AHI
4. English socialite Middleton: PIPPA
9. Slack-jawed: AGAPE
14. Zinger: MOT
15. Yo-yo: IDIOT
16. Contrail contents: VAPOR
17. They have tubes attached: IVS
18. Gabriel García Márquez called him "the greatest poet of the 20th century, in any language": PABLONERUDA
20. Male-or-female: GENDERBINARY
22. Electrify: AROUSE
23. Stationary basketball attempt: SETSHOT
26. Puny arms?: BBGUNS
28. Takes off: LEAVES
30. Slightly fermented baked dish: POI
31. Appropriate game: POACH
34. Type of property, in real-estate lingo: RELO
35. Streaming hiccups: LAGS
37. Band of scouts: TROOP
39. French 101 word or, with a different meaning, Spanish 101 word: TRES
40. Consequently: ERGO
41. Sushi bar beverage, perhaps: ASAHI
43. M.M.A. stoppage: TKO
44. Parent company of Reebok: ADIDAS
47. Image on many a rupee banknote: GANDHI
49. Grouper, for one: SEABASS
52. Greatly regret: LAMENT
54. Brand of fruit-flavored hard candy: JOLLYRANCHER
56. "Call sometime": GIVEMEARING
59. Cable channel owned by NBCUniversal: USA
60. Sharp: ACERB
61. Burn a bit: SINGE
62. Item that names a person holding it when its middle letter is removed: MIC
63. Math whizzes, stereotypically: GEEKS
64. Bill of 2015's "Trainwreck": HADER
65. University department, in course descriptions: PSY

down

1. Female friend, to Felipe: AMIGA
2. Modern transports used while standing: HOVERBOARDS
3. "Nothing to get worked up about": ITSNOBIGGIE
4. Interjects something: PIPESUP
5. Words from the chickenhearted: IDARENOT
6. ___ Xtra (Coca-Cola product): PIBB
7. Ancient Greek city-state: POLIS
8. Make a right turn?: ATONE
9. Opposed: AVERSE
10. Onetime presidential candidate with a divinity degree from Yale: GARYHART
11. "The Simpsons" character who claims he can recite pi to 40,000 places: APU
12. Sheller's discard: POD
13. Baseball's dead-ball ___: ERA
19. Like some monuments: Abbr.: NATL
21. Really liked: DUG
24. No longer struggling: OVERTHEHUMP
25. Brain power like you can't believe?: TELEKINESIS
27. "Sweet love of my life," in a 1976 Bob Dylan song: SARA
29. Fair: SOSO
30. Prayer, e.g.: PLEA
32. What's not a sin in math class?: COS
33. Judith of TV's "Nashville": HOAG
36. Float fixer: SODAJERK
38. Bone of the hand or foot: PHALANGE
42. Lividly: INANGER
45. Mushroom producers: ABOMBS
46. Point of ___: SALE
48. Rap's Run-___: DMC
50. Division indicator: SLASH
51. Home to Raqqa: SYRIA
53. "30 Rock" character with the same first name as its actor: TRACY
55. Peel: RIND
56. Silence: GAG
57. Home ___ advantage: ICE
58. Certain neckline: VEE

Hints and full breakdown for Sep 29

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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?.

The Crossword FAQ

When is the next crossword released?

Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.

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.