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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 9, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, November 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.
Across clues & answers
- 14
- 31
- 45
- 64
- 66
Down clues & answers
- 1
- 27
- 46
- 49
- 51
- 63
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
across
- 1. Rotten: BAD
- 4. Like kiwis and mangos: TANGY
- 9. Member of la famille: PERE
- 13. The Depression or the Cold War: ERA
- 14. Dean Martin's "That's ___": AMORE
- 15. Writer Edgar ___ Poe: ALLAN
- 16. TV screen inits.: LCD
- 17. Element next to iodine on the periodic table: XENON
- 18. Make an identification digitally?: POINT
- 19. Midas, Agamemnon, Richard: MARKINGS
- 21. Pursuer in a chase scene: COPCAR
- 22. Have too much of, briefly: ODON
- 23. Products that gradually dull: RAZORS
- 25. "I believe," on the internet: IMO
- 26. Something much-wished-for for people: NICEDAY
- 28. Rest on: SITATOP
- 30. Actor George with over 10 million Facebook followers: TAKEI
- 31. Feature of a 26-Across, maybe: CLEARSKY
- 32. Polo, archery, soccer: PASSPORTS
- 35. The U.S. Women's Open is part of it: LPGATOUR
- 38. Ewoks' home moon: ENDOR
- 42. Body part that vibrates: EARDRUM
- 43. Simple choice: YESORNO
- 45. "Chances ___ ...": ARE
- 46. Equiangular shape: ISOGON
- 48. Competes (for): VIES
- 49. Terse response to "I'm sorry": DONTBE
- 51. Heart, U2, Slayer: HUSBANDS
- 53. Many a jukebox tune: OLDIE
- 54. World capital where Pashto is spoken: KABUL
- 55. Some U.F.C. victories: KOS
- 56. Senses: FEELS
- 57. Not moving: INERT
- 58. Flock member: EWE
- 59. Cut down: FELL
- 60. Chess finishes: MATES
- 61. Retrovirus molecule: RNA
down
- 1. Triple Crown venue: BELMONT
- 2. Domain of Pan, in Greek myth: ARCADIA
- 3. Genre for Dire Straits and Steely Dan, facetiously: DADROCK
- 4. Leave from the gate: TAXI
- 5. Supreme Egyptian god: AMENRA
- 6. Hetero, say: NONGAY
- 7. 1/100 of a Polish zloty: GROSZ
- 8. Desire: YEN
- 9. Sound preceding a ripple: PLOP
- 10. Draws out: ELICITS
- 11. Rampaged: RANAMOK
- 12. Measure of disorder, in thermodynamics: ENTROPY
- 15. Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio: APOSTATES
- 20. Patella protector: KNEEPAD
- 21. Town ___ (bygone official): CRIER
- 24. World capital on a fjord: OSLO
- 27. Dakota, Iroquois, Arapaho: DIATRIBES
- 29. Classical music style whose name means "new art": ARSNOVA
- 31. Lifeguard's skill, for short: CPR
- 33. Heavy 39-Down: SOUSE
- 34. Heavy competition?: SUMO
- 35. Bat first: LEADOFF
- 36. Joint release?: PAROLEE
- 37. Foe of Beowulf: GRENDEL
- 39. Bar patron: DRINKER
- 40. In this puzzle it starts B-E-L: ONEDOWN
- 41. Body of water next to Antarctica: ROSSSEA
- 43. "Absolutely!": YOUBET
- 44. Guarantee: ENSURE
- 47. African soccer powerhouse: GHANA
- 50. Cash holder: TILL
- 52. Crunchy diner orders: BLTS
- 54. One of the Kardashians: KIM
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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
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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?
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