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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 11, 2017

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Saturday, November 11, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, November 11, 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, November 10, 2017

across

1. Midway sights: RIDES
6. Standard position?: HALFMAST
14. Lifeless: INERT
15. Dominican fashion designer's last name ...: DELARENTA
16. ... and first name: OSCAR
17. Uffizi work: OLDMASTER
18. City that straddles the Arkansas River: TULSA
19. Leaves penniless: CLEANSOUT
20. Like: ALA
21. Where people mix at parties?: WETBAR
23. Match up, as accounts: JIBE
24. Find fault: CARP
26. Bird called a "diver" in the U.K.: LOON
27. Leonine features: MANES
28. Cabinet department: TREASURY
30. Covered, in a way: DECENT
31. Great American Ball Park team: REDS
32. Tech enthusiast, say: GEEK
33. Bad call?: HECKLE
36. Render pliable: SOFTENUP
40. Spring segment: APRIL
41. "Egypt was the gift of the ___": Herodotus: NILE
42. Leader of the Partisans in W.W. II: TITO
43. "Lovers Who Wander" singer, 1962: DION
44. Cook, as latkes: PANFRY
46. Band-Aid site: CUT
47. On sight: ATAGLANCE
49. Subject of the 2014 documentary "Life Itself": EBERT
51. Pet store bagful: CATLITTER
52. Without allies: ALONE
53. Willa Cather novel whose title ends with an exclamation point: OPIONEERS
54. Radio component: TUNER
55. "Am I forgetting anything?": WHATELSE
56. Disreputable: SEEDY

down

1. It's often read metaphorically: RIOTACT
2. Isolated: INSULAR
3. Set forth: DECLARE
4. Chapters of history: ERAS
5. Item dropped in the drink?: STRAW
6. Superhero with hooves and a tail: HELLBOY
7. Jason with the #1 country hit "Dirt Road Anthem": ALDEAN
8. Retired hoopster Odom: LAMAR
9. Human member of an old TV trio: FRAN
10. Bit of attire for a bellhop: MESSJACKET
11. Fats Domino's real first name: ANTOINE
12. Onetime New York company famous for making art glass: STEUBEN
13. Most sour: TARTEST
15. Ward bosses?: DOCTORS
22. Shake: ELUDE
25. Metaphor for a jammed highway: PARKINGLOT
27. Come together: MEET
29. Unload, say: SELL
30. Yield (to): DEFER
32. Club owners: GOLFERS
33. Got plenty upset: HADACOW
34. Marker writing: EPITAPH
35. U.N. member whose capital comes last alphabetically: CROATIA
36. Not kidding: SINCERE
37. "Great shot!": NICEONE
38. Completely changed course: UTURNED
39. Final outcome of a firing: POTTERY
41. Edict of ___ (Huguenot Wars ender): NANTES
44. Star of 2016's "Lion": PATEL
45. "Horseman, pass by!" poet: YEATS
48. Airport security holdup: LINE
50. Like Alice's gown in "Alice in Wonderland": BLUE

Hints and full breakdown for Nov 10

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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.