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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 20, 2017

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Monday, November 20, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, November 20, 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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Sunday, November 19, 2017

across

1. Sports figures: STATS
6. Words said through a car window: HOPIN
11. The Land Shark's show, for short: SNL
14. Throw (together): SLAP
18. Fervor: ARDOR
19. Reno's county: WASHOE
20. It may come hot or iced: TEA
21. ___ Modern: TATE
22. This clue's 110-Across, timewise: MIDNIGHTHOUR
24. Not definitely going to happen: EVITABLE
26. Furry, red TV character: ELMO
27. Young actress who played two main characters in "The Parent Trap": LOHAN
28. This clue's 110-Across, at the Olympics: DIVERSGOAL
30. Flipped (through): LEAFED
32. Former executive with the same interior letters as his company: EISNER
34. As such: PERSE
35. Compete (for): VIE
36. Opposite of blanc: NOIR
38. N.Y.C. attraction: MOMA
40. "I love her ten times more than ___ I did": Shak.: EER
41. Large amount: OCEAN
44. Steak ___: TARTARE
46. End of the sci-fi film titles "First Man ..." and "Last Days ...": ONMARS
49. This clue's 110-Across, as is relevant each November: VOTINGAGEINAMERICA
52. Assessment: Abbr.: EVAL
53. Mork's boss on "Mork & Mindy": ORSON
54. Branching point: NODE
55. Leave one's mark?: GRADE
59. Bro or sis: Abbr.: REL
60. Phillies' div.: NLE
61. Staple of Southern cuisine: OKRA
62. One after whom a Times Square museum is named: RIPLEY
63. Prefix with -mester: TRI
64. This clue's 110-Across, to the superstitious: BADLUCKSYMBOL
69. Martinique, par exemple: ILE
70. Words of adulation: IMAFAN
72. Mimics: APES
73. Temple athlete: OWL
74. Clear, as a table: BUS
75. Jordan who directed "Get Out": PEELE
76. Feline's warning: HISS
77. Home of Oral Roberts University: TULSA
80. Shakespearean plotter: IAGO
81. This clue's 110-Across, in chemistry: ARGONSATOMICNUMBER
85. Return fee?: RANSOM
87. Moving companies?: TROUPES
88. Unit of grass: BLADE
89. Article in a German paper: DER
90. Quash: VETO
92. State sch. on the Pacific Coast: UCSD
93. Co. leader: CEO
94. Beethoven dedicatee: ELISE
97. Pat of "The Karate Kid": MORITA
99. Thanksgiving role: CARVER
102. This clue's 110-Across, in terms of attractiveness: REALLOOKER
104. 2017 U.S. Open winner: NADAL
107. 13th or 15th: IDES
109. "My word!": MANALIVE
110. Something to count to understand 22-, 28-, 49-, 64-, 81- and 102-Across: ANSWERLENGTH
113. "___ It Romantic?": ISNT
114. Designer Maya: LIN
115. Dramatic battle cry: TOARMS
116. Ornamental crown: TIARA
117. Rising concerns in modern times?: SEAS
118. "You rang?": YES
119. Primetime ___: EMMYS
120. Sen. Thurmond: STROM

down

1. "Me too!!!": SAME
2. Warble: TRILL
3. Snapchat request: ADDME
4. Uselessly: TONOAVAIL
5. ___ Lanka: SRI
6. Has in an old form?: HATH
7. Labor agcy.: OSHA
8. Perform perfunctorily: PHONEITIN
9. Debt note: IOU
10. Certain high school clique: NERDS
11. One of the stuntmen on "Jackass": STEVEO
12. Old-fashioned "That's absolutely the last time": NEVERMORE
13. The Lonely Mountain, for Smaug: LAIR
14. Play place: STAGE
15. Worker: LABORER
16. Place holders?: ATLASES
17. Kitchen tool: PEELER
19. "___ have thought ...": WHOD
23. Giddy happiness: GLEE
25. Recipe amt.: TSP
29. As far as one can recall: INMEMORY
31. Hero role in "The Force Awakens": FINN
33. Country whose name is also a two-word sentence: IRAN
36. Badgers: NAGS
37. Crumbled froyo topping: OREO
39. Nickname for a young Darth Vader: ANI
41. Be really generous to a waiter: OVERTIP
42. Words before "I'm going in": COVERME
43. List-ending phrase: ETALIAE
44. Weighed, in a way, as a container: TARED
45. Orders: RANKS
47. University in Montreal: MCGILL
48. Seniors' org.: AARP
50. ___ Heights: GOLAN
51. Mild cheese: EDAM
56. Famous password stealer: ALIBABA
57. Inundated: DELUGED
58. Trash-filled lot, e.g.: EYESORE
60. Shooting stars?: NBAERS
61. Green lights: OKS
62. Mountain ash: ROWAN
65. Been in bed: LAIN
66. Shipping center: UPSSTORE
67. French film award: CESAR
68. Some pears: BOSCS
71. Custardy dessert: FLAN
76. Family Night entertainment: HOMEMOVIE
77. One with a large bill at breakfast?: TOUCANSAM
78. Ones stationed at home: UMPS
79. Told stories: LIED
80. McDonald's slogan introduced in 2003: IMLOVINIT
82. URL ending: GOV
83. Push: TOUT
84. Ride option: UBER
85. Hollywood news: RELEASE
86. Businesswoman Huffington: ARIANNA
89. Layer of skin: DERMIS
91. Wooden nickels, e.g.: TOKENS
93. Give a ring: CALL
95. Blind parts: SLATS
96. Right-angle shape: ELL
98. Fit to be tied: IRATE
99. 2006 film with massive profits in related toy sales: CARS
100. One of Mr. Poe's children in a Lemony Snicket book: EDGAR
101. Back in: RETRO
103. Oleaginous: OILY
105. Wrong: AWRY
106. Blue side, for short: DEMS
108. Fraud: SHAM
111. ___ de guerre: NOM
112. French connections: ETS

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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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Can I see past crossword answers?

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