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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 23, 2017
Thursday, November 23, 2017
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, November 23, 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
- 17
- 18
- 56
- 66
Down clues & answers
- 4
- 63
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
across
- 1. Home to Santa's workshop: POLE
- 5. Popular outdoor clothing brand, with "The": FACE
- 9. Minnesota N.H.L. team from 1967 to 1993: STARS
- 14. Ruler over Valhalla: ODIN
- 15. As dumb as ___ of rocks: ABOX
- 16. American of Japanese origin: NISEI
- 17. Mandatory: Abbr.: REQD
- 18. Gusto: ZEST
- 19. Change for the better: AMEND
- 20. Fraternity "T": TAU
- 21. Dog that needs a muzzle, say: BITER
- 22. Novelist Charles with an appropriate surname: READE
- 23. Volunteer's phrase: ICAN
- 25. Largest known asteroid: CERES
- 27. Giving over: CEDING
- 29. Part of the brainstem: MEDULLA
- 33. How most movies are released after theatrical runs: ONDVD
- 34. Send off, as an online order: SHIP
- 36. Remunerates: PAYS
- 37. What Friday has, unlike any other day?: ANI
- 38. Dividing line: EQUATOR
- 41. Subj. for Bill Nye: SCI
- 42. Candlemaking supply: SUET
- 44. Like Christmas sweaters, stereotypically: UGLY
- 45. Prefix with party or venous: INTRA
- 47. Queen in "A Midsummer Night's Dream": TITANIA
- 49. ___ Way (Roman road): APPIAN
- 50. Calf-length pants style: CAPRI
- 52. Iowa's largest export: CORN
- 53. Language group of central Africa: BANTU
- 56. Harsh: STERN
- 58. Anarchist's aversion: LAW
- 61. Eponymous Dr. Alzheimer: ALOIS
- 62. Young muchacho: NINO
- 63. New York's ___ Field: CITI
- 64. Scrabble 1-pointer (but a Words With Friends 2-pointer): NTILE
- 65. Years on the Yucatán: ANOS
- 66. In a short while: ANON
- 67. Country hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics: KOREA
- 68. Lefties: PAWS
- 69. Notre Dame setting: BEND
down
- 1. Affluent Connecticut town: PORT
- 2. Theaters of antiquity: ODEA
- 3. Food restriction before and after surgery, maybe: LIQUIDDIET
- 4. Demise: END
- 5. Disconcerting: FAZING
- 6. Aid in mischief: ABET
- 7. Sine's reciprocal, in trig: COSEC
- 8. Hand or foot: EXTREMITY
- 9. Caught: SNARED
- 10. "Pencils down!": TIMESUP
- 11. Like Edward Lear's Owl and Pussycat: ASEA
- 12. Tear apart: REND
- 13. U.N.'s location in Manhattan: SIDE
- 21. Burglary, in police shorthand: BANDE
- 24. Kind of engineer: Abbr.: CIV
- 26. Certain tow job: REPO
- 27. Interstate 5's locale: COAST
- 28. Listless feeling: ENNUI
- 30. Bringing up the rear: LASTINLINE
- 31. Stretchy sportswear material: LYCRA
- 32. Resident of China or Japan, but not India or Iran: ASIAN
- 34. Pea with a thick, rounded pod: SUGARSNAP
- 35. Chess-playing movie villain: HAL
- 39. Bon mot: QUIP
- 40. Make fun of: RIPON
- 43. Capable of being touched: TACTILE
- 46. Network with news at the top of each hour: NPR
- 48. Revulsion: NAUSEA
- 49. Bridging: ACROSS
- 51. 1986 rock autobiography: ITINA
- 53. Area of longtime contention: BANK
- 54. Choir part: ALTO
- 55. Pinot ___: NOIR
- 57. Plenty, once: ENOW
- 59. Huge amounts: ATON
- 60. Eurus, in Greek mythology: WIND
- 63. One waiting at the airport?: CAB
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?
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.