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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 5, 2018
Friday, January 5, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, January 5, 2018. 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
- 24
- 35
- 44
- 52
Down clues & answers
- 14
- 31
- 33
- 34
- 52
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
across
- 1. Ten cents: 12DOWN
- 7. Yelp alternative: ARF
- 10. When a messenger from Godot arrives in "Waiting for Godot": ACT1
- 14. Many-hit Wonder: STEVIE
- 15. Stephen of "The Crying Game": REA
- 16. Make: CRE8
- 17. Honolulu's ___ Palace: IOLANI
- 18. [Answer found elsewhere]: MACARENA
- 20. Century 21 competitor: ERA
- 21. Right-angle pipe: ELL
- 23. Nickname shared by two Spice Girls: MEL
- 24. Virginia Cavaliers' org.: ACC
- 25. Hill workers: Abbr.: SENS
- 27. Indoor place in which coats are worn: LAB
- 29. Desk chair part: CASTER
- 31. What many grandparents do: DOTE
- 33. "Jackie Brown" director, 1997: TARANTINO
- 35. One providing input: ENTERER
- 37. Hill workers: ANTS
- 38. Something to leave at the post office ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme?: 4WARDINGADDRESS
- 42. Gather food: 4AGE
- 43. Is dead serious: MEANSIT
- 44. [Answer found elsewhere]: ALLOWEDIN
- 46. Pairs: DUOS
- 49. Emergency: CRISIS
- 50. Henderson's home: Abbr.: NEV
- 52. U.S. 1?: PRES
- 54. In a ___ (stuck): RUT
- 55. Some characters on TV's "Futurama," briefly: ETS
- 57. Last pope named Pius: XII
- 59. Caught, as a movie: SAW
- 60. Recurring melodic phrase: OSTINATO
- 63. Physicist Fermi: ENRICO
- 65. ___ money: SEED
- 66. Take to the limit, with "out": MAX
- 67. Key of Dvorák's Symphony No. 7: DMINOR
- 68. Historical group of 15, for short: SSRS
- 69. Ask too-personal questions: PRY
- 70. Sea cow: 48DOWN
down
- 1. Toddlers' attire: 1SIES
- 2. Gave private lessons to: 2TORED
- 3. Name of a family from which Franklin Roosevelt was descended: DELANO
- 4. Fallopian tube travelers: OVA
- 5. "One of the most civilized things in the world," per Hemingway: WINE
- 6. "The Piano" actor Sam: NEILL
- 7. QB's asset: ARM
- 8. 500 sheets: REAM
- 9. Kings and queens: FACECARDS
- 10. Height: Prefix: ACR
- 11. Powder supplement for bodybuilders: CREATINE
- 12. [Answer found elsewhere]: TENCENTS
- 13. Macarena: 18ACROSS
- 19. Computer scientist Turing: ALAN
- 22. Approached dusk: LATENED
- 26. You might put CDs on them: STEREOS
- 28. Real deal: BARGAIN
- 30. Angels might come to its aid: STARTUP
- 32. Extreme: END
- 34. Take back, as territory: REANNEX
- 36. Part of many a digital photo: TIMESTAMP
- 38. Allowed in: 44ACROSS
- 39. Blubbery ones: WALRUSES
- 40. Twinkling: AGLITTER
- 41. Perpetrated: DID
- 45. Capital of Österreich: WIEN
- 47. "If music be the food of love, play on" speaker: ORSINO
- 48. [Answer found elsewhere]: SEACOW
- 51. Tried to win, as a title: VIED4
- 53. ___ enemy: SWORN
- 56. Sun: STAR
- 58. Prisoner: INM8
- 61. Social Security cards, e.g.: IDS
- 62. Acne medication brand: OXY
- 64. Disposed (of): RID
More daily puzzle hints
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- 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.