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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 22, 2018

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Monday, January 22, 2018

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, January 22, 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.

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Sunday, January 21, 2018

across

1. Enjoy some rays?: SCUBA
6. Skip one's senior year, say: GOPRO
11. Off-kilter: ALOP
15. Affectedly quaint: TWEE
19. Plácido Domingo, for one: TENOR
20. Was part of a crew: OARED
21. Colorful toys with symbols on their bellies: CAREBEARS
23. Stall: PLAYFORTIME
25. They may sit next to sofas: ENDTABLES
26. "God's in his heaven - ___ right with the world": ALLS
27. Adjudge: DEEM
28. Make out, at Hogwarts: SNOG
30. Understand: GROK
31. Sounded: TOLLED
33. At risk of being offensive: NOTSAFEFORWORK
38. Deputies: AIDES
40. A pop: EACH
41. Oil-rich nation, for short: UAE
42. Prefix with -logism: NEO
43. Subtle sign from the distressed: CRYFORHELP
47. Wasn't straight up: LEANT
49. Holiday poem starter: TWAS
50. Blade with no sharp edge: EPEE
51. The "A" in TV's ALF: ALIEN
53. Director Lee: ANG
54. In the vicinity of: NEAR
55. Tupperware feature: LID
56. Very bad plan: RECIPEFORDISASTER
61. Enjoys some rays: BASKS
62. Auction units: LOTS
63. Seat of Lewis and Clark County: HELENA
64. Positive responses: ASSENTS
67. "Vacation" band: GOGOS
69. Fake news items: CANARDS
70. It's said to cause a smile: CHEESE
71. Bash: GALA
72. Cosmic bursts: NOVAS
73. Seasonal cry (remember 43-Across): TEMPORARYEMPLOYEE
77. TV show with the most Primetime Emmy noms: SNL
80. Per ___: DIEM
81. Lyft alternative: CAB
82. Farm refrain: EIEIO
83. Prince Philip's spouse, for short: QEII
84. West Coast law force, for short: SFPD
85. House whose symbol is a red-and-white rose: TUDOR
87. Recipe that entails a lot of shaking (remember 56-Across): EARTHQUAKE
90. Ben-___: HUR
91. Stick (out): JUT
92. Campus grp. that organizes marches: ROTC
94. Stay home for dinner: EATIN
95. Play of Shakespeare (remember 23-Across): ELIZABETHANERA
100. Edy's onetime ice cream partner: DREYER
103. Number two: VICE
104. Pro ___: BONO
105. Computer menu heading: EDIT
107. Color feature: TONE
108. Beethoven's "Archduke," e.g.: PIANOTRIO
111. Not safe at home (remember 33-Across): TELECOMMUTE
114. Racetrack display: TOTEBOARD
115. Author Zola: EMILE
116. Like horses and lions: MANED
117. Takes to court: SUES
118. Achievements of Henry Kissinger and Martin Luther King Jr., in brief: PHDS
119. Links link them: SITES
120. Ticked off: ANGRY

down

1. Patron of the Archdiocese of New York, briefly: STPAT
2. It's bowed between the legs: CELLO
3. Not calmed: UNALLAYED
4. Scout's magazine: BOYSLIFE
5. Terrier's warning: ARF
6. Horror movie stuff: GORE
7. Grainy, in a way: OATEN
8. Choice: PRIMO
9. ___ sleep (a chance to dream): REM
10. 1941 siege target: ODESSA
11. Leader in a red suit: ACEOFHEARTS
12. Actress Jessica: LANGE
13. Chicago airport code: ORD
14. Nanny around the house?: PETGOAT
15. Ex-N.F.L. QB Tim: TEBOW
16. Perform a miraculous feat: WALKONWATER
17. Before, poetically: ERE
18. End of days?: ESS
22. Ballet support: BARRE
24. Less ordinary: ODDER
29. It dissolves in H2O: NACL
32. River east of Tokyo: EDO
34. Home that sounds like two letters of the alphabet: TEPEE
35. Mushrooms, e.g.: FUNGI
36. Derrière: REAREND
37. Flattens, for short: KOS
39. Sights in a Hooverville: SHACKS
43. Goofy drawing?: CEL
44. Sch. on the upper Hudson: RPI
45. Ancient land where the Olympics began: ELIS
46. Important body part for a tuba player: LIP
48. "No ifs, ___ or buts": ANDS
49. They're charged for rides: TESLAS
52. Certain Monday night entertainment: NFLGAME
54. Hip-hop dance move: NAENAE
56. Holding charge: RANSOM
57. Chemical source of fruit flavor: ESTER
58. "Hollywood Squares" win: OOO
59. Lose one's shadow, say: SHAVE
60. Dorm V.I.P.s: RAS
61. Sounded like R2-D2: BEEPED
64. Pretense: ACT
65. Quantity of garden tools: SHEDFUL
66. Like two-bed hospital rooms: SEMIPRIVATE
67. The Castro in San Francisco and Chelsea in Manhattan: GAYBORHOODS
68. Stadium cheer: OLE
69. Trickster of Navajo mythology: COYOTE
71. Alum: GRAD
72. Couleur du café: NOIR
74. Below 90°: ACUTE
75. Component: PIECE
76. Pasture: LEA
77. Co-star of Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner": SEANYOUNG
78. Ending with beat or word: NIK
79. Be flat: LIE
83. John Wayne movie set in Ireland, with "The": QUIETMAN
84. That woman: SHE
85. Shoulderless, sleeveless garment: TUBETOP
86. Horse color: ROAN
88. Saw no alternative: HADTO
89. 12 mins., in the N.B.A.: QTR
91. Marley of "A Christmas Carol": JACOB
93. They take 2-10 yrs. to mature: TNOTES
96. Fan publications, informally: ZINES
97. Sporty car of old: TBIRD
98. Like a candle that's gone out, maybe: RELIT
99. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" singer, 2015: ADELE
101. Come onstage: ENTER
102. Very thin: REEDY
106. Knocks off: ICES
108. Rewards card accumulation: Abbr.: PTS
109. Debtor's letters: IOU
110. Stadium cheer: RAH
112. Old Parlophone parent: EMI
113. U.F.C. sport: MMA

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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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