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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 10, 2018
Saturday, March 10, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, March 10, 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
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- 30
- 40
- 42
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 29
- 36
- 41
- 44
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Friday, March 9, 2018
across
- 1. Group in the original "Ocean's 11": RATPACK
- 8. Classic arcade game with lots of shooting: NBAJAM
- 14. Like Istanbul: EURASIAN
- 16. Emphatic admission: YESIDO
- 17. First world capital, alphabetically: ABUDHABI
- 18. Like clothes buttons, generally: SEWNON
- 19. Unexciting poker holding: PAIR
- 20. 2008 Bond girl Kurylenko: OLGA
- 22. Bedevil: NAGAT
- 23. Car once promoted with the line "The thrill starts with the grille": EDSEL
- 25. Speaker units: OHMS
- 27. Prefix with -gon: NONA
- 28. Nocturnal acronym: REM
- 29. Strange things: EXOTICA
- 32. Super 8, e.g.: INN
- 33. Group of female seals: HAREM
- 34. Powerhouse in Olympic weightlifting: RUSSIA
- 36. Gradually: ONEDAYATATIME
- 39. Animated character who graduated from Dogwarts University: GROMIT
- 40. The "R" of 28-Across: RAPID
- 41. Circular parts: ADS
- 42. Formidable opponents: NEMESES
- 44. Campaign aid: PAC
- 47. "The Old Curiosity Shop" girl: NELL
- 49. Touched: DAFT
- 50. Rail center?: MARSH
- 52. Express stress, in a way: GROAN
- 54. Gulf of ___: SUEZ
- 56. Santa ___, Calif.: ROSA
- 57. Juiced (up): SOUPED
- 59. Jacob's partner in "A Christmas Carol": EBENEZER
- 61. City nicknamed "The Old Pueblo": TUCSON
- 62. So-so, as support: LUKEWARM
- 63. Acropolis figure: ATHENA
- 64. Spots: DETECTS
down
- 1. One going against the grain?: REAPER
- 2. Poem greeting the dawn: AUBADE
- 3. "What's past is past," e.g.: TRUISM
- 4. Giant competitor: PADRE
- 5. Last name of cosmetics giant Mary Kay: ASH
- 6. "See ya": CIAO
- 7. Bad way to go: KABLOOEY
- 8. Buffalo's home: Abbr.: NYS
- 9. Has-___: BEEN
- 10. Source of stone used to build the ancient Egyptian pyramids: ASWAN
- 11. Flag-waving and such: JINGOISM
- 12. Musical "girl who cain't say no": ADOANNIE
- 13. Joe known as "The Comeback Kid": MONTANA
- 15. Cause of bad dreams, in modern lingo: NIGHTMAREFUEL
- 21. Follower of bon or mon: AMI
- 24. Show immediately preceding another: LEADIN
- 26. Scuffle: SCRAPE
- 30. For adults only: XRATED
- 31. Special-education challenge: AUTISM
- 33. Bottom line?: HEM
- 35. Tom Sawyer's half brother: SID
- 36. Request for food delivery: ORDEROUT
- 37. Someone who's pretty darn good: NOSLOUCH
- 38. It could be on the tip of your tongue: TASTEBUD
- 39. ___ rap: GANGSTA
- 43. More, in México: MAS
- 44. O.C.D. fighter, maybe: PROZAC
- 45. Put forth: ASSERT
- 46. Enamors: CHARMS
- 48. Small slip: LAPSE
- 51. "___ done now?": AREWE
- 53. Superbright: NEON
- 55. "The Wizard of Oz" farmhand: ZEKE
- 58. Helicases split it: DNA
- 60. Court divider: NET
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- 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
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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?
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