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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 3, 2018
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, April 3, 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
- 16
- 66
- 73
Down clues & answers
- 35
- 62
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Monday, April 2, 2018
across
- 1. Arnaz of "I Love Lucy": DESI
- 5. Skewered meat dishes: KEBABS
- 11. Col. Sanders's restaurant: KFC
- 14. Muscat's land: OMAN
- 15. Battery terminals: ANODES
- 16. Not feeling well: ILL
- 17. 62-Across landmark: EIFFELTOWER
- 19. Siegfried's partner in Vegas: ROY
- 20. Laurence who wrote "Tristram Shandy": STERNE
- 21. Vietnamese holiday: TET
- 22. What's thrown in a cafeteria fight: FOOD
- 23. Blue Jays' home, for short: TOR
- 24. 62-Across museum: THELOUVRE
- 26. Turn down, as an offer: SAYNOTO
- 29. N.B.A. coach Steve: KERR
- 30. 62-Across bridge: PONTNEUF
- 32. "I know! I know!": ASKME
- 36. Opposite of WSW: ENE
- 37. Basketball venue: ARENA
- 40. Roadside bomb, for short: IED
- 41. Artoo-___ of "Star Wars": DETOO
- 44. 62-Across school: SORBONNE
- 47. Clutch: GRIP
- 50. Toy that shoots foam darts: NERFGUN
- 51. 62-Across cathedral: NOTREDAME
- 55. "... or so ___ told": IAM
- 56. ___ vera: ALOE
- 57. Airport guess, for short: ETA
- 58. Exile: BANISH
- 61. Family members: KIN
- 62. World capital that's the theme of this puzzle: PARISFRANCE
- 64. She tasted the forbidden fruit: EVE
- 65. Many: ATONOF
- 66. One of three in a hat trick: GOAL
- 67. Dôme ___ Invalides (historic church): DES
- 68. Extends, as a lease: RENEWS
- 69. Abbr. on many a cornerstone: ESTD
down
- 1. Bucks' mates: DOES
- 2. Let out: EMIT
- 3. Social Security, Medicare, etc., collectively: SAFETYNET
- 4. Leading the pack: INFRONT
- 5. Green vegetable with tightly curled leaves: KALE
- 6. Suffix with differ: ENT
- 7. Diner seating option: BOOTH
- 8. Trade publication read along Madison Avenue: ADWEEK
- 9. Ladybug or scarab: BEETLE
- 10. Ukr., e.g., once: SSR
- 11. Big name in Russian ballet: KIROV
- 12. Elevator stop: FLOOR
- 13. Bonnie's partner in crime: CLYDE
- 18. Scandal-ridden company of the early 2000s: ENRON
- 22. Pelts: FURS
- 24. Grand ___ (cultural trip around Europe): TOUR
- 25. "... man ___ mouse?": ORA
- 26. Zoomed: SPED
- 27. Top-notch: AONE
- 28. Drink that's often iced: TEA
- 31. Second-largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca: FES
- 33. Mythical ruler of Crete: KINGMINOS
- 34. List of options: MENU
- 35. Genesis garden: EDEN
- 38. ___ of the above: NONE
- 39. "Vous êtes ici" ("You ___ here"): ARE
- 42. Shrek, e.g.: OGRE
- 43. Galena or bauxite: ORE
- 45. Hide-out for Br'er Rabbit: BRIAR
- 46. At the point in one's life: OFANAGE
- 48. Think up: IDEATE
- 49. St. Genevieve, for 62-Across: PATRON
- 51. Like a jaybird, in an idiom: NAKED
- 52. Shade of green: OLIVE
- 53. Shades of color: TONES
- 54. State formed as part of the Missouri Compromise: MAINE
- 58. Bosom buddies, in modern lingo: BFFS
- 59. Sing like Ella Fitzgerald: SCAT
- 60. Clutched: HELD
- 62. Golf course standard: PAR
- 63. Strew, as seed: SOW
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?.
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