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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for May 8, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, May 8, 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
- 29
- 69
Down clues & answers
- 10
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Monday, May 7, 2018
across
- 1. Peak near Tokyo: Abbr.: MTFUJI
- 7. Facts and figures: DATA
- 11. Guy's date: GAL
- 14. Stuff that may make you go "Ah-choo!": POLLEN
- 15. Actor Wilson of "Midnight in Paris": OWEN
- 16. Cheer at a bullfight: OLE
- 17. Group preparing a ball field for a game: GROUNDSCREW
- 19. Homes on wheels, for short: RVS
- 20. Slippery fish: EEL
- 21. Like Monday crosswords, relatively speaking: EASY
- 22. Protection: AEGIS
- 24. Blown away: AWED
- 26. DuPont fiber: ORLON
- 27. 1972 platinum album by the Allman Brothers Band: EATAPEACH
- 31. "___ out of it!": SNAP
- 33. Opposite of a liability: ASSET
- 34. Window section: PANE
- 36. Bit of acne: ZIT
- 37. Globe: Abbr.: SPH
- 38. Locale of all the circled items in this puzzle: TOOLBOX
- 41. Suffix with pay: OLA
- 42. Running total at a bar: TAB
- 43. Apartment building overseer, informally: SUPE
- 44. Gets whiter: PALES
- 46. Not working: IDLE
- 48. Doesn't get near: STAYSAWAY
- 51. Peter who compiled a book of synonyms: ROGET
- 53. James of jazz: ETTA
- 54. The Audi symbol has four of them: RINGS
- 55. Fly high: SOAR
- 57. Musical cousin of calypso: SKA
- 60. Ancient: OLD
- 61. Japanese delicacy served in thin slices: TUNASASHIMI
- 65. Hearty brew: ALE
- 66. Send off, as rays: EMIT
- 67. One always making adjustments on the job?: TAILOR
- 68. ___ Moines, Iowa: DES
- 69. Releases of Drake and Cardi B: RAPS
- 70. Tune out: IGNORE
down
- 1. Fuel economy measure, for short: MPG
- 2. Ripped: TORE
- 3. Ice sheet: FLOE
- 4. Wail in grief: ULULATE
- 5. Actress Aniston, to friends: JEN
- 6. Seriously involved: INDEEP
- 7. E.R. figures: DOCS
- 8. Off-kilter: AWRY
- 9. Shirt that might have a slogan on it: TEE
- 10. Egypt's Sadat: ANWAR
- 11. Blue-veined Italian cheese: GORGONZOLA
- 12. American Dance Theater founder: ALVINAILEY
- 13. Not so much: LESS
- 18. "Smooth Operator" singer, 1985: SADE
- 23. Aboveground trains: ELS
- 25. Light bulb units: WATTS
- 26. "Say it isn't so!": OHNO
- 27. Shoe that ties around the ankle: ESPADRILLE
- 28. Some women with light-colored hair: ASHBLONDES
- 29. Cop ___ (confess in return for lighter punishment): APLEA
- 30. Taxi: CAB
- 32. School grps.: PTAS
- 33. Sparkling Italian wine: ASTI
- 35. One living abroad, informally: EXPAT
- 39. Boot out: OUST
- 40. Make a choice: OPT
- 45. Completely covered with: AWASHIN
- 47. Shape of a Silly Putty container: EGG
- 49. Affirmative votes: YEAS
- 50. Sheetlike gray clouds: STRATI
- 52. Ending with poly-: ESTER
- 54. The Beatles' "Abbey ___": ROAD
- 55. Scissors sound: SNIP
- 56. Honey Bunches of ___: OATS
- 58. About 2.2 pounds, for short: KILO
- 59. Latin love: AMOR
- 62. Actress Thurman: UMA
- 63. What shoulders may do after a disappointment: SAG
- 64. Fury: IRE
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- 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
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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?.
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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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