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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 2, 2018

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Saturday, June 2, 2018

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, June 2, 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.

70 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

Down clues & answers

1
Well-dressed, photogenic guy
2
"Absolument!"
3
Modest, as clothing
4
Sleep unit?
5
They're high in the Ivy League
6
Lollapaloozas
7
Film director Sergio
8
Go-betweens: Abbr.
9
Lass with a lasso
10
"Eeep!"
11
Go out, but not for long?
12
Critic or comedian, it's said
13
Strobe stuff
15
Main entrances?
20
Many a software download
22
Heart
23
"Impressive!"
27
City destroyed by 1-Across
30
He had a heel that wouldn't heal
31
Zookeepers' rounds, informally
33
eBay feature
34
One involved in mass production?
35
Tony winner after "Avenue Q"
37
Set against
39
Cold evidence
40
It took 70 years to complete, in brief
44
Remove a belt from
45
Japanese radish
46
Weather phenomenon portrayed by Chris Farley on "S.N.L."
49
Harriet's hubby on 1950s-'60s TV
50
Parents
52
Ming dynasty artifact
53
Minute, informally
57
It might be in the bag
58
Alternative to a cab

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Friday, June 1, 2018

across

1. Résumé datum, for short: GPA
4. Shaggy do: MOPTOP
10. Grill bit: ASH
13. Former fort named for a Union general: ORD
14. Gets situated: ORIENTS
16. Crowd noise: BOO
17. Producer of 18-minute talks: TED
18. Handcuff: MANACLE
19. ___ Chernow, biographer whose "Alexander Hamilton" inspired "Hamilton": RON
20. Winter carnival spectacle: ICEPALACE
22. Sharp: ACUTE
24. Emporium: MART
25. Athletic conference member: Abbr.: SCH
26. Something hoisted in celebration: TROPHY
27. "Oklahoma!" aunt: ELLER
29. Hanauma Bay locale: OAHU
31. Natives for whom a state is named: UTES
32. Life preservers?: CEREALBOXES
35. "Spot-on prediction!": YOUCALLEDIT
37. Intuition, jocularly: SPIDEYSENSE
39. Prime rater, for short: USDA
42. Blocks off: DAMS
43. "The Ascent of Money" historian Ferguson: NIALL
45. Health care coverage providers?: SCRUBS
47. Black ___: OPS
49. Mango or persimmon: TREE
50. Smartphone setting: ALARM
51. Skill of many "S.N.L." cast members: IMITATING
53. Masterpiece: GEM
54. Proposed: OFFERED
56. Academy recognition, informally: NOM
57. #MeToo ___: ERA
58. Be intriguing?: CONNIVE
59. What the French "es," "sont" and "sommes" all mean: ARE
60. European carrier: SAS
61. No-good: ROTTEN
62. Booker's title: Abbr.: SEN

down

1. Crucial hour, informally: GOTIME
2. Course introducing functions and limits, for short: PRECALC
3. Hall-of-Fame cornerback Herb: ADDERLEY
4. Home of Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory," informally: MOMA
5. They're all talk: ORALS
6. Poolside drink: PINACOLADA
7. Opportunity for a lesson that wasn't planned: TEACHABLEMOMENT
8. Without repeating: ONCE
9. Old TV's ___ Club: PTL
10. Sudden: ABRUPT
11. Give relief: SOOTHE
12. Dears: HONEYS
15. Put a quick crust on: SEAR
21. Extinct flying reptile: PTEROSAUR
23. Hirsute character on "The Addams Family": COUSINITT
26. Ball togs: TUXES
28. Go back for more, in a way: REUP
30. One manifestation of God: HOLYSPIRIT
33. Counterparts of tannins, in wine tasting: ACIDS
34. "This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, / This other ___, demi-paradise": "Richard II": EDEN
36. Bygone sovereigns: TSARINAS
38. Satirical 1968 hit for the Turtles: ELENORE
39. Some dictionary notes: USAGES
40. Eyeball cover: SCLERA
41. Netflix category: DRAMAS
44. Errand runners: LEGMEN
46. Interfraternity council pres., e.g.: BMOC
48. Madden of fashion: STEVE
51. "Otherwise ...": IFNO
52. Arabian port: ADEN
55. Pro: FOR

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