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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 9, 2018

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Saturday, June 9, 2018

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, June 9, 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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Friday, June 8, 2018

across

1. Brand of headphones: BEATSBYDRE
11. Sellers of buckets: KFCS
15. Brought about: OCCASIONED
16. Smooth: IRON
17. Annual fashion event since 1948: THEMETGALA
18. ___ torch: TIKI
19. Put in the trash: TOSS
20. One hanging around in a deli?: SALAMI
22. Queen Elizabeth spells her name with one: ZED
23. Romanian currency units: LEI
24. Use Venmo, say: PAY
25. Mozart's "Le ___ di Figaro": NOZZE
27. Imprecise stats: Abbr.: ESTS
29. File folder part: TAB
30. One taking a survey: POLLER
31. Taking on a new identity, in a way: TRANSGENDER
34. Once-standard subject no longer taught in most schools: SCRIPT
36. "That must be the case": ITISSO
37. One of 32 for Beethoven: PIANOSONATA
39. Harmless: BENIGN
40. Daytime star: SOL
41. Temper tantrum outbursts: WAHS
45. To whom "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" is sung: YENTE
46. Abbr. on old Eurasian maps: SSR
47. Play-___: DOH
48. Health abbr.: RDA
49. Measure the length of again: RETIME
52. Game in which it's illegal to play left-handed: POLO
53. Crushed cacao beans used to make chocolate: NIBS
55. Leave one's drawers in the drawer, say: GOCOMMANDO
57. Posthuman race of literature: ELOI
58. Secret society invoked in many conspiracy theories: ILLUMINATI
59. Match up: SYNC
60. Participates in combat: SEESACTION

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1. Fifth place?: BOTTLE
2. Offers a similar opinion to: ECHOES
3. Nails a test: ACESIT
4. Hats in the Highlands: TAMS
5. Navigation abbr.: SSE
6. Parts of an "S.N.L." audition: BITS
7. Athleisure wear: YOGAPANTS
8. Police department resources: DNALABS
9. Something no one person can run: RELAY
10. Eponymous Dutch town: EDAM
11. Baby skunk: KIT
12. Makes curly: FRIZZLES
13. Soda debut of 2005: COKEZERO
14. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Duke: SNIDER
21. Privy to a practical joke, say: INONIT
26. "Don't count your chickens before they hatch," e.g.: OLDSAW
28. Tough situation: STRAIT
29. Something to do to a shoulder or the brakes: TAPON
30. Corolla part: PETAL
32. Someone who's really too good to be competing: RINGER
33. Hu-u-uge: GINORMOUS
34. With alacrity: SPEEDILY
35. Seller of calorific pastries: CINNABON
38. Anvil, hammer or stirrup: OSSICLE
39. James F. ___, Truman secretary of state: BYRNES
42. God, in Hebrew: ADONAI
43. Maintain, as standards: HOLDTO
44. Sure winner: SHOOIN
46. Fancy wrap: STOLE
50. Protection: Var.: EGIS
51. Stone that's cast: EMMA
52. Gasp: PANT
54. Word usually written in brackets: SIC
56. ___ drop: MIC

Hints and full breakdown for Jun 8

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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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What is a rebus square?

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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?

Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.