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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 14, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 14, 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
- 23
- 24
- 32
- 35
- 45
- 46
- 50
- 52
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 29
- 31
- 33
- 38
- 45
- 49
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Friday, July 13, 2018
across
- 1. Ride: RAZZ
- 5. Trattoria offering: PIZZA
- 10. Effervescence: FIZZ
- 14. Natural pain reliever: ALOE
- 15. West Indian sorcery: OBEAH
- 16. Dirt pie ingredient: OREO
- 17. Amorphous mass: GLOB
- 18. 5-Across unit: PIECE
- 19. Days long gone: YORE
- 20. Inept sorts: NIMRODS
- 22. One low on dough: HAVENOT
- 24. Aziz of Netflix's "Master of None": ANSARI
- 25. Loft addition: DORMER
- 26. Bush animal, for short: ROO
- 27. "Still, after all this time ...": EVENNOW
- 31. Film speed letters: ISO
- 32. Cross to bear: ONUS
- 34. Somewhat icy: ALOOF
- 35. What old records and happy-go-lucky people may do: SKIP
- 36. Fore-and-aft-rigged vessel: KETCH
- 38. Stoppage: END
- 39. Geoffrey of fashion: BEENE
- 40. "Sup?": HOWGOESIT
- 43. Meritorious: WORTHY
- 45. Picked up on: SENSED
- 48. Subject of the 2008 biography "Woman of the House": PELOSI
- 49. Annual event that includes snocross and ski superpipe: XGAMES
- 51. Number two: AIDE
- 52. Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle: ZZTOP
- 56. "The Burning Giraffe" artist: DALI
- 57. ___ school: GRAD
- 58. Martial art whose name means, literally, "sword way": KENDO
- 59. Sophocles tragedy: AJAX
- 60. Best, but barely: EDGE
- 61. Language from which "kayak" comes: INUIT
- 62. Paint swatch selection: TONE
- 63. Go-getter: DOER
- 64. Pours on the love: DOTES
- 65. "The Garden of ___" (Oscar Wilde poem): EROS
down
- 1. Apocalyptic event predicted in Norse mythology: RAGNAROK
- 2. Like a shampoo/conditioner: ALLINONE
- 3. Expands one's view, in a way: ZOOMSOUT
- 4. Referee, in slang: ZEBRA
- 5. Pink, for one: POPDIVA
- 6. Sacred symbol of ancient Egypt: IBIS
- 7. The Hudson's Tappan ___ Bridge: ZEE
- 8. Galifianakis of "The Hangover": ZACH
- 9. Leading: AHEADOF
- 10. Place for an umbrella stand: FOYER
- 11. Heavyweight champion who defeated "Bonecrusher" Smith: IRONMIKE
- 12. Gets closer and closer: ZEROESIN
- 13. Old-fashioned image projector: ZOETROPE
- 21. Fractions of a krona: ORE
- 23. Word: VOW
- 28. "Beowulf," essentially: ELEGY
- 29. Eating with one's elbows on the table, e.g.: NONO
- 30. Meeting places: NODES
- 33. "Peanuts" boy: SCHROEDER
- 35. Makes plans to tie the knot: SETSADATE
- 37. Intense attraction, with "the": HOTS
- 39. Google alternative: BING
- 41. Tiny brain?: WHIZKID
- 42. Vamps: SEXPOTS
- 43. Odd duck: WEIRDO
- 44. What "education is the best provision for," per Aristotle: OLDAGE
- 46. Key for "Spring" in Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons": EMAJOR
- 47. Roosevelt predecessor?: DELANO
- 48. Summoned: PAGED
- 50. Yahtzee scoresheet row: SIXES
- 53. Founder of Stoicism: ZENO
- 54. Hardware bit: TNUT
- 55. Comics character who once, surprisingly, solved a sudoku puzzle: ODIE
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?.
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?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.