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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 17, 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, July 17, 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
- 20
- 23
- 37
- 41
- 42
- 55
Down clues & answers
- 12
- 18
- 38
- 44
- 48
- 49
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Monday, July 16, 2018
across
- 1. Australia's national gemstone: OPAL
- 5. "___ Surfin'" (2008 rap song): SWAG
- 9. Lead-in to frost: PERMA
- 14. Walk back and forth nervously: PACE
- 15. What a fisherman might bring home even if he doesn't catch any fish: TALE
- 16. "Later!": IMOUT
- 17. Singer Fitzgerald: ELLA
- 18. Yoked animals: OXEN
- 19. Weavers' devices: LOOMS
- 20. Start of an overseas telephone number: COUNTRYCODE
- 23. Former org. for James Comey: FBI
- 24. Three on a sundial: III
- 25. Test in a hospital tube, for short: MRI
- 26. Classic game now sometimes played with "lasers": TAG
- 27. Faux money: COUNTERFEITCOIN
- 33. Wolf Blitzer's channel: CNN
- 34. Madam's counterpart: SIR
- 35. Latest dope: POOP
- 36. Couches: SOFAS
- 39. Dental problem fixed by braces: GAP
- 41. Annual award from Stockholm: NOBEL
- 44. "You said it, brother!": AMEN
- 46. Open ___ night (comedy club offering): MIC
- 48. "Many years ___ ...": AGO
- 49. What a micromanager would like to have: COMPLETECONTROL
- 54. "Yes, ma chérie": OUI
- 55. "This might be of interest," on a memo: FYI
- 56. Fish eggs: ROE
- 57. Georgia's capital: Abbr.: ATL
- 58. Approach respectfully, in modern parlance: COMECORRECT
- 64. Indian yogurt dish: RAITA
- 66. Boys' school near Windsor: ETON
- 67. Of all time: EVER
- 68. Ringo of the Beatles: STARR
- 69. Political competition: RACE
- 70. Farm structure: SILO
- 71. Weirdly spooky: EERIE
- 72. Space on a schedule: SLOT
- 73. Friend in war: ALLY
down
- 1. Oil grp.: OPEC
- 2. ___ Alto, Calif.: PALO
- 3. Org. defending the Bill of Rights: ACLU
- 4. Move so as to hear better, say: LEANIN
- 5. The Empire State Building has 102 of them: STORIES
- 6. Like candles: WAXY
- 7. Smart ___ (wiseacre): ALEC
- 8. Human ___ Project: GENOME
- 9. Add even more criticism: PILEITON
- 10. Music genre related to punk: EMO
- 11. Place to see the town while painting the town red?: ROOFTOPBAR
- 12. Most populous city in India: MUMBAI
- 13. Symbol starting a Twitter handle: ATSIGN
- 21. Palindromic bird: TIT
- 22. What icicles do: DRIP
- 27. Amts. of blood: CCS
- 28. Musical Yoko: ONO
- 29. Alien: UNFAMILIAR
- 30. Fix, as an election: RIG
- 31. Picture holder: FRAME
- 32. Dove's sound: COO
- 37. Item on a concert stage: AMP
- 38. Tending to one's own well-being: SELFCARE
- 40. Instagram upload, for short: PIC
- 42. Bigheadedness: EGO
- 43. [That was a funny one]: LOL
- 45. R&B singer with the hits "So Sick" and "Miss Independent": NEYO
- 47. Princess' headwear: CORONET
- 49. Sandpaperlike: COARSE
- 50. Bested in a hot dog contest, say: OUTATE
- 51. Stopwatches, sand clocks, etc.: TIMERS
- 52. Neither's partner: NOR
- 53. Mother with a 41-Across Peace Prize: TERESA
- 59. Abbr. at the end of an abridged roster: ETAL
- 60. Hit 2017 computer-animated film ... or a hint to 20-, 27-, 49- and 58-Across: COCO
- 61. Bad, bad, bad: EVIL
- 62. An amoeba has just one: CELL
- 63. Helen of ___: TROY
- 65. Prefix with -fecta: TRI
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
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- 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?
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