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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 1, 2018
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, August 1, 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
- 24
- 33
Down clues & answers
- 26
- 29
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across
- 1. Mesh (with): JIBE
- 5. Apply, as plaster: DAUB
- 9. Rapper Nicki ___: MINAJ
- 14. Word before collar, jacket or College: ETON
- 15. Actress Kendrick or Paquin: ANNA
- 16. Black Sea port, to natives: ODESA
- 17. Contemporary of Booker T. Washington: WEBDUBOIS
- 19. Touched in the head: LOOPY
- 20. Make stand out, as letters on stationery: EMBOSS
- 21. "___ magnifique!": CEST
- 23. Zilch: NIL
- 24. French wine valley: LOIRE
- 25. "Nonsense!": BOSH
- 26. Achy: SORE
- 27. Indy-to-Cleveland direction: ENE
- 28. Best-selling author who invented multiple languages: JRRTOLKIEN
- 30. Hold back: RESTRAIN
- 33. Oddball: WEIRDO
- 34. Molten tar, e.g.: OOZE
- 35. Lift up the ski slopes: TBAR
- 36. Like Splenda vis-à-vis sugar: ERSATZ
- 39. Professionals who put on coats for work: PAINTERS
- 43. Classic toy store founder: FAOSCHWARZ
- 45. Remote button: Abbr.: REW
- 46. Symbol of power: FIST
- 47. Olympian Apolo Anton ___: OHNO
- 48. Shoe material: SUEDE
- 50. Brian who coined the term "ambient music": ENO
- 51. Dog unlikely to have a solid coat: SPOT
- 52. Braid, e.g.: ENLACE
- 53. Dog breed at Buckingham Palace: CORGI
- 55. Indication of more to come ... or what 17-, 28- and 43-Across all contain: DOTDOTDOT
- 57. City in northern Italy: TURIN
- 58. Novelist Seton: ANYA
- 59. Not imaginary: REAL
- 60. Mohawk or mullet: STYLE
- 61. Swarm (with): TEEM
- 62. Bohemian: ARTY
down
- 1. One visited by a prospective groom: JEWELER
- 2. Top of a to-do list: ITEMONE
- 3. British officers: BOBBIES
- 4. Setting in "Return of the Jedi": ENDOR
- 5. Little amounts of cream: DABS
- 6. Year in Spain: ANO
- 7. Creature on Scotland's coat of arms: UNICORN
- 8. Least dignified: BASEST
- 9. Lose one's feathers: MOLT
- 10. Reply at the altar: IDO
- 11. Modern dark film genre: NEONOIR
- 12. Had high hopes: ASPIRED
- 13. "The Tonight Show" host before and after Conan O'Brien: JAYLENO
- 18. Application: USE
- 22. Hollywood and such: SHOWBIZ
- 25. Cheese similar to Camembert: BRIE
- 26. School uniform wear, maybe: SKIRT
- 28. Hybrid music genre with African-American roots: JAZZHOP
- 29. Not fatty: LEAN
- 31. "Salud!" or "Skoal!": TOAST
- 32. College recruitment org.: ROTC
- 35. Root vegetable sometimes made into chips: TARO
- 36. "Special" things in sci-fi films: EFFECTS
- 37. Reason for a doubleheader: RAINOUT
- 38. "My sincere apologies": SOSORRY
- 39. Company with an annual "Color of the Year" award: PANTONE
- 40. Kindle, for one: EREADER
- 41. Revolutionary War foe: REDCOAT
- 42. Dolce: SWEETLY
- 44. Informal question of identification: WHODAT
- 48. ___-Caps (candy): SNO
- 49. The "U" of UHF: ULTRA
- 51. Function associated with oscillation: SINE
- 52. Cheese similar to Gouda: EDAM
- 54. ___ Grissom, longtime "CSI" character: GIL
- 56. Actor Sheridan of "Ready Player One": TYE
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
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
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.