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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 8, 2018

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, August 8, 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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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

across

1. Snake charmer's snake: COBRA
6. Smile from ear to ear: BEAM
10. Preceder of "two, three, four": HUP
13. Geographer's reference: ATLAS
14. Middle-earth area under the Misty Mountains: MORIA
15. Volcanic debris: ASH
16. Union representative: SHOPSTEWARD
18. Pi follower: RHO
19. Car-pool lane designation: HOV
20. Manning manning the Giants' backfield: ELI
21. Mature: RIPEN
23. Louisiana Purchase region from 1838 to 1846: IOWATERRITORY
28. Savory taste of MSG: UMAMI
30. Lends a hand: AIDS
31. Seize, as formerly held land: RETAKE
33. Samovar: URN
34. "Mr. Robot" network: USA
37. What's found hidden inside 16-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across: BEERINGREDIENTS
41. A&E, in D.C.?: STS
42. Onetime Mets manager Hodges: GIL
43. Navigated against, as the current: SWAMUP
44. Barely gets (by): EKES
46. Fixtures in Pillsbury facilities: OVENS
47. Job at a circus: ANIMALTRAINER
53. How a dying machine goes: KAPUT
54. Path of the moon through the sky: ARC
55. Glass of public radio: IRA
58. Prelude to a kiss: IDO
59. Spring greeting: HAPPYEASTER
64. Clear (of): RID
65. Sri Lanka's nearest neighbor: INDIA
66. "Muy ___!": BUENO
67. ___ Technica, website with gadget news: ARS
68. "Holy Toledo!": EGAD
69. Brought to a conclusion: ENDED

down

1. Dollars and cents: CASH
2. Roman emperor of A.D. 69: OTHO
3. Goes on and on about nothing: BLOVIATES
4. Genre for DJ Khaled: RAP
5. Beast of burden: ASS
6. Kind of knife: BOWIE
7. Victorian ___: ERA
8. Scuba tankful: AIR
9. Home of the Prado Museum: MADRID
10. ___ Productions, Oprah Winfrey enterprise: HARPO
11. One walking down the aisle: USHER
12. Faker: PHONY
14. Hot sandwich: MELT
17. Darjeeling, for one: TEA
22. "___ a beautiful day in the neighborhood": Mr. Rogers: ITS
24. General Bradley, W.W. II commander: OMAR
25. Collaborative online site: WIKI
26. Still red in the middle: RARE
27. Fruit roll-ups?: RINDS
28. Cities, informally: URBS
29. Bump into: MEET
32. Georgia of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show": ENGEL
33. Internet address: URL
34. Not deserved: UNMERITED
35. Bring to a standstill, say: STUN
36. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" menaces: ASPS
38. General idea: GIST
39. "Victory is mine!": IWON
40. Window shade?: EAVE
44. Runner with wings: EMU
45. TV host ___ Lee Gifford: KATHIE
47. Director Kurosawa: AKIRA
48. Lowest point: NADIR
49. Music players of the 2000s: IPODS
50. Word before fire or transit: RAPID
51. ___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" protagonist: ARYA
52. Makeup of Saturn's rings, mostly: ICE
56. Philosopher Descartes: RENE
57. Former Yank with 25 career grand slams: AROD
60. Director Lee: ANG
61. Holding hands or kissing on the street, in brief: PDA
62. Vigoda of old TV and movies: ABE
63. Morning riser: SUN

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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.
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