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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 14, 2018
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, August 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
- 32
Down clues & answers
- 25
- 34
- 42
- 52
- 55
- 57
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Monday, August 13, 2018
across
- 1. Pear variety: BOSC
- 5. Fiction's opposite: FACT
- 9. Peruvian animal: LLAMA
- 14. Toledo's home: OHIO
- 15. Carpet layer's measurement: AREA
- 16. Common golf shirts: POLOS
- 17. Leave a lasting legacy ... or do worse at school: GODOWNINHISTORY
- 20. Drug giant ___ Lilly: ELI
- 21. English school on the Thames: ETON
- 22. The Gershwins' "Of ___ I Sing": THEE
- 23. Succeed on the gridiron ... or invite a slap in the face: MAKEPASSES
- 26. Word after Near, Middle or Far: EAST
- 27. Waders with curved bills: IBISES
- 28. Gunky roofing stuff: TAR
- 30. Diplomat's forte: TACT
- 31. Cannabis variety used for rope: HEMP
- 35. Times Sq. squad: NYPD
- 38. Sound of annoyance: TSK
- 39. Score in baseball ... or ruin some hose: GETARUN
- 41. Part of Adam from which Eve was fashioned: RIB
- 43. "SportsNation" station: ESPN
- 45. Shoe with holes: CROC
- 46. Helper: AIDE
- 47. Curling surface: ICE
- 49. One of the Baltic States: LATVIA
- 51. Femme fatale: VAMP
- 54. Be lucky in Scrabble ... or come up short memorywise: DRAWABLANK
- 58. Gel-producing succulent: ALOE
- 59. Starting point for a horse race: GATE
- 60. Have dinner: EAT
- 61. Start of a mixed message, as illustrated by 17-, 23-, 39- and 54-Across: GOODNEWSBADNEWS
- 66. Excessive: UNDUE
- 67. Vichyssoise vegetable: LEEK
- 68. Drop that might run down the face: TEAR
- 69. Land with pyramids: EGYPT
- 70. "Roseanne" actress Gilbert: SARA
- 71. Jason's fleece-seeking ship: ARGO
down
- 1. Spongy ground: BOG
- 2. "Well, whaddya know!": OHO
- 3. Trusty companions: SIDEKICKS
- 4. Most hip: COOLEST
- 5. Devoted follower: FAN
- 6. Zodiac ram: ARIES
- 7. ¢: CENTS
- 8. Chevy model named for a Western lake: TAHOE
- 9. Carole King's "Tapestry" and "Music": LPS
- 10. Small chance to win big bucks: LOTTERY
- 11. Hawaiian hello: ALOHA
- 12. Group's basic customs: MORES
- 13. Up to now: ASYET
- 18. Clean (off): WIPE
- 19. The "I" of M.I.T.: Abbr.: INST
- 23. Barack's opponent in 2012: MITT
- 24. Demean: ABASE
- 25. Arthur with a namesake stadium: ASHE
- 29. TV journalist Curry: ANN
- 32. List shortener: Abbr.: ETC
- 33. Damage somewhat: MAR
- 34. One giving you the aye?: PRO
- 36. Nongovernmentally owned ship decked out for war: PRIVATEER
- 37. Brought to ruin: DIDIN
- 39. Health products chain: GNC
- 40. Sch. near Hollywood: UCLA
- 42. A pelican has a big one: BEAK
- 44. Chimed in on the conversation: PIPEDUP
- 46. U.S. city with the world's busiest airport: ATLANTA
- 48. Margin: EDGE
- 50. Under the covers: ABED
- 51. Unclear: VAGUE
- 52. Sing-___ (hootenanny feature): ALONG
- 53. Temperamental: MOODY
- 55. Lou with more than 70 albums: RAWLS
- 56. Out on a naval deployment: ATSEA
- 57. Big name in grills: WEBER
- 62. Bit of fishery equipment: NET
- 63. Stephanie Clifford ___ Stormy Daniels: AKA
- 64. Jokester: WAG
- 65. Letters suggesting a sellout: SRO
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?.
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