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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 28, 2018
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, August 28, 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
- 46
- 63
Down clues & answers
- 8
- 18
- 22
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Monday, August 27, 2018
across
- 1. Writing on a book jacket: BLURB
- 6. Leveling wedge: SHIM
- 10. Be on the mend: HEAL
- 14. Total, as expenses: RUNTO
- 15. Mario who wrote "The Godfather": PUZO
- 16. Farmland measure: ACRE
- 17. Part of a book that's rarely read straight through: INDEX
- 18. Shortly: ANON
- 19. Brand of beans: GOYA
- 20. Ring result, for short: TKO
- 21. Actor Cameron + actor Fairbanks = actor ___: KIRKDOUGLAS
- 24. Is the right size: FITS
- 25. Temporary support for a bone fracture: SPLINT
- 26. Infuse with bubbles: AERATE
- 29. Black tea variety: PEKOE
- 31. Comedian Carell + comedian Short = comedian ___: STEVEMARTIN
- 33. Bluesy woodwind: SAX
- 36. Curly cabbage: KALE
- 37. Where a mole shouldn't be, in brief: CIA
- 38. Place that's buzzing: HIVE
- 39. Hog's home: STY
- 40. Singer Brown + singer Swift = singer ___: JAMESTAYLOR
- 44. Elaine of "Seinfeld": BENES
- 45. Provides funding for: ENDOWS
- 46. Drug for insomniacs: AMBIEN
- 49. Assign stars to: RATE
- 50. Basketball player Walton + basketball player Westbrook = basketball player ___: BILLRUSSELL
- 53. ___-mo replay: SLO
- 56. Frenzied way to go: AMOK
- 57. Flapjack franchise, briefly: IHOP
- 58. =: EQUAL
- 60. Two-wheeler: BIKE
- 61. Commotion: TODO
- 62. Cuban dance: RUMBA
- 63. Got a perfect score on: ACED
- 64. Thumbs-up votes: YEAS
- 65. Full of attitude: SASSY
down
- 1. One whose car has a bonnet and tyres: BRIT
- 2. Blockhead: LUNK
- 3. "Erase" on a computer: UNDO
- 4. Traveling salesperson's assignment: Abbr.: RTE
- 5. Flying toy that's open-ended: BOXKITE
- 6. Practices pugilism: SPARS
- 7. Object of an ogler: HUNK
- 8. Polo competitor: IZOD
- 9. Relative of a snowboard: MONOSKI
- 10. Try to get a better deal: HAGGLE
- 11. Reason for a food recall: ECOLI
- 12. Early Indus Valley inhabitant: ARYAN
- 13. Bare minimum: LEAST
- 22. Unit in an online order cart: ITEM
- 23. Atop: UPON
- 24. Top choice, informally: FAVE
- 26. Raises a question: ASKS
- 27. Coup d'___: ETAT
- 28. Bank (on): RELY
- 29. Gets nosy: PRIES
- 30. Greek H's: ETAS
- 32. Pinnacle: ACME
- 33. Barn adjunct: SILO
- 34. Openly declare: AVOW
- 35. Gen ___ (post-baby boomers): XERS
- 38. Jekyll's counterpart: HYDE
- 40. Loudly razz: JEER
- 41. Retirement income, for some: ANNUITY
- 42. Bluish green: TEAL
- 43. Stag's pride: ANTLERS
- 44. Swindled: BILKED
- 46. Addis ___, Ethiopia: ABABA
- 47. Copycat: MIMIC
- 48. Chap: BLOKE
- 49. Seized vehicles: REPOS
- 51. Loafer or pump: SHOE
- 52. Drink at an ice cream shop: SODA
- 53. Simplest arithmetic problems: SUMS
- 54. Hands-on science classes: LABS
- 55. Neutrogena competitor: OLAY
- 59. Sine ___ non: QUA
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- 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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