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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for November 28, 2018
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, November 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
- 18
- 35
- 42
- 48
- 53
- 65
- 71
Down clues & answers
- 10
- 25
- 28
- 31
- 38
- 47
- 51
- 63
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Previous The Crossword answer
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
across
- 1. Swore: VOWED
- 6. Kindergarten instruction: ABCS
- 10. What may hold a bather or butter: TUB
- 13. Spring bloom: CROCUS
- 15. Casting director's assignment: ROLE
- 16. Before, to poets: ERE
- 17. 2018's "A Star Is Born," e.g.: REMAKE
- 18. It might accompany bacon and toast: FRIEDEGG
- 20. "Well, ___ you special!": ARENT
- 22. Oscar hopeful: NOMINEE
- 23. Political hopeful: CANDIDATE
- 26. Really good person, metaphorically: SAINT
- 27. Bank job: HEIST
- 28. Nike product: SHOE
- 30. "I'm game!": LETS
- 31. Mid-April addressee, for short: IRS
- 32. Like Cheerios: OATY
- 34. Homophone of "row": RHO
- 36. You might learn a new language to write one: COMPUTERPROGRAM
- 42. Sixth letter after alpha: ETA
- 43. Boot from power: OUST
- 44. Timeline swath: ERA
- 45. Pop flies?: SWAT
- 48. What icicles do: DRIP
- 50. Hilton or Marriott: HOTEL
- 52. Enterprise officer with an earpiece: UHURA
- 54. Opinion piece: EDITORIAL
- 56. Unfamous sorts: NONAMES
- 58. What most college mottoes are in: LATIN
- 59. Parting words from 18-, 23-, 36- and 54-Across?: GOTTARUN
- 61. Halloween creatures: GHOULS
- 64. Big name in nail polish: OPI
- 65. Fine sediment: SILT
- 66. Cirque du ___: SOLEIL
- 67. Bit of board game equipment: DIE
- 68. Comic Rogen: SETH
- 69. Peevish: TESTY
down
- 1. Pre-TiVo device: VCR
- 2. Asset in the game The Settlers of Catan: ORE
- 3. Social theory popularized by Alice Walker: WOMANISM
- 4. Virtual birthday greetings: ECARDS
- 5. Get into a fistfight: DUKEITOUT
- 6. Doggie sound: ARF
- 7. Largest Asian island: BORNEO
- 8. Muse of history: CLIO
- 9. Appears to be: SEEMS
- 10. ___-weenie: TEENIE
- 11. All-caps word in an email subject line: URGENT
- 12. "Violence ___ violence": BEGETS
- 14. Drop in the mailbox: SEND
- 19. Conversation: DIALOG
- 21. Fashion sense: TASTE
- 23. Fashion-forward: CHIC
- 24. Prefix with dynamic: AERO
- 25. Neck gland: THYROID
- 29. Messes up: ERRS
- 33. Slightly: ATAD
- 35. 1980s soca hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire": HOTHOTHOT
- 37. Rodent companion: PETRAT
- 38. Dilating eye part: PUPIL
- 39. Groups of advisers: RETINUES
- 40. The "A" in BART: AREA
- 41. Segway cop's workplace, maybe: MALL
- 45. Solar deity: SUNGOD
- 46. Grammy-winning Goldberg: WHOOPI
- 47. Term of respect for an older woman: AUNTIE
- 49. Win, loss or draw: RESULT
- 51. Baltimore athlete: ORIOLE
- 53. Rack up: AMASS
- 55. Identifiers at the bottom of a blog post: TAGS
- 57. Lake named for a Pennsylvania people: ERIE
- 60. Last degree, in math: NTH
- 62. Ignited: LIT
- 63. Foxlike: SLY
More daily puzzle hints
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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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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.