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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 6, 2019

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Saturday, July 6, 2019

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 6, 2019. 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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Friday, July 5, 2019

across

1. Gum-producing plant: GUAR
5. Addition to a compost pile: RIND
9. Rush home?: FRAT
13. Store discount come-on: ONSALENOW
15. ___-Turkish War (post-W.W. I conflict): GRECO
16. "Doesn't concern me": ASIFICARE
17. Take two: RETRY
18. "Not true!": THATSALIE
19. Former Houston hockey team: AEROS
20. Illustration, for example: Abbr.: SYN
21. Ad time filler, for short: PSA
22. Half of an interrogation team: BADCOP
24. Neighbors of Estonians: LETTS
26. First American film in which a toilet is heard being flushed (1960): PSYCHO
28. Equally distant: ASFAR
31. Cry at a surprise birthday party: HIDE
33. Shut (up): COOP
34. Pull a fast one on: SCAM
35. Chill: RELAX
36. Where a stud might go: LOBE
37. Big name in Deco design: ERTE
38. Hipsteresque, in a way: ARTY
39. Struck out: DELED
40. Like bonds designated AAA: SAFEST
42. A-listers: STARS
44. Little mischief-makers: PIXIES
46. Fernando or Felipe, once: REY
47. Word with nursing or training: BRA
50. Touch of color: TINCT
51. One making a living by pushing drugs, informally: PHARMAREP
54. Contend: ARGUE
55. Sound evidence?: AUDIOTAPE
56. Good earth: LOESS
57. Stay with a friend, say: SLEEPOVER
58. Concerning: INRE
59. What areology is the study of: MARS
60. Synthetic fiber, for short: POLY

down

1. Sources of cashmere: GOATS
2. Openly confident: UNSHY
3. ___ fusion (cuisine): ASIAN
4. Large quantity: RAFT
5. Like the role of Albus Dumbledore after the second Harry Potter movie: RECAST
6. All huffy: INALATHER
7. "Me neither": NORI
8. Poindexter: DWEEB
9. Gives away to a better home, in a modern coinage: FREECYCLES
10. Back in again: RETROCOOL
11. One who hates heights: ACROPHOBE
12. Messes around (with): TOYS
14. Daffy Duck, notably: LISPER
15. Addressees of valedictories: GRADS
23. High point: APEX
24. "Nobody ever told me," e.g.: LAMEEXCUSE
25. Deposits in some banks: SILTS
27. Bit of punditry: OPED
28. "___ Death," movement from "Peer Gynt": ASES
29. Metal in a junk heap: SCRAPIRON
30. Cause of typos, humorously: FATFINGER
32. One who gives a lot of orders: DAYTRADER
35. Be highly regarded: RATE
39. Clean lightly, as a floor: DRYMOP
41. Listings in a travel guide: SITES
43. Metaphor for penthouse suites: AERIES
45. Back problem: SPASM
47. "Project Runway" cable channel: BRAVO
48. Turn back: REPEL
49. Mimic's skill: APERY
50. Anklebones: TALI
52. Activity for which you need a fair amount of wiggle room: HULA
53. On: ATOP

Hints and full breakdown for Jul 5

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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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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.