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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 10, 2022

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Friday, June 10, 2022

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, June 10, 2022. 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.

62 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

across

1. Some sleeveless undergarments, informally: CAMIS
6. It may result in damages: TORT
10. Hip-hop subgenre in Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road": TRAP
14. Creature whose saliva acts as a blood thinner: LEECH
15. One side of a bet: OVER
16. [giggle]: HEHE
17. "Queen" of 40-Down: ARETHA
18. CeeLo Green's "Forget You" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Mess With My Heart": RADIOEDITS
20. Egg holder: SAC
21. Shade: HUE
23. Distribute, as pineapples?: DOLEOUT
24. "Rugrats" dad: STU
25. Scatter: STREW
27. Irene of old Hollywood: DUNNE
28. Trace: IOTA
30. Sanctuary scrolls: TORAHS
32. Place for a hammer and anvil: EAR
33. Christmas display: CRECHE
35. Wheelhouses: AREAS
37. With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle: SHORT
39. See 37-Across: FILMS
41. Comedian who said "Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself," familiarly: ELLEN
43. Popular urban hangouts: STOOPS
46. Cold War inits.: KGB
49. Sappho, for one: LYRIST
51. Spiritual teacher: GURU
52. Steamed: IRATE
54. Best Actor winner for "Bohemian Rhapsody": MALEK
56. Grist for a mill: LOG
57. Sisterly: SORORAL
59. Journalist ___ B. Wells: IDA
60. Underground N.Y.C. group: MTA
61. Increasingly common weather event akin to a hurricane: SUPERSTORM
63. One with Windows: PCUSER
65. Come out of one's shell, say: MOLT
66. Word after G: MAIL
67. One-named former wrestler who twice won the W.W.E. Divas Championship: PAIGE
68. "A Day Without Rain" singer: ENYA
69. Genderqueer identity: ENBY
70. Like a comet's path: ARCED

down

1. "Old Coke" vis-à-vis New Coke, in marketing: CLASSIC
2. Faucet accessory: AERATOR
3. Rom-com staples: MEETCUTES
4. I, to Einstein: ICH
5. Bygone rulers: SHAHS
6. One wearing a traje de luces ("suit of light") in the ring: TORERO
7. Eggs: OVA
8. Star with low luminosity: REDDWARF
9. The Minutemen, e.g.: TRIO
10. What Britain left in 2020, in brief: THEEU
11. Fixed up: REDONE
12. Ingredient in sushi rolls and poke bowls: AHITUNA
13. Bother persistently: PESTER
19. Seasoned sailor: OLDSALT
22. Ridiculous introduction?: UTTERLY
26. ___ Now (onetime political button): ERA
29. Place for icing: ACHE
31. Did a job on: HEISTED
34. Calls: HOLLERS
36. Urban ill: SMOG
38. Bank offering with a fixed payment schedule: TERMLOAN
40. Otis Redding's genre: SOULMUSIC
42. Actress Long: NIA
44. Mentored one: PROTEGE
45. Powdered, in a way: SUGARED
46. Words on a candy heart: KISSME
47. E-commerce site with a portmanteau name: GROUPON
48. By a narrow margin: BARELY
50. By a narrow margin: SLIMLY
53. Mexican sandwich: TORTA
55. Italian sportswear brand named after a Greek letter: KAPPA
58. "Look ___!": ATME
62. Bone to pick at dinner, say: RIB
64. Tesla, for one: CAR

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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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Can I see past crossword answers?

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