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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 6, 2022
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, July 6, 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.
Across clues & answers
- 16
- 55
- 64
- 67
Down clues & answers
- 11
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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
across
- 1. Swimmer's set: LAPS
- 5. Word with dressing or days: SALAD
- 10. *Workplace for the Seven Dwarfs: MINE
- 14. Way out: EXIT
- 15. Mental picture: IMAGE
- 16. Head of state in Qatar: EMIR
- 17. As well: ALSO
- 18. Weighted with freight: LADEN
- 19. Covid-19, slangily: RONA
- 20. *Like daredevils, seemingly: FEARLESS
- 22. Nuts and bolts drawer?: MAGNET
- 24. Desires: YENS
- 25. *Little one in arms: BABE
- 26. Reach for greedily: GRABAT
- 29. Differ: VARY
- 30. *Visibly embarrassed: RED
- 33. Caramel-filled candy: ROLO
- 34. *Void: BLANKSPACE
- 37. One in a cast: ACTOR
- 39. Mischievous creature of folklore: ELF
- 40. Formerly the largest country in Africa, but since 2011 the third-largest: SUDAN
- 41. *Get over a minor injury, say: SHAKEITOFF
- 44. Basis for a lawsuit: TORT
- 45. Apiece: PER
- 46. Way out: DOOR
- 47. Things made by doctors and bartenders: ROUNDS
- 49. Planted for future reaping: SOWN
- 50. Pile: HEAP
- 51. Look a little here, a little there: BROWSE
- 54. *Start of a classic breakup letter: DEARJOHN
- 58. ___ Gagarin, first person in space: YURI
- 59. Take stealthily, informally: YOINK
- 61. Orchestral instrument with a bell key: OBOE
- 62. Singing snowman in Disney's "Frozen": OLAF
- 63. Unit in a birth announcement: OUNCE
- 64. Influence that's often unconscious: BIAS
- 65. Sing loudly, with "out": BELT
- 66. Encouraged: URGED
- 67. Send nude pics, maybe: SEXT
down
- 1. Symbol over the "i" in the Tropicana logo: LEAF
- 2. Part of a drivetrain: AXLE
- 3. City with a famous tower: PISA
- 4. Perfect, as a romance: STORYBOOK
- 5. Element of doubt?: SILENTB
- 6. Accumulate: AMASS
- 7. Boys: LADS
- 8. Grow older: AGE
- 9. Southernmost part of Scandinavia: DENMARK
- 10. Become one: MERGE
- 11. "That's my cue!": IMON
- 12. What all Alaska ZIP codes start with: NINE
- 13. The "E" of Q.E.D.: ERAT
- 21. Meadowland: LEA
- 23. Deep chasm: ABYSS
- 25. Canada's oldest national park: BANFF
- 26. Understand: GRASP
- 27. La ___-Posay (skin-care brand): ROCHE
- 28. Place to say "I do": ALTAR
- 29. Display from a knight: VALOR
- 30. Household gas that may require mitigation: RADON
- 31. Virtual greeting: ECARD
- 32. Fender bender reminders: DENTS
- 35. Divulge: LETON
- 36. Well-orchestrated ruses: PUTUPJOBS
- 38. Second attempts: REDOS
- 42. "Much obliged": IOWEYOU
- 43. Lost control, informally: FREAKED
- 48. Sculler's need: OAR
- 49. Taylor ___, some of whose hit songs are featured in the answers to the starred clues: SWIFT
- 50. Ergo: HENCE
- 51. "We won't be serving alcohol, but …": BYOB
- 52. Something a renegade may break or ignore: RULE
- 53. Spoken: ORAL
- 54. Tiny bell sound: DING
- 55. New York theater award: OBIE
- 56. Abominable Snowman (probably): HOAX
- 57. Hornet's home: NEST
- 60. "___ Song," 2007 hit that begins "I was ridin' shotgun with my hair undone": OUR
More daily puzzle hints
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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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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?
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