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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 8, 2022

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Friday, July 8, 2022

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, July 8, 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.

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

across

1. Opening in a magic act: ABRA
5. Some nasty repartee: BARBS
10. Does a hit on: OFFS
14. Bread: Ger.: BROT
15. Accustom: INURE
16. ___ of mandamus: WRIT
17. 1967 James Bond film: YOUONLYLIVELIVE
20. Yawn, for wanting guests to leave: SIGNAL
21. Locale for a talking snake: EDEN
22. Pro who calls the shots?: VET
23. Ready to retire, say: SLEEPY
24. Sister of Thalia and Urania: ERATO
26. Bankruptcy cause: DEBTS
29. Takes to task: SCOLDS
32. Apt word hidden in "Cleopatra's prop": ASP
35. Kentucky ___ (sister race of the Kentucky Derby): OAKS
37. Fly-fisher's catch: TROUT
38. Randomized clinical trial: BLINDBLINDSTUDY
42. Surgical tool with an acronymic name: LASER
43. Langston Hughes poem: ITOO
44. Census datum: SEX
45. Hosts: EMCEES
47. Ferret look-alike: STOAT
50. Something politicians and professors do: ORATE
52. Weak, as an excuse: FLIMSY
56. Chicago trains: ELS
58. "Do the ___": MATH
60. Comprehension: UPTAKE
61. One who's maybe too virtuous: GOODYSHOESSHOES
64. Stick: GLUE
65. Occupied: INUSE
66. Northern terminus of I-79: ERIE
67. Crocheter's purchase: YARN
68. Does a prewash task: SORTS
69. Rackets: DINS

down

1. Hell, to Dante: ABYSS
2. Oven option: BROIL
3. It might make you blush: ROUGE
4. Made amends (for): ATONED
5. Actor Thornton: BILLYBOB
6. Lead-in to how or hoo: ANY
7. Straight line: RULE
8. Ring bearer: BRIDE
9. Cuts off: SEVERS
10. Fly-by-night?: OWL
11. Not serious: FRIVOLOUS
12. Quitting time, for many: FIVE
13. Put back in: STET
18. Part of the body covered by a mullet: NAPE
19. Passes: ENACTS
25. ___ reform (political issue): TORT
27. Anklebones: TALI
28. Some amateur theater productions: SKITS
30. "Yo, ___!": DUDE
31. River on which Greek deities swore their oaths: STYX
32. Meeting all the job requirements: ABLE
33. Event for poets: SLAM
34. Peruvian cocktail: PISCOSOUR
36. Impertinent one: SNOT
39. Not once, in poems: NEER
40. Very handsome, as a beau: DREAMY
41. Stupid, incompetent ones: DOOFUSES
46. Balance: STASIS
48. "The Sound of Music" backdrop: ALPS
49. Gave 10%: TITHED
51. Prefix with centric: ETHNO
53. Many a Cook Islander: MAORI
54. Tangle: SKEIN
55. Hoped-for responses to proposals: YESES
56. Like most French toast and challah: EGGY
57. "Damn Yankees" vixen: LOLA
59. 11 or 12, say, but not 13: HOUR
62. Retreat: DEN
63. Around figure?: Abbr.: EST

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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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What is a rebus square?

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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.