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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 22, 2022

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Friday, July 22, 2022

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, July 22, 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 21, 2022

across

1. Statistical abbr.: PCT
4. Male swan: COB
7. Common prelaw major, informally: POLISCI
14. Response to an unveiling: OOH
15. Bother: ADO
16. Neither over nor under, but a round?: EVENPAR
17. Xi follower: OMICRON
19. Tattletale: RATFINK
20. Attracting much publicity: HIGHPROF
22. Destination in Hercules' 12th labor: HADES
23. N.L. Central team, on scoreboards: CHI
24. The Super Bowl, with "the": BIGGAME
27. Commentary on a scientific article: SCHOLARLYREV
32. Must: HAVETO
35. Poetic conjunction: ERE
36. Spring time in Paris: MAI
37. Cats with the unique ability to turn their ankle joints around: OCELOTS
39. Set free: RELEASE
42. Diminutive suffix: LET
43. Polynesian staple food: POI
45. Previously seen: NOTNEW
46. Options at the top of a computer window … as seen three times in this puzzle?: DROPDOWNMENU
50. Law bigwig: PARTNER
51. Professional nickname: DOC
54. Alibi, say: STORY
56. Alternative to a refund, often: STORECRE
60. Itching to fight: HAWKISH
63. Favorite: ONESEED
64. Eroded: ATEINTO
65. Top of a deck: ACE
66. Question of self-reflection: AMI
67. Nerf product that might be used to bother a sibling: DARTGUN
68. 100%, in slang: DEF
69. Bring in: NET

down

1. "The House at ___ Corner" (children's classic): POOH
2. Paper strip: COMIC
3. Cutoff point for some boots: THIGH
4. Whine, maybe: CARP
5. Noted feature of Limburger cheese: ODOR
6. Relative of a chimpanzee: BONOBO
7. Following the direction of: PER
8. Some sex cells: OVA
9. Like the bite of a king cobra: LETHAL
10. Bad reputation: INFAMY
11. Noted web developer: SPIDERMAN
12. Support staff?: CANE
13. Gets under the skin of: IRKS
18. Icebreaker?: CHISEL
21. –: FILE
25. Teri of "Tootsie": GARR
26. "Colorful" county name in 14 states: GREENE
28. Executive role for an engineer: Abbr.: CTO
29. Dish in which ingredients are cooked at the table: HOTPOT
30. Lessen: EASE
31. –: VIEW
32. Grip: HOLD
33. Big name in laptops: ACER
34. Presidential check: VETOPOWER
38. Planted: SOWN
40. Chaney known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces": LON
41. Certain warm-up exercises: ETUDES
44. Chemical suffixes: INES
47. Grab a seat: PARKIT
48. Hanging out, say: DRYING
49. Character with a "Wild Ride" at Disneyland: MRTOAD
52. Continental divide?: OCEAN
53. It's found in many French desserts: CREME
54. Herringlike fish: SHAD
55. "Farewell!": TATA
57. Start of a reminiscence: ONCE
58. ___ shark: REEF
59. –: EDIT
61. Name found in consecutive letters of the alphabet: STU
62. Sweet pea: HON

Hints and full breakdown for Jul 21

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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?.

The Crossword FAQ

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.