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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 23, 2022

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, July 23, 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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Friday, July 22, 2022

across

1. [Ooh, you're sexy!]: RAWR
5. Bed in the kitchen?: RICE
9. Big ___ (athletic conference): EAST
13. Medicinal plant: ALOE
14. Tangy-and-sweet dessert topping: LEMONSAUCE
16. Sail holder … or sale holder?: YARD
17. "Everything comes down to this": ITSDOORDIE
18. Camouflage fabric: KHAKI
20. Many string compositions by Haydn: TRIOS
21. Butt of a joke?: WHOOPEECUSHION
26. Weighed unscientifically: HEFTED
27. Quaker of Pennsylvania?: ASPEN
28. Store up: AMASS
29. Sudoku or anagrams: BRAINGAME
33. Chip, e.g.: MAR
34. Like Goliath, in the Bible story: SLAIN
35. Short flight: HOP
36. Going from club to club, say: ONTHETOWN
39. Things some people do at bars: SHOTS
41. City near Kobe: OSAKA
42. Perform for the approval of: PLAYTO
43. Only singer to have seven consecutive #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100: WHITNEYHOUSTON
46. Not just bold: BRASH
47. First Black female billionaire, informally: OPRAH
48. "Hey, I'm talking here!": LISTENTOME
52. Slice in a salad, maybe: FETA
55. Ones who put you to sleep: UTTERBORES
56. World's leading saffron producer: IRAN
57. Saxophone piece: REED
58. Pros: AYES
59. Comment from one who's all thumbs?: TEXT

down

1. Line in geometry: RAY
2. French phrase with a grave accent: ALA
3. Real gem: WORKOFART
4. Spicy sweets: REDHOTS
5. Make fast again: RETIE
6. Reaches online, in a way: IMS
7. Source of oil from the sea: COD
8. Brian who was a pioneer in ambient music: ENO
9. Vermeer painted a girl with a pearl one: EARRING
10. Kind of feed: AUDIO
11. Descendant of a prominent family: SCION
12. Some tourist shop wares: TEES
14. Popular: LIKED
15. Story segue: SOTHEN
19. They share our blood types: APES
21. Company behind the Hula-Hoop and Frisbee: WHAMO
22. Foe of Skeletor in "Masters of the Universe": HEMAN
23. Relative of fennel: CARAWAY
24. Bolt for the finish line?: USAIN
25. Quick drive, informally: SPIN
29. Fellow: BLOKE
30. Ship-to-ship communication: AHOYTHERE
31. "Carpe diem," for one: MOTTO
32. Japanese-based electronics giant: EPSON
34. Man's nickname that's a baseball team's nickname backward: STAN
37. Raised: HOISTED
38. Queen celebrated at an annual feast: ESTHER
39. Line in music: SLUR
40. Flips: HASAFIT
42. Latin lovers, officially speaking?: POPES
43. Put down: WRITE
44. Precipitance: HASTE
45. Divisions of subdivisions: HOMES
46. Motion picture?: BLUR
49. Org. whose logo features a leaning silhouette: NBA
50. Barbie, e.g.: TOY
51. Unit of the Swedish krona: ORE
53. Line on a receipt: TAX
54. Worker in a tunnel, maybe: ANT

Hints and full breakdown for Jul 22

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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.