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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 29, 2023

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Sunday, January 29, 2023

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, January 29, 2023. 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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Saturday, January 28, 2023

across

1. U.S. holiday beginning in 2021: JUNETEENTH
11. Jumps out: POPS
15. First NPR reporter promoted to correspondent before age 30: ARISHAPIRO
16. Cousin of the Spanish chirimía or Italian piffero: OBOE
17. Bluish-gray pet: MALTESECAT
18. Waterfall phenomenon: MIST
19. "Ugh!": BLEH
20. Up for a drive?: TEED
21. They form lines for their work: POETS
22. Source of Manchego cheese: EWE
24. Something that isn't assumed: REALNAME
26. High degree: MASTERS
30. "Out!": GOAWAY
31. Jump on board?: OLLIE
32. See 34-Down: LACED
35. Product that may be sold by the yard: ALE
36. Org. that has more members in Africa than in the Mideast: OPEC
37. Weakish hands: PAIRS
38. Whizzes: PROS
39. Comedian Michael: CHE
40. Self-driving car company that started as a Google project: WAYMO
41. "Heaven forbid!": GODNO
42. Occur: HAPPEN
44. What a laborer's hands may do over time: COARSEN
46. Horror movie franchise known for both its action and slapstick humor: EVILDEAD
49. "What's the ___?": USE
50. Has, with "on": DINES
51. Black or green grocery items: TEAS
53. "I heard you the first five times!": OKOK
57. 2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk: OLGA
58. TV bar with frequent health code violations overlooked by the city's mayor: MOESTAVERN
60. Move swiftly: FLIT
61. Torn: ONTHEFENCE
62. Peat sources: FENS
63. Slow-growing ornamental: DESERTROSE

down

1. One standing by a door: JAMB
2. Orenburg's river: URAL
3. See 5-Down: NILE
4. Concerned with beauty: ESTHETIC
5. With 3-Down, title setting of a 1937 Agatha Christie mystery: THE
6. A time to dye?: EASTER
7. Sport in which masks are worn: EPEE
8. Improved, as the weather: NICER
9. Work: TRADE
10. Super-popular: HOT
11. One of the Claremont Colleges: POMONA
12. Props for some plays: OBIEAWARDS
13. His 2016 debut album unseated "Thriller" for the most weeks spent in the top 10 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart (77): POSTMALONE
14. Spots: SETSEYESON
21. Walk like an elephant: PLOD
23. ___ hours: WEE
25. Senesces: AGES
26. Used for freeloading: MOOCHEDOFF
27. "Forever Young" band, 1984: ALPHAVILLE
28. Still not up, say: SLEEPINGIN
29. Knock dead: SLAY
33. Hoped-for result: AIM
34. Shoe that can't be 32-Across: CROC
37. Window ___: PANE
38. More than skim through: POREOVER
40. Puts one and one together?: WEDS
41. Blast: GAS
43. Folds: PLEATS
45. Disruptive board move: OUSTER
47. Square things: ATONE
48. Particulars, slangily: DEETS
52. Eponym of the world's largest tennis stadium: ASHE
54. Game introduced to the U.S. by Chinese immigrants in the 19th century: KENO
55. Warcraft meanies: ORCS
56. Take a ___: KNEE
58. Video game customization: MOD
59. Fore's counterpart: AFT

Hints and full breakdown for Jan 28

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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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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.