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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 1, 2023

Thursday, June 1, 2023

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, June 1, 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.

81 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

  1. 1

    Gather

  2. 5

    Late-spring celebrant

  3. 9

    Some of these fasten in the front

  4. 13

    Light ring

  5. 14

    Subtle expression of contempt, in modern lingo

  6. 15

    Brick in a kit

  7. 16

    Not up to us

  8. 18

    Salt Lake City team

  9. 19

    Increase the intensity of

  10. 20

    Hotter substitute for jalapeño

  11. 22

    "Double" or "triple" brew

  12. 25

    Extended family

  13. 27

    Primal drive

  14. 28

    Calling for tails, maybe

  15. 30

    Crude letters

  16. 32

    Grammy equivalent

  17. 33

    "Airplane!" and "This Is Spinal Tap"

  18. 34

    Food that's folded

  19. 36

    Boot

  20. 37

    Doctor's reassurance before a shot

  21. 40

    Small, fancy confections

  22. 43

    Settings for naval gazing?

  23. 45

    Brand by a bathroom sink

  24. 46

    Not out

  25. 48

    Director DuVernay

  26. 51

    Store with a suggested navigational path

  27. 52

    Fancy bash

  28. 53

    Win-win

  29. 55

    Possible cause for insomnia

  30. 57

    Watchdog warning

  31. 58

    "Do you see?"

  32. 60

    Made amends

  33. 62

    Make amendments?

  34. 63

    Reliable, to a lender

  35. 68

    City associated with pasta carbonara

  36. 69

    Vibes

  37. 70

    Relative of a cor anglais

  38. 71

    Really take off

  39. 72

    Wild animal with dangerous 73-Across

  40. 73

    See 72-Across

Down clues & answers

  1. 1

    Fraternity row letter with a homophone in this clue

  2. 2

    Fontaine contents

  3. 3

    Key in a macro

  4. 4

    Christopher Robin's "silly old" chum

  5. 5

    Major exporter of gold and cocoa

  6. 6

    Managed

  7. 7

    Puts on

  8. 8

    Turn off, digitally

  9. 9

    Book teaser

  10. 10

    Hold on to

  11. 11

    Something a chair needs

  12. 12

    "Is it time already?"

  13. 14

    Racing boats

  14. 17

    Coffee with less kick

  15. 21

    Printer brand

  16. 22

    "Should that be the case …"

  17. 23

    Short-term shop

  18. 24

    Came about

  19. 26

    Pretty darn good

  20. 29

    Vermont's "Freedom and Unity," e.g.

  21. 31

    Trashes

  22. 35

    Food that's rolled

  23. 37

    Dot on a nautical map

  24. 38

    Corp. shake-up

  25. 39

    Less wild

  26. 41

    Like some whiskey

  27. 42

    One way to get around in urban areas

  28. 44

    Prognosticator

  29. 46

    Barring changes

  30. 47

    Inning part when the visiting team bats

  31. 48

    Incenses

  32. 49

    Religion with West African and Catholic influences

  33. 50

    First Nissan model offered as a hybrid

  34. 54

    River gamboler

  35. 56

    Palindromic tracker

  36. 59

    Loyal

  37. 61

    Quit discussing

  38. 64

    Swinging Sixties, e.g.

  39. 65

    As yet unknown, for short

  40. 66

    Good question

  41. 67

    Good answer

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

across

  • 1. [Wait until you're home to click this!]: NSFW
  • 5. In which pictures of a bill + gates = a noted business executive: REBUS
  • 10. "Quiet!": SHH
  • 13. Shopify specialty: ETAIL
  • 15. Simply be: EXIST
  • 16. Sweetheart: BAE
  • 17. Longtime host of CNN's "The Situation Room": WOLFBLITZER
  • 19. One ___ time: ATA
  • 20. ___ Janney, Oscar winner for "I, Tonya": ALLISON
  • 21. More up to the task: ABLER
  • 23. What the "R" of AARP stands for: Abbr.: RET
  • 24. 11-time P.G.A. Tour Player of the Year: TIGERWOODS
  • 28. Widely recognized: KNOWN
  • 31. Ephron who directed "Sleepless in Seattle": NORA
  • 32. Walk or trot: GAIT
  • 33. Highball clinkers: ICE
  • 35. Grammy-winning singer St. ___: VINCENT
  • 37. Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across?: BEASTIEBOYS
  • 39. Chamber member: SENATOR
  • 40. Start of a rodeo cry: YEE
  • 41. Toss in a chip, say: ANTE
  • 42. Speedy horse breed: ARAB
  • 44. Critical times: DDAYS
  • 48. The man in "Man vs. Wild": BEARGRYLLS
  • 51. President pro ___: TEM
  • 52. "Midnight Cowboy" nickname: RATSO
  • 53. Give the right: ENTITLE
  • 56. Small thing to pluck: UKE
  • 57. Wild West showman who lent his name to an N.F.L. team: BUFFALOBILL
  • 61. Sherlock Holmes and Veronica Mars, for short: PIS
  • 62. Up to now: ASYET
  • 63. Series opener: PILOT
  • 64. Boom sticks: TNT
  • 65. Acquires: GAINS
  • 66. Tools with teeth: SAWS

down

  • 1. Airport serving New York's tristate area: NEWARK
  • 2. Pinched: STOLEN
  • 3. Be defeated by: FALLTO
  • 4. Coffee shop freebie: WIFI
  • 5. Bring under control: REININ
  • 6. No. after a phone number: EXT
  • 7. Industry, briefly: BIZ
  • 8. Single-___ plastics (environmental concern): USE
  • 9. This sucks!: STRAW
  • 10. Help for mom-and-pop shops, in brief: SBALOANS
  • 11. Terse one-star review: HATEDIT
  • 12. Newspaper tycoon who inspired "Citizen Kane": HEARST
  • 14. Dumbbell figs.: LBS
  • 18. Biblical figure with an unnamed wife: LOT
  • 22. Came in just over par: BOGEYED
  • 25. Explode on the internet: GOVIRAL
  • 26. Spooky-sounding lake: ERIE
  • 27. Shared with for feedback: RANBY
  • 29. They're roasted at a roast: WIENERS
  • 30. Final Four inits.: NCAA
  • 34. Spanish 101 infinitive: ESTAR
  • 36. Like most rec leagues: COED
  • 37. Check for bugs: BETATEST
  • 38. Conservative: TORY
  • 39. Return after curfew, say: SNEAKIN
  • 41. Brusque: ABRUPT
  • 43. Calls from a pasture: BLEATS
  • 45. Fifth-century conqueror: ATTILA
  • 46. Like lemons, but not oranges: YELLOW
  • 47. Gets the lead out?: SMELTS
  • 49. It's packed for a quick getaway: GOBAG
  • 50. Tina Fey was its first female head writer, in brief: SNL
  • 54. One-up: TOP
  • 55. Sacred bird of ancient Egypt: IBIS
  • 58. Winningest team in the Women's World Cup: USA
  • 59. Post-it note abbr.: FYI
  • 60. Bog: FEN
Hints and full breakdown for May 31

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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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