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

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, August 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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Monday, August 28, 2023

across

1. Military wear, for short: CAMO
5. Appear to be: SEEM
9. "Hop to it!": ASAP
13. Stress or extended exposure to sun, it's said: AGER
14. Feature of an Uber ride … or an Uber Eats order: FARE
15. Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one: RIPER
16. *Evasive treatment, with "the": RUNAROUND
18. Prestigious Atlanta university: EMORY
19. São ___, Brazil: PAULO
20. Deprives of strength: SAPS
22. ___ de Janeiro, Brazil: RIO
23. *Boba Fett's occupation in "Star Wars" films: BOUNTYHUNTER
27. Chicken's counterpart in a causality dilemma: EGG
30. Secret agent: SPY
31. One-person performances: SOLOS
32. Palindromic tugboat sound: TOOT
34. Openly gay: OUT
36. Salad bar grabbers: TONGS
39. *Seriously hammered: ASDRUNKASASKUNK
43. Penny loafers, e.g.: SHOES
44. Keister: BUM
45. "Don't move!," as a dog command: STAY
46. "Hurrah!": WAHOO
49. Meadow: LEA
51. Pig's spot: STY
52. *Weekend occasion for avocado toast and mimosas: SUNDAYBRUNCH
56. Remains of a fire: ASH
57. Politico Buttigieg: PETE
58. Alternatives to Ubers: LYFTS
62. Subway entrance fixture: STILE
64. Disconnects … or what's found in the answers to the four starred clues?: UNCOUPLES
67. Like wingtips and penny loafers: SOLED
68. Put in the overhead bin, say: STOW
69. Deserve: EARN
70. Motto for a devil-may-care type: YOLO
71. "Monday Night Football" channel: ESPN
72. Tach readings, for short: RPMS

down

1. Complain, complain, complain: CARP
2. Water, in Spanish: AGUA
3. Waiter's handout: MENU
4. Big name in electric toothbrushes: ORALB
5. Bay Area air hub: SFO
6. Water, in French: EAU
7. Young's partner in accounting: ERNST
8. Occasions to pamper oneself: MEDAYS
9. Goal: AIM
10. Ones with season tickets to football, baseball and basketball games, perhaps: SPORTSNUTS
11. Eagle's abode: AERIE
12. Comedian Richard who wrote "What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound": PRYOR
15. Outcomes: RESULTS
17. Down Under hoppers, informally: ROOS
21. Vietnamese noodle dish: PHO
24. "___ further reflection …": UPON
25. Three Stooges snicker sound: NYUK
26. Alcoves: NOOKS
27. Flight board figs.: ETAS
28. "Oh, my stars!": GOSH
29. Deteriorate … as sledders do?: GODOWNHILL
33. Tire pattern: TREAD
35. Key above Caps Lock: TAB
37. Annoying insect: GNAT
38. Big name in vodka: SKYY
40. Like some bike locks and magnets: USHAPED
41. "Star Trek" lieutenant played by George Takei: SULU
42. Prayer ending: AMEN
47. "___ Como Va" (1971 Santana hit): OYE
48. More than 90°: OBTUSE
50. Rights org.: ACLU
52. Smart-alecky: SASSY
53. "We agree": USTOO
54. Major monthly expenses: RENTS
55. On a sugar rush, say: HYPER
59. What a bird's wings do: FLAP
60. Time in office: TERM
61. Figs. for tax filers: SSNS
63. One of three fire signs, with Aries and Sagittarius: LEO
65. Police officer: COP
66. Admit, with "up to": OWN

Hints and full breakdown for Aug 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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