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1 pin ends: POINTS
'Nib' is a Scots variant of the Old English word 'neb', both of which mean 'beak of a bird'. This use of "quill" as a quill dates back to the 14th century, with "quill" describing the tip of a pen or quill, which appeared a little later, in the early 17th century.
5 Approval of a laboratory: WAG
The Labrador (Lab) breed of dog has existed since at least 1814, and the Chocolate Labrador appeared more than a century later in the 1930's. The name "Labrador Retriever" is simply a reference to the breed's origins and demeanor. Labs originally "fetched" from the "Labrador Sea".
8 Like Chocolate Ganache: RICH
Ganache is a rich sauce made from chocolate and cream. To make a ganache, pour the heated cream over the chopped chocolate and mix until smooth, perhaps with a liquor added for flavor. "Ganache" is French for "baking". I'm not sure how "Jowl" fits into a rich chocolate fountain.
25 Japanese fish preparation: TATAKI
Raw fish can be prepared Tataki-style in Japanese cuisine. The fish is minced and mixed with side dishes. The term "Tataki" can be translated as "hammered, beaten to pieces".
33 Toot: SPREE
"Toot" and "tear" are slang terms for drinking bouts.
36 __ A: Italian Football League: SERIES
The Serie A is Italy's top football league and has been in operation since 1929. Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan (three of the most famous football clubs in the world) compete in Serie A.
39 Loot: LUCRE
Our word lucre, meaning money, profit, comes from the Latin lucrum, meaning the same thing.
49 How to eat raw vegetables: RAW
Crudités are a French appetizer of sliced and whole raw vegetables dipped in a sauce. The French word "crudité" simply means "raw vegetables" and derives from the Latin word "crudus" which means "raw".
50 Fix, as a pet: SPAY
Our verb to sterilize, meaning to surgically remove an animal's ovaries, comes from an old Anglo-French word espeier, meaning to cut with a sword.
58 Coastal Town West of Santa Monica: MALIBU
Malibu is a coastal city in Southern California known for being home to many Hollywood movie stars. It is also home to several beaches, including Malibu Surfrider Beach, which opened in 2010 as the first World Surfing Reserve.
60 DEA-Administrator's: EMTS
An emergency medical technician (EMT) may use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
69 gelding from "The Magnificent Seven": ELI
Eli Wallach was a regular performer from the 1950s, giving great performances on the big and small screens. Wallach's most famous role was probably "the ugly one" in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Most recently, he gave a very strong performance in 2006's The Holiday. Sadly, Wallach passed away in June 2014 at the age of 98.
The Magnificent Seven really is a very entertaining western (and honestly, I'm not a western fan). As is well known, it is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film "Seven Samurai" from 1960. "The Magnificent Seven" is the second most watched film on US television. Only "The Wizard of Oz" gets more airtime.
74 A little high school fashion? : TWEEN JACKET (Change D to N to "Tweed Jacket")
Tweed is a coarse woolen fabric closely associated with Scotland in the United Kingdom and County Donegal in Ireland. The cloth was originally called 'tweel', the Scottish word for 'twill'. Apparently a London merchant in the early 19th century misinterpreted a handwriting and assumed the fabric was called 'Tweed', a nod to Scottish River Tweed, and the name stuck...
80 Used a rotary phone: DIALED
The first patent for a rotary dial mechanism for a telephone was granted in 1898, and the well-known rotary (finger-hole) dial telephones were introduced in 1919 by the Bell System. This form of voting was referred to as "impulse voting". . For example, if you dialed the number 5, the dial rotated back to its original position, opened and closed the electrical contacts five times, and sent five pulses down the telephone line. As a kid, I loved rotary phones. My grandfather was a telephone engineer and he showed me how to "clip" my wrists to the "hook" at the top of a payphone. So I could make free calls. He definitely contributed to the crime of a minor...
83 Not Online, Online: IRL
In Real Life (IRL)
88 Actor Chaney: LON
Lon Chaney, Sr. played a lot of crazy looking characters in the silent era. He did much of his own makeup work, developing the grotesque looks that became his trademark and earning him the nickname "The Man with a Thousand Faces." He is best known for his portrayals of the title characters in the films The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
89 Halloween Rental Fee? : COSTUME FEE (Change N to R in "Costume Change")
All Saints' Day is November 1st of every year. The day before All Saints' Day is All Hallows' Eve, better known by the Scottish term "Halloween".
96 Schreiber Calvino: ITALIAN
Italo Calvino was not only a writer but also a famous Italian journalist. He was a supporter of communism and therefore not very popular in the United States or Britain.
97 How do we write and write: MAORI
The permanent skin tattooing practiced by the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, is known as Ta Moko.
The Haka is a Maori war dance in New Zealand. The New Zealand rugby team is known to perform a haka before each of their matches.
99 Indy 500 Surname: OUR
Motorsport seems to run in the blood of the Unser family. Al Unser, Sr. won the Indy 500 four times. As a brother, Jerry was the first of the Ours to compete in Indianapolis. As the other brother Bobby, Indy won three times. As a son, Al Junior, IndyCar won twice. Al Junior's son is also a racer who competes at Indy Speedway.
100 Chuzpe: GAL
Our word "chutzpeh" meaning "nerve, bile, insolence" derives from the Yiddish "khutspe" which has the same meaning.
103 Government-issued ID cards: SSNS
Social Security Number (SSN)
105 pharyngeal tissue often removed: ALMONDS
The tonsils are located at the back of the human throat. The exact role played by the tonsils is not fully understood, but it is known that they are in the body's immune system's first line of defense. They provide some protection from ingested and inhaled pathogens.
110 Bad News in an Atlanta Cake Shop? : JUST OUT OF PEACH (Change R to P for "just out of range")
The US state of Georgia has two nicknames: Peach State and Empire State of the South.
119 Mammals with Big Horns: Rhinoceroses
There are five species of rhino that survive to this day, with the lesser Javan rhino being the rarest. The rhino is probably the rarest large mammal on the planet, thanks to poaching. Hunters value rhinoceros horn because it is used in powder form in traditional Chinese medicine.
121 „__ Brockovich“: ERIN
Erin Brockovich is an environmental activist known for her role in building a drinking water pollution lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric. Her story was told in a 2000 film titled "Erin Brockovich," starring Julia Roberts in the title role. Brockovich herself actually appeared in the film when she made a cameo as a waitress in a restaurant scene.
122 old school teachers? : MARM
"Marm" is short for "Schoolmarm," a strange term for a teacher.
123 "Yesterday" and "Tomorrow": SONGS
Yesterday is such a beautiful ballad. It was written by Paul McCartney, who also routinely performed the song as a solo piece. Originally not released as a single, "Yesterday" first appeared as a track on the Beatles' 1965 album Help!. Several UK polls voted "Yesterday" the number one pop song of all time.
"Tomorrow" is a song written for the Broadway musical "Annie." The musical is based on Harold Gray's graphic novel Little Orphan Annie. Two film adaptations followed, both of which were really successful, including one, of all things, which was released in 1982 and directed by John Huston. It was the only musical he directed.
126 Apple Watch-Assistent: SIRI
The Apple Watch was announced in 2014 and went on sale in 2015. The device works as an extension of the user's smartphone, but also has its own functions. I'm not a big fan of smartwatches; I really see no point...
Under
1 blue label? :NSFW
The abbreviation "NSFW" stands for "not safe/suitable for work". It's internet slang used to describe online content that is best viewed away from work.
3 Jessica From The Sinner TV Show: BIEL
Jessica Biel is an actress best known to television audiences for playing Mary Camden on 7th Heaven. Biel's first film role was playing Peter Fonda's granddaughter in Ulee's Gold. Biel married singer and actor Justin Timberlake in 2012.
The Sinner is a crime series starring Bill Pullman as police detective Harry Ambrose. The series is structured in such a way that Ambrose investigates a new crime each season and is therefore supported by a different cast each season. The title and story of the first season are taken from a 1999 novel by German author Petra Hammesfahr.
4 Subdivision of the genus: SPECIES
Taxonomy is the classification of organisms into groups or categories known as taxa (plural "taxa"). We are most familiar with the classification of organisms into broad taxonomic (taxa) categories:
- Life
- Domain
- kingdom
- Filo
- classroom
- command
- Family
- gender (plural "genres")
- species
5 Some gummy animals: WORMS
Chewing gum originated in Germany in the 1980s, where it was created by the Haribo confectionery factory. Haribo was the company that invented gummy bears back in the 1920s.
6 parting word: Goodbye
"Adieu" is French for "goodbye, goodbye," from "à Dieu," meaning "to God." The plural of "Adieu" is "Adieux".
8 Corporate or Private: RANK
A corporal is an army officer ranking above a private and below a sergeant. The term "corporal" comes into English via French and Italian from the Latin "caput" meaning "head, leader", as in "squad leader".
A soldier's lowest military rank is usually a private (pvt.). The term "private" dates back to the Middle Ages when "private soldiers" were hired or recruited by nobles to form a "private army". The more general use of "private" began in the 1700s.
9 Possible Cause of Brain Freeze: ICEE
Slush Puppie and ICEE are brands of frozen slushy drinks. Apparently competing brands, ICEE now owns the Slush Puppie brand.
12 Volvo's ex-rival: SAAB
"SAAB" means Svenska Aeroplan AB, which translated into English means "Swedish Airplane Limited". Although we usually think of SAAB as a car manufacturer, it is first and foremost an aircraft manufacturer. If you take small jumps in Europe, you may find yourself on a SAAB passenger plane. SAAB's automotive division was acquired by General Motors in 2000, which sold it to a Dutch company in 2010. However, in 2011 SAAB (Automotive) finally went bankrupt. The assets were acquired in 2012 by NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden), a new company that used the SAAB name on its vehicles for several years.
Volvo is a Swedish manufacturer of cars, trucks and construction machinery. The name Volvo was chosen because "volvo" is Latin for "I roll".
15 Raubhaie: MAKOS
Mako sharks can appear on restaurant menus, and as a result, the species is becoming extinct in some parts of the world. The Mako will sometimes recover, as attacks on humans are not uncommon. It is the fastest swimming shark and has reached speeds of over 40 miles per hour. And the shark in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea is a mako. "Mako" is the Maori word for "shark" or "shark tooth".
31 filmmakers with a unique style: AUTHOR
We use the term "writer" to describe a film director with a distinctive style that is distinguished enough to withstand studio influence and other commercial constraints. Frequently cited examples are Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks and Jean Renoir. "Auteur" is a French word meaning "author".
33-bit hardware: SCREW
Screws are supplied with slotted head (-) and Phillips head (+). The Phillips head screw and screwdriver are named after Henry F. Phillips of Portland, Oregon. Phillips did not invent the "+" screw head, but as an entrepreneur he was behind its successful implementation.
34 One of the five life forces of yoga: PRANA
“Prana” is a Sanskrit word meaning “breath, life force”.
35 Dog plays piano on The Muppet Show: ROWLF
Rowlf the Dog is a regular on The Muppet Show and plays the piano at the Muppet Theatre. He was also the first Muppet to appear regularly on television, as Jimmy Dean's sidekick on The Jimmy Dean Show from 1963 to 1966.
37 Puerto Rico and Mallorca: ISLANDS
Puerto Rico (PR) is located in the northeastern Caribbean (on the Atlantic Ocean), east of the Dominican Republic. The name "Puerto Rico" is Spanish for "Puerto Rico". Locals often call their island Borinque, the Spanish form of "Boriken", the original name of the indigenous people.
The island of Mallorca (“Isla Mallorca” in Spanish) is the largest island in Spain and is located in the Mediterranean Sea. The island's population has increased in recent decades as Mallorca has become a mecca for tourists from across Europe.
40 „The Pioneer Woman“ als Moderatorin Drummond: REE
Ree Drummond is a food writer and blogger. Drummond's blog, The Pioneer Woman, chronicles her daily life on her family's working ranch outside of Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
42 Fragrances: ESTER
Esters are very common chemicals. Smaller, low molecular weight esters generally have a pleasant odor and are commonly found in perfumes. At the other end of the scale, the highest molecular weight nitroglycerin is a nitrate ester and very explosive, and polyester is a huge molecule and a type of plastic. Fats and oils found in nature are fatty acid esters of glycerin known as glycerides.
46 Muppet with a puppy named Tango: ELMO
Muppet Tango is a pup that Elmo found lost and decided to keep as a pet. She made her debut in a Sesame Street special in 2021.
47 In __: as found: SITU
"In situ" is a Latin expression meaning "in place" and we use the term to mean "in the original position".
57 luges, e.g. : EDUCATED
A luge is a small sled used by one or two people, in which you lie face up and feet first. The luge is similar to the skeleton, a one-person sled where the rider lies on his stomach and slides down the mountain. Damned!
59 „La __“ von Puccini: BOHEMIA
Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème" is the second most performed opera in the United States (after "Madama Butterfly", also by Puccini). The female lead in the play is Mimì, a seamstress.
60 Fiat: Edict
A fiat is an arbitrary rule that is enforced and is Latin for "let it happen".
64 American League MVP of 2002 Miguel: DACH
Miguel Tejada is a former MLB shortstop from the Dominican Republic. He had a reputation for "driving" in races, earning him the nickname "La Guagua," meaning "The Bus."
65 Transport for Tel Aviv: EL AL
El Al Israel Airlines is the national airline of Israel. El Al is known for its high level of security, both on the ground and in the air. Allegedly, the airline's passenger planes have been working with anti-missile technology for several years.
Apr 68 in an email subject line: FWD
Go on, go on)
70 Pretty smart: CHIC
"Chic" is a French word meaning "stylish".
71 Big Sandwich: HERO
A hero is a submarine sandwich. It originated in 18th-century New York City among Italian immigrants who wanted an Italian sandwich that would remind them of their homeland. The name "hero" was reportedly coined by a restaurant critic in the New York Herald Tribune in the 1930s when he wrote that "it takes a hero" to finish the giant sandwich. Hero is still a dominant term in New York City today, reserved for an Italian-flavored submarine sandwich.
73 cars named after Henry Ford's son: EDSELS
Edsel Ford was the only child of automotive pioneer Henry Ford. Edsel became President of Ford Motors as Henry's sole heir, a position he held from 1919 until his death in 1943. Henry's name is closely associated with the Model T, the Tin Lizzie. Edsel was the man behind the eventual development of the more elegant Model A. However, despite Edsel's many successes, his name is inextricably linked to the extremely unsuccessful Edsel car series.
74 Peixes „Neon“ : TETRA
The neon tetra is a freshwater fish native to parts of South America. The tetra is a very popular aquarium fish and is imported into the USA by the millions every year. Almost all imported tetras are farmed in Asia and very few are native to their native continent.
78 middle voice: TENOR
A tenor (plural "tenori") is a male voice that falls somewhere between a countertenor and a baritone. The word "tenor" comes from the Latin "tenere" which means "to hold". This etymology refers to the tenor part carrying the sustained melody (canto fermo) of a traditional polyphonic composition.
81 Only fertile: clay
Loam is soil composed of sand, silt and clay in a ratio of about 40-40-20. Compared to other soil types, loam is generally rich in nutrients and moisture, drains well, and is easy to cultivate. Clay can also be used to build houses as it is quite solid when mixed with straw and dried.
90 activity at windmills and slot machines: TILT
The expression "lean on windmills" means "attack imaginary enemies". The expression comes from an episode of the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, in which the hero of the play attacks windmills, which he mistakes for giants.
When playing pinball, some players feel an irresistible urge to “poke” the machine. Such a nudge, a machine movement designed to affect the path of the ball, is called a "slant". Most pinball machines have sensors that detect tilt, and when they activate, a "tilt" warning light illuminates and player controls are temporarily disabled.
102 “Light and Truth” Language: LATIN
"Lux et veritas" means "light and truth" in Latin. "Lux et veritas" is used as the motto of several universities, including Indiana University, the University of Montana, and Yale University. Yale's motto, however, is often given in Hebrew as "Urim and Thummim".
104 "Fat is a Feminist Issue" Orbach: SUSIE
Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist and author from England who is perhaps best known for her first book Fat is a Feminist Issue from 1987, which explored the psychology behind overeating and dieting in women. She was also a therapist for Diana, Princess of Wales in the 1990s.
106 Sotomayor, who said: "One cannot measure dreams by the probability that they will come true" : SONIA
“My Beloved World” is a 2013 memoir by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. It covers his life from childhood to 1992 and therefore does not deal with his time on the Supreme Court bench. Here is some advice Sotomayor offers in the book:
...you can't measure dreams by the probability that they will come true. True value lies in awakening in us the will to strive.
109 Greek matchmaker? : EROS
Our word “erotic” derives from the name Eros, the Greek god of love, which means “awakening of sexual desire”. Eros was referred to in Latin as "Amor" (meaning "love") and "Cupid" (meaning "desire").
111 Pedal: VENDA
In the truest sense of the word, a peddler is someone who sells their wares on the street or door-to-door. The term probably comes from the Latin "pedarius", which means "the one who walks".
112 Number of milks in a given dessert: THREE
In Spanish, the "numero de leches in a given dessert" (number of milks in a given dessert) is "tres" (three).
A tres leches cake is a type of sponge cake that has been soaked in three types of milk, cream, condensed milk and condensed milk.
113 Jai __: ALAI
Jai Alai is a game derived from Basque pelota, known as "cesta-punta" in the Basque language. The name "jai alai" translates from the original Basque as "joyful feast".
114 Quarterback von NFL Derek: CARR
Quarterback Derek Carr was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 2014. Derek is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback David Carr.
115 port on some TVs: HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
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Complete list of hints/answers
Between
1 pin ends: POINTS
5 Approval of a laboratory: WAG
8 Like Chocolate Ganache: RICH
12 Fraud: Fraud
17 Sound in the hair salon: SNIP
18 Poetic Greetings: ODES
20 Pain: PAIN
21 Extended tongue as requested: SAID “AH”
22 Cafe Loyalty Card Reward: FREE DRINK
24 Approach: NEAR
25 Japanese fish preparation: TATAKI
26 loud explosions that are very popular? : WELCOME BAT (Change P to R under "Welcome Packs")
28 Not much: A LITTLE BIT OF
29 Submit as driver's license: ISSUE TO
30 Brown Fast: SEAR
32 lemon zest: ZEST
33 Toot: SPREE
36 __ A: Italian Football League: SERIES
39 Loot: LUCRE
41 hits (from): CROSSROADS
44 Bird Voted Most Likely Success? : BEST OF THE NEST (Change R to N to “Best of the Rest”)
49 How to eat raw vegetables: RAW
50 Fix, as a pet: SPAY
52 __-di-dah: LAH
53 Look closely: EYE
54 Craft: LIE
55 Registered: Registered
58 Coastal Town West of Santa Monica: MALIBU
60 DEA-Administrator's: EMTS
61 Hidden messages at a brunch? : WAFFLE CODES (Change N to D to "waffle cones")
63 Useful: FIXED
66 Above, poetically: O'ER
67 Dividers: NET
68 Nojo-Silbe: FEH!
69 gelding from "The Magnificent Seven": ELI
70 Tot's Barch on a Bicycle : KINDERSITZ
74 A little high school fashion? : TWEEN JACKET (Change D to N to "Tweed Jacket")
79 Caught: INSURED
80 Used a rotary phone: DIALED
82 When the dinner bell rings: MEAL TIME
83 Not Online, Online: IRL
84 truck tank: GAS
86 Removable, e.g. : cradle
87 Break a book: READ
88 Actor Chaney: LON
89 Halloween Rental Fee? : COSTUME FEE (Change N to R in "Costume Change")
93 Connect to: TAP INTO
96 Schreiber Calvino: ITALIAN
97 How do we write and write: MAORI
99 Indy 500 Surname: OUR
100 Chuzpe: GAL
103 Government-issued ID cards: SSNS
105 pharyngeal tissue often removed: ALMONDS
108 PLEASURES: ELATES
110 Bad News in an Atlanta Cake Shop? : JUST OUT OF PEACH (Change R to P for "just out of range")
116 Suit: SUIT
117 Application buyers: USER
118 Scoop of fish at a deli: TUNA SALAD
119 Mammals with Big Horns: Rhinoceroses
120 Agitator: RILE
121 „__ Brockovich“: ERIN
122 old school teachers? : MARM
123 "Yesterday" and "Tomorrow": SONGS
124 Long Fish: Eels
125 votes against: NO
126 Apple Watch-Assistent: SIRI
Under
1 blue label? :NSFW
2 Subject: IN RE
3 Jessica From The Sinner TV Show: BIEL
4 Subdivision of the genus: SPECIES
5 Some gummy animals: WORMS
6 parting word: Goodbye
7 art classes? : GENRES
8 Corporate or Private: RANK
9 Possible Cause of Brain Freeze: ICEE
10 Exchange: CHAT
11 reflexive pronouns: SELF
12 Volvo's ex-rival: SAAB
13 residents: CITIZEN
14 "It's __!" : A MEETING
15 Raubhaie: MAKOS
16 Use 100-Down to change approach and a tip for the circled letters: SHIFT...
19 Performance without great effort: SKATE BY
21 Like potatoes: STARCH
23 Some pills: CANS
27 Purpose of Situps: CORE
31 filmmakers with a unique style: AUTHOR
33-bit hardware: SCREW
34 One of the five life forces of yoga: PRANA
35 Dog plays piano on The Muppet Show: ROWLF
37 Puerto Rico and Mallorca: ISLANDS
Apr 38 in a research paper: ET AL
40 „The Pioneer Woman“ als Moderatorin Drummond: REE
42 Fragrances: ESTER
43 Small detail? : SPECIFICATION
45 "It Makes Sense Now": OH I see
46 Muppet with a puppy named Tango: ELMO
47 In __: as found: SITU
48 Trail Hindernis: TEST
51 God, in Hebrew: ADONAI
56 "You win this hand": I FOLD
57 luges, e.g. : EDUCATED
58 Frame: MET
59 „La __“ von Puccini: BOHEMIA
60 Fiat: Edict
62 Abdocken: HIGHLIGHT
64 American League MVP of 2002 Miguel: DACH
65 Transport for Tel Aviv: EL AL
Apr 68 in an email subject line: FWD
70 Pretty smart: CHIC
71 Big Sandwich: HERO
72 suffering: DISEASES
73 cars named after Henry Ford's son: EDSELS
74 Peixes „Neon“ : TETRA
75 "Legally!" : ORGANIZED!
76 ceramic kilns: OVENS
77 Overact: EMOTION
78 middle voice: TENOR
81 Only fertile: clay
84 Demolish: GOOD
85 Accumulated: CRUSHES
87 Change of direction: REROUTE
90 activity at windmills and slot machines: TILT
91 Created from Nothing: INSPECT
92 Go to: GO TO
94 Destroyed like books: PULPS
95 pants measurements: inseam
98 Successively: TURN
100 See 16-Down : … GEARS
101 Howes: ALTHO
102 “Light and Truth” Language: LATIN
104 "Fat is a Feminist Issue" Orbach: SUSIE
106 Sotomayor, who said: "One cannot measure dreams by the probability that they will come true" : SONIA
107 "Unless there aren't": IF THERE ARE
109 Greek matchmaker? : EROS
111 Pedal: VENDA
112 Number of milks in a given dessert: THREE
113 Jai __: ALAI
114 Quarterback von NFL Derek: CARR
115 port on some TVs: HDMI
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Submission Guidelines for the Los Angeles Times Crossword Patti Varol, Editor Katie Hale, Assistant Editor We are looking for fun, fresh, well-constructed crosswords that will appeal to a wide... The most significant change is our pay rate: daily puzzles are now $125, and Sunday puzzles are now $300.
Is the Daily crossword app free? ›In no time, you will become a master crossword solver while having tons of fun, and all for free! What does Daily Themed Crossword offer? What are you waiting for? Download Daily Themed Crossword right now, join thousands of crossword enthusiasts and see why everyone is hooked!
Can I print the Times crossword puzzle? ›In the archive List View you can click the word “Puzzle” to open a PDF for printing. Once you select to print, you will be given the option to print the puzzle, the solution (answers), or in some cases where available, the newspaper version of the puzzle.
Are there any good crossword apps? ›The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular crossword apps out there. It features daily puzzles from the newspaper and offers an archive of thousands of puzzles for users to solve. The app also includes a timer, hints, and the ability to save puzzles for later.
Can I do crosswords on my phone? ›Crossword Puzzle Free (Redstone)
On Google Android, it's called Crossword Puzzle Free. Hop over to an iOS device like an iPhone or iPad, and you've got Crossword Puzzle Redstone. Both names are accurate, since it is indeed a free app published by Redstone Games.
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What is the most common letter in crosswords? ›In crossword puzzles, S was the most frequent consonant and the third most frequent 1etter (after E and A). By contrast, most crypt ologists agre,e that in general writing T is the most frequent consonant, and the second most frequent letter.
What is the most popular crossword puzzle? ›
The Times Crossword is the world's most famous crossword.
What was the first word in the first ever crossword? ›Wynne's puzzle has one word already filled in—“fun,” the name of the newspaper section in which the puzzle was published. The clues are slightly different—instead of “across” and “down,” the clues say the numbers of the starting and ending boxes of that word.
Why do old people do crosswords? ›Reduce Stress
Elderly people can often face a number of stresses in their daily life. These can range from their financial situation to social or medical challenges they may experience along the way. Crosswords and other such puzzles (e.g. word searches) can offer a valuable way to relax.
Now, a study published in NEJM Evidence has found that regularly attempting a crossword may help slow decline in some people with mild cognitive impairment, an early stage of faltering memory that can sometimes progress to dementia.
Do puzzles help with dementia? ›Puzzles are an excellent way for seniors with dementia to strengthen cognition, reduce agitation, and promote a feeling of accomplishment. They can also be a fun way for family or caregivers to engage with their loved one.
What level of difficulty is the LA Times crossword? ›"LA Times follows the exact same increasing-difficulty pattern as the NYT, only a little bit easier each day (and Friday LATs have themes, whereas most Friday NYTs are themeless). Newsday is super-easy Mon/Tues, and gets gradually tougher by Friday (but easier than the NYT).
How long should a Sunday crossword take? ›Top solvers can complete a Sunday Times crossword, on average, in 8-12 minutes.
Is it OK to do crossword puzzles before bed? ›Puzzles provide a much better opportunity to relax, making it easier to fall asleep and properly switch off. You need to look at individual parts of a jigsaw puzzle, or available spaces in a crossword puzzle and figure out how to fit the pieces or words into their space.
What does PT mean in crossword? ›Gym – PE (Physical Education) or PT (Physical Training)
What do GREY letters mean in crossword? ›You can solve the puzzle by answering the clues in any order. Click on either a clue or a box in the grid to enter an answer. Clues marked in gray indicate that a word has been entered.
What does inf mean in crosswords? ›
If you see a clue appended with "... (inf)", this means that the answer to this clue is an informal word - i.e. a slang term or nickname for what is described in the clue.
Which crossword of the week is easiest? ›Mondays have the most straightforward clues and Saturday clues are the hardest, or involve the most wordplay. Contrary to popular belief, the Sunday puzzles are midweek difficulty, not the hardest. They're just bigger. A typical Monday clue will be very straightforward and drive you almost directly to the answer.
What do you call a person who solves crossword puzzles? ›cru·ci·ver·bal·ist. ˌkrüsəˈvərbələ̇st. : a person skillful in creating or solving crossword puzzles.
What is the 5 star asterisk symbol? ›What is an Asterisk? Located on the number “8” key on your keyboard, the asterisk (*) is a 5-point star-shaped symbol used to call attention to additional information related to existing text. It is most often used to highlight the use of a footnote but also to indicate an omission or disclaimer.
What is a Astrid mark? ›An asterisk is a punctuation mark that you can use to note something in writing, or to stand in for something you've left out.
What is meaning of asterisk * after the word? ›Typically, an asterisk is placed after a word or sentence that has a footnote attached. Footnotes can have many different uses, such as providing a citation or giving additional context.
What do the circles mean in a crossword puzzle? ›Circles in a crossword highlight a theme for the puzzle. They either spell out what the theme is, words or letters related to the theme, and/or are in a pattern illustrating that theme.
What does Anag mean in crosswords? ›Cheap (anag.) (5) ? An anagram clue in a cryptic crossword is rather more sophisticated than this, and will normally consist of three parts: a definition; the letters to be rearranged (sometimes referred to by crossword fans as the 'anagram fodder'); and an indication that the letters are to be rearranged.
What do numbers in parentheses mean in crossword? ›Cryptic clues are followed by a number or numbers in parentheses indicating the length of the answer: (5) means it's a five-letter word, while (2,3,4) indicates a three-word phrase like “in the know.”
What do shaded boxes in crossword mean? ›The shaded squares are used to separate the words or phrases.
What does Ed mean in crosswords? ›
Editor = ed. Egg = o. Electricity = ac, dc. Electronic = e.
Do crossword puzzles help the brain? ›In fact, 37% of those doing crossword puzzles did show at least a two-point improvement. This means that crossword puzzles can improve thinking and memory almost as much as an FDA-approved memory-enhancing medication.
What type of people are good at crosswords? ›People with higher fluid intelligence are able to reason more quickly and logically, manipulate date more easily and have a better grasp of complex and abstract information.
How does LA Times crossword scoring work? ›When you're done with a puzzle, the program gives you a score based on how many of the squares you correctly filled (points are subtracted for the use of the cheat features). You can also, if you choose, play against the clock, striving to complete a puzzle within an allotted amount of time.
How to do the Times crossword online? ›Times crosswords are available online to subscribers to the online newspaper via the Times Crossword Club. Subscribers have access to more than 9,000 puzzles from The Times and The Sunday Times.
How do you play Wordle crossword puzzle? ›- Click this link.
- You have six tries to guess the five-letter Wordle of the day.
- Type in your guess and submit your word by hitting the “enter” key on the Wordle keyboard.
- The color of the tiles will change after you submit your word. ...
- Continue until you solve the Wordle or run out of guesses.
All you do is specify puzzle size and input the list of words and clues. Number the starting square for each word. Begin in the upper-left corner of the puzzle, and divide the words by whether they run vertically or horizontally, so that you have a “1 Down,” and a “1 Across,” etc.
What does the crossword score mean? ›Each word in a Crossword Compiler word list has an associated score. The value of the score can be anything between 0 and 100. The scores are used to optimize grid filling, and to allow you to cut off words with too low a score when you're finding words or looking for anagrams.
What do the numbers mean in crosswords? ›Cryptic clues are followed by a number or numbers in parentheses indicating the length of the answer: (5) means it's a five-letter word, while (2,3,4) indicates a three-word phrase like “in the know.”
Does the LA Times crossword get harder as the week goes on? ›"LA Times follows the exact same increasing-difficulty pattern as the NYT, only a little bit easier each day (and Friday LATs have themes, whereas most Friday NYTs are themeless). Newsday is super-easy Mon/Tues, and gets gradually tougher by Friday (but easier than the NYT).
Is The Times crossword app free? ›
About The New York Times Crossword
New York Times Crosswords app is available for free to download on iOS and Android devices.
World's Biggest Crossword is free to play, but contains optional paid items to unlock content more quickly.
How can I get crossword for free? ›BestCrosswords.com is the largest supplier of free crossword puzzles on the web, publishing 15 grids daily from an archive of more 100,000. You can play in your web browser, smartphone, tablet or print in high resolution. No registration required.
What is the best word to start with in Wordle? ›The reason SALET is a more optimal guess than fan favorites like ADIEU and AUDIO is because, on average, it helps narrow down the possible answers in Wordle's word bank the fastest. On average, the algorithm solved Wordle's puzzles in 3.421 guesses when starting with SALET.
What is the best 5 letter word for Wordle? ›- ADIEU. Adieu means the same as goodbye. ...
- TARES. Any of various vetch plants, such as Vicia hirsuta (hairy tare) of Eurasia and North Africa.
- SOARE. ...
- DUCAT. ...
- OUIJA. ...
- CAROM. ...
- ERGOT. ...
- CRAIC.
Solve as many of the squares as you can from the network, and then start at the #1 box, across, then down. Fill in the word if it fits both directions. Then do the same with the next box until you fill in the words you are sure of. If unsure, write your potential letters very lightly inside the boxes.
Is there a strategy to crossword puzzles? ›Tackle the easiest clues first.
Scan through the clues, and knock out all the easiest ones. Not only will this give your gameplay some structure, but also it'll give you an ego boost! Typically, fill-in-the-blank clues are the easiest.