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Sunday Dinner
This Crossword Maxi puzzle was curated by Chris.
Across
- 1. Painting and poetry
- 5. Put one's foot down?
- 9. Michael of 'The Office'
- 14. Guy with zero manners
- 15. Wander far and wide
- 16. Indiana hoopster
- 17. 'At Last' singer James
- 18. Billy bookcase seller
- 19. Houston hitter
- 20. Duckwalking 'Johnny B. Goode' rocker
- 23. It may be graded on a curve
- 24. It's happy after work
- 25. Puts on cloud nine
- 27. Con or house
- 30. Atkinson who played Mr. Bean
- 32. Boxer who could 'float like a butterfly'
- 33. Rush-job abbr.
- 35. 'Final answer?' asker Philbin
- 39. Old general store heater
- 43. Substitute's position
- 44. Prefix with 'present'
- 45. Emeril's catchphrase
- 46. Temple head
- 48. Two-faced sign?
- 51. Toyota pickup model
- 54. Wine city near Turin
- 55. Final say at church?
- 56. Real knee-slapper
- 62. Scrabble draws
- 64. Place for a quarter
- 65. Something a psychic might read
- 66. Ouzo flavoring
- 67. Like the star on Texas's flag
- 68. Spot for speakers
- 69. Mock tribute, or a hint to the starts of 20-, 39- and 56-Across
- 70. Moms who get fleeced?
- 71. "That smarts!"
Down
- 1. Baldwin of '30 Rock'
- 2. IRA named for a Delaware senator
- 3. Skirt that really stands out
- 4. Upper-lip fuzz, slangily
- 5. Panel of judges
- 6. Longtime 'Today' weatherman Al
- 7. Finished, at the final whistle
- 8. Honey or sugar
- 9. Where mud is welcome
- 10. Flamenco clicker
- 11. Double quartet
- 12. Short and not so sweet
- 13. Doesn't quite gallop
- 21. Japanese garden swimmer
- 22. Longbow wood
- 26. Metallica's Ulrich
- 27. Draft sources
- 28. "Thanks ___!"
- 29. High flier on a string
- 30. Sam who directed 'Spider-Man'
- 31. Up for grabs
- 34. Pig-Pen, for one
- 36. Mongolian desert
- 37. Russian John
- 38. Big rig
- 40. Wife of a peer, perhaps
- 41. Cheese that's 'made' in reverse
- 42. Archaeologists' workplaces
- 47. It's passed by future lawyers
- 49. List-ending abbr.
- 50. Gilbert and Sullivan title emperor
- 51. Language spoken in Kazan
- 52. ___ acid
- 53. Salsa queen Cruz
- 54. Observe Yom Kippur
- 57. Capri or Bali
- 58. Birthday candle instruction
- 59. Maui bash
- 60. Clapton or Idle
- 61. Poison ivy souvenir
- 63. 'Ready,' then this, then 'go'
About Crossword Maxi
A 15x15 themed crossword with about 76 clues. The full-sized daily puzzle for people who actually like crosswords -- a theme to crack, trickier cluing, and a timer to keep things honest.
The Maxi is the big one. A 15x15 grid, the size of a newspaper daily, with a theme: its long answers share a trick, and the title or a revealer answer ties them together. Clues range from straight definitions to genuine misdirection. If you finish the Mini and Midi and still want more, this is where you end up. New puzzle every day on DailyPlay, same grid for everyone.
Crossword Maxi on DailyPlay is completely free to play with no ads, no pop-ups, and no interruptions.
How to Play
Goal
Fill every white cell in the 15x15 grid so that each across and down answer matches its clue. The puzzle is complete when every word is correct.
Rules
- Tap or click a cell to select it, then type your letter. The cursor advances automatically.
- Tap a selected cell again (or press the arrow keys) to toggle between across and down.
- Black cells separate the words and cannot be filled.
- Clue numbers appear in the top-left corner of the starting cell for each answer.
- Answers range from three letters to fifteen. Every letter is shared between an across and a down word.
- The longest answers are the theme: they share a trick, named by the title above the grid or by a revealer answer.
Strategy
- Scan for gimmes. Every grid has a handful of clues you can answer cold. Fill those first -- the crossing letters open up everything around them.
- Crack the theme. Once you see what the long answers have in common, the title and the other theme answers fall faster.
- Work in clusters. Focus on one corner or section at a time rather than jumping all over the grid. Tight areas with a lot of short intersecting words often solve themselves once you get two or three in place.
- Re-read stubborn clues. Come back to a clue after filling in some crossing letters. Seeing _A_E instead of five blanks changes how you read the clue entirely.
Tips
- Short fills are underrated. Three-letter answers are usually common words (ERA, ORE, ATE). Fill them in fast and use those letters to attack the longer answers nearby.
- Think about word endings. English crossword answers often end in -ED, -ER, -ING, or -LY. If a clue points to a past tense or a comparison, try penciling the ending in first.
- Use hints strategically. If you're stuck, a single revealed letter in a long answer is more valuable than one in a three-letter word. Spend hints where they unlock the most crossings.
- Check the clock, but don't panic. The Maxi is meant to take a while. Steady solving beats frantic guessing. Your time improves naturally as you get used to the clue style.
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