Answer: ROBBERIES
Use the word lengths to help solve the clues. As a check, the answers are in alphabetical order. Recognize that there are some commonalities and sort the answers into groups of 3. As hinted with the title, title font, and copyright notice, each grouping matches the theme of a Monday New York Times crossword from 2014. Each of these crosswords has a “theme revealer” answer. Order the theme revealers from oldest to newest and index in by the numbers given to yield ROBBERIES, the answer.
Answers |
Theme |
Date |
Index |
Letter |
PRESSURE COOKER |
REC CENTER |
2/10/2014 |
9 |
R |
CULTURE CLASH |
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SPARE CHANGE |
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MUDDY CHARLES |
DIRTY WORDS |
3/24/2014 |
7 |
O |
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT |
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DUSTY MILLER |
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NECK AND NECK |
BODY DOUBLES |
4/28/2014 |
8 |
B |
TOE TO TOE |
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ELBOW TO ELBOW |
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BLUE BOOK |
B-TEAM |
6/16/2014 |
1 |
B |
BACK BURNER |
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BAD BLOOD |
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GAME HIGHLIGHTS |
BEAUTY PARLOR |
7/7/2014 |
2 |
E |
TEMP TO PERM |
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PHONE EXTENSIONS |
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NO EXIT |
AIRPLANE SEATS |
8/4/2014 |
3 |
R |
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE |
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OUT THE WINDOW |
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LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA |
MISSIN G |
10/6/2014 |
5 |
I |
JUMPIN JUMPIN |
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STAYIN ALIVE |
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OTHELLO |
GAME SEVEN |
10/13/2014 |
4 |
E |
CRANIUM |
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OLD MAID |
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ALANIS MORISSETTE |
TWINS |
11/17/2014 |
5 |
S |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
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SCARLETT JOHANSSON |