NYT Crossword · 40 Down
“A tool or a spray” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, September 27, 2020 as 40 Down. The answer has 3 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Sunday, September 27, 2020 · 40 Down
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- 14Window dressing crossword clue5 letters
- 19Tyr, in Norse mythology crossword clue8 letters
- 21Org. with both left- and right-wingers crossword clue6 letters
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- 23"Hmm ... hard to say" crossword clue8 letters
- 24South American financial institution since 1965 crossword clue12 letters
- 26Reversed crossword clue5 letters
- 27Warm up crossword clue4 letters
- 29King of Troy in the "Iliad" crossword clue5 letters
- 30Currency of Laos crossword clue3 letters
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- 35Firmly establishes: Var. crossword clue8 letters
- 37Part of a return address? crossword clue3 letters
- 38Experienced network congestion crossword clue6 letters
- 39Used to be crossword clue3 letters
- 41"I Love You, ___" (book by Nancy Reagan) crossword clue6 letters
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- 48"Good ___!" (shout to a batter) crossword clue3 letters
- 49Collectible item with stats crossword clue12 letters
- 54Bacchanalias crossword clue6 letters
- 56Huge financial loss, so to speak crossword clue4 letters
- 57First lady crossword clue3 letters
- 58Memo opener crossword clue4 letters
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- 62Brewed beverage crossword clue3 letters
- 63Single historical record crossword clue5 letters
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- 68Fueled up, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 69California's Point ___ Peninsula crossword clue5 letters
- 71Helpful contacts crossword clue3 letters
- 72Food depicted cryptically at 24-Across crossword clue11 letters
- 74From crossword clue4 letters
- 75Notes after sols crossword clue3 letters
- 76Consuming Tide Pods, once, inexplicably crossword clue4 letters
- 77At peace crossword clue6 letters
- 78Food depicted cryptically at 31-Across crossword clue12 letters
- 81On, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 83Brain tests, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 84Significant periods crossword clue4 letters
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- 93Bit of swearing in church? crossword clue3 letters
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- 115Garish signs crossword clue5 letters
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- 11Doing some menial duty, in old army lingo crossword clue4 letters
- 12Reinforces, with "up" crossword clue6 letters
- 13Puckish crossword clue5 letters
- 14Dramatic intro crossword clue8 letters
- 15Jedi trained by Luke crossword clue3 letters
- 16Jedi related to Luke crossword clue6 letters
- 17Grilled sandwich crossword clue6 letters
- 18Go by crossword clue6 letters
- 20State of drunken confusion crossword clue6 letters
- 25Media restriction crossword clue7 letters
- 28Goes quickly crossword clue4 letters
- 32Venture to state crossword clue7 letters
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- 36Caffeinated aspirin brand crossword clue6 letters
- 42Fit of pique crossword clue4 letters
- 43Parlor pics crossword clue4 letters
- 44Invite to one's home crossword clue6 letters
- 45To the extent that crossword clue7 letters
- 46Black Lives Matter gathering, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
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- 49Bundle of hay crossword clue4 letters
- 50"Twilight" protagonist crossword clue5 letters
- 51Silver-screen actress known as "The British Bombshell" crossword clue7 letters
- 52TV-MA's film equivalent crossword clue7 letters
- 53Has away with words? crossword clue7 letters
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- 60Many musical chords crossword clue6 letters
- 61Classic laundry brand crossword clue5 letters
- 62First-class crossword clue4 letters
- 63Church recess crossword clue4 letters
- 66Feeling amenable (found hidden in this clue!) crossword clue4 letters
- 67Bony projection found just behind the ear crossword clue7 letters
- 70Cause's partner crossword clue6 letters
- 72Gaggle crossword clue4 letters
- 73V.I.P. above veep crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “A tool or a spray”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with A and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “A tool or a spray” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at 40 Down.
What is the answer to the “A tool or a spray” crossword clue?
The answer is AXE (3 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.