NYT Crossword · 51 Across
“Background check runner, maybe” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, May 1, 2016 as 51 Across. The answer has 8 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, May 1, 2016 · 51 Across
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- 19Source of good fortune crossword clue6 letters
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- 24Behind crossword clue8 letters
- 25"O grave, where is ___ victory?": I Corinthians crossword clue3 letters
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- 31Subject of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine crossword clue5 letters
- 32Eagerly unwrap crossword clue7 letters
- 34God whose name sounds like a word meaning "understated" crossword clue4 letters
- 36Take its toll? crossword clue4 letters
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- 42*Alliance member crossword clue14 letters
- 46They may result in title changes, for short crossword clue4 letters
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- 50Grain to crush crossword clue5 letters
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- 55Something to be divvied up crossword clue3 letters
- 56Hundred, in Honduras crossword clue6 letters
- 59Stand in the shadows crossword clue4 letters
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- 69Texas city in the movie "Friday Night Lights" crossword clue6 letters
- 70Bonn one crossword clue3 letters
- 72Pro-consumer ideology crossword clue8 letters
- 76In back crossword clue3 letters
- 77Jet fuel, mainly crossword clue8 letters
- 82Stave off crossword clue5 letters
- 83Good friend, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 85Find some advantage crossword clue9 letters
- 86Red giant in the constellation Cetus crossword clue4 letters
- 87*Crossed pair crossword clue14 letters
- 89*Search party crossword clue9 letters
- 93Drainage pit crossword clue4 letters
- 94___ example crossword clue4 letters
- 95Owl's prey crossword clue7 letters
- 97Browns and Blues crossword clue5 letters
- 99"House Hunters" network crossword clue4 letters
- 102Bromine and fluorine compounds crossword clue7 letters
- 105Kind of band crossword clue7 letters
- 107Move it crossword clue3 letters
- 108Boastful types crossword clue8 letters
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- 114Group with the 1985 #1 hit "Broken Wings" crossword clue8 letters
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- 116Eyelike opening, in architecture crossword clue6 letters
- 117Ones breaking game rules? crossword clue8 letters
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Down
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- 33Fibonacci or Galileo crossword clue5 letters
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- 37Revenue source for Fish and Wildlife departments crossword clue11 letters
- 39Jocular disclaimer crossword clue4 letters
- 40Spoonful, say crossword clue4 letters
- 41"Cómo ___ usted?" crossword clue4 letters
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- 44Fruity drink crossword clue3 letters
- 45Tops in handwriting, say crossword clue7 letters
- 49Small stream crossword clue4 letters
- 50Wheat ___ crossword clue4 letters
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- 54Prompt crossword clue3 letters
- 57Vow that's mostly vowels crossword clue3 letters
- 58When golden goals happen in the N.H.L. crossword clue3 letters
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- 62Novelist Vonnegut crossword clue4 letters
- 63Big Four record co. that broke up in 2012 crossword clue3 letters
- 64Headlong or headstrong crossword clue4 letters
- 65Striven crossword clue10 letters
- 66What rugged individualists seldom admit to crossword clue11 letters
- 67Light shade crossword clue5 letters
- 71Classic hair removal brand crossword clue4 letters
- 72Reputation crossword clue4 letters
- 73Gung-ho crossword clue4 letters
- 74Skin: Suffix crossword clue4 letters
- 75Numbskull crossword clue5 letters
- 78Posting at JFK or DFW crossword clue3 letters
- 79Eastern royals crossword clue5 letters
- 80Heavy load crossword clue4 letters
- 81Pause word in Psalms crossword clue5 letters
- 84Scam with three cards crossword clue5 letters
- 85Information on a sports ticket crossword clue8 letters
- 88Exceed crossword clue7 letters
- 90Fashionable crossword clue6 letters
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- 92Prynne of "The Scarlet Letter" crossword clue6 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Background check runner, maybe”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with E and ends with R, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Background check runner, maybe” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 51 Across.
What is the answer to the “Background check runner, maybe” crossword clue?
The answer is EMPLOYER (8 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.