NYT Crossword · 42 Across
“Battery-powered string instrument player” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, October 16, 2026 as 42 Across. The answer has 4 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 · Friday, October 16, 2026 · 42 Across
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Across
- 1Word with strip or skirt crossword clue5 letters
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- 9Cuban poet/philosopher José crossword clue5 letters
- 142000 hit song with the lyric "But to lose all my senses / That is just so typically me" crossword clue15 letters
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- 18Virginia is in it, in brief crossword clue3 letters
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- 21Former home of Mr. and Mrs. Met crossword clue4 letters
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- 27Smelling things? crossword clue5 letters
- 28Date night viewing, often crossword clue13 letters
- 34High concept? crossword clue9 letters
- 35They explain what's in the cards crossword clue13 letters
- 39Comic strip sound of impact crossword clue5 letters
- 40Infant discomfort crossword clue5 letters
- 43Predicated crossword clue5 letters
- 48It has its highs and lows crossword clue4 letters
- 49Rocky openings? crossword clue3 letters
- 50Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals crossword clue7 letters
- 52It may begin with a +1: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 53Idolizes crossword clue15 letters
- 56Indiana Jones or Rocky Balboa, e.g. crossword clue15 letters
- 57Losing causes? crossword clue5 letters
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Down
- 1"Piece of cake!" crossword clue6 letters
- 2Reality show whose contestants report to the Judge's Table crossword clue7 letters
- 3Not gendered crossword clue7 letters
- 4Dope crossword clue3 letters
- 5Some emergency resources crossword clue4 letters
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- 10Past word crossword clue3 letters
- 11Hot pockets? crossword clue7 letters
- 1220-20, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 13Small sounds crossword clue6 letters
- 15One of 412 in the White House crossword clue4 letters
- 16Supermodel Banks crossword clue4 letters
- 22Took back one's words crossword clue7 letters
- 24One struggling to make ends meet crossword clue7 letters
- 26Grant crossword clue5 letters
- 27Foe of Dr. Eggman, in video games crossword clue5 letters
- 29Procured crossword clue3 letters
- 30"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book) crossword clue3 letters
- 31Complimentary lines crossword clue3 letters
- 32Tool for tracing family trees crossword clue3 letters
- 33Prefix with the name of any month crossword clue3 letters
- 35Mideast salad, in one spelling crossword clue7 letters
- 36Simon the Zealot, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 37Sparkly bits in a school art project crossword clue7 letters
- 38Like some deliveries crossword clue7 letters
- 39Holder of all the digits, from 1 to 0 crossword clue6 letters
- 41Stage-left orchestra section crossword clue6 letters
- 43Coccyx or phalange, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 44Unwelcome sound during a dream crossword clue5 letters
- 45Brown tint crossword clue5 letters
- 46Construct crossword clue5 letters
- 47Art movement proclaimed in a 1916 manifesto crossword clue4 letters
- 50May honorees crossword clue4 letters
- 51Outdoor item with flaps crossword clue4 letters
- 54Took a load off crossword clue3 letters
- 552011 platinum single by Tyler, the Creator crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Battery-powered string instrument player”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with E and ends with W, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Battery-powered string instrument player” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 42 Across.
What is the answer to the “Battery-powered string instrument player” crossword clue?
The answer is EBOW (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.