NYT Crossword · 23 Across
“Before midnight: Sloth, e.g.” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, December 31, 2023 as 23 Across. The answer has 9 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, December 31, 2023 · 23 Across
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Across
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- 4Not in gear crossword clue4 letters
- 8Soccer kickoff? crossword clue3 letters
- 11Cheese used in spanakopita crossword clue4 letters
- 15Antidiscrimination measure of 1990, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 16Signified crossword clue5 letters
- 18"Hang loose" hand sign crossword clue5 letters
- 21Sonicare competitor crossword clue5 letters
- 25Before midnight: One with major influence crossword clue11 letters
- 27Like about 60% of the world's population crossword clue5 letters
- 28Sloth, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 29When to see the 86-Down crossword clue11 letters
- 30Blanche's sister in "A Streetcar Named Desire" crossword clue6 letters
- 32Reality star Theresa of "Long Island Medium" crossword clue6 letters
- 34Blonde or brown quaff crossword clue3 letters
- 35___ Lingus crossword clue3 letters
- 36After midnight: Ointments infused with cottonwood or calendula, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 38Fleece crossword clue3 letters
- 40After midnight: Journey's "Open Arms" and Guns N' Roses' "November Rain," e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 42See 71-Down crossword clue3 letters
- 45TikTok post, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 46Prepared, as a report crossword clue7 letters
- 49Actress Lindsay crossword clue5 letters
- 52Chai, for one crossword clue8 letters
- 55Cedar Rapids college crossword clue3 letters
- 56"Despicable Me" supervillain crossword clue3 letters
- 58Hookup that might get kinky? crossword clue4 letters
- 59Big acronym in purifying filters crossword clue4 letters
- 60"What hath ___ to do with sleep?": Milton crossword clue5 letters
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- 64Kind of rock … or where to see it crossword clue5 letters
- 66Bygone Palm smartphone crossword clue4 letters
- 67Saint ___ (Caribbean nation) crossword clue5 letters
- 68Before midnight: Some household expenses crossword clue10 letters
- 70Branch offices, e.g. crossword clue10 letters
- 75Journalist Couric crossword clue5 letters
- 76Wagering sites that closed in N.Y.C. in 2010, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 77After midnight: Event for Cowboys or Broncos crossword clue5 letters
- 78"Can't win 'em all" crossword clue9 letters
- 82Some adobe abodes crossword clue5 letters
- 83Clarified butter variety crossword clue4 letters
- 84Fourth ingredient in a classic three-ingredient sandwich crossword clue4 letters
- 85After midnight: Synchronized swimming crossword clue3 letters
- 86Forbid crossword clue3 letters
- 87Before midnight: Surpass crossword clue8 letters
- 90Run up, as debts crossword clue5 letters
- 92Mexican shawls crossword clue7 letters
- 95Beam crossword clue3 letters
- 96Ice cream name crossword clue3 letters
- 97___ Spring (2010s protests) crossword clue4 letters
- 99Drag queen and TV personality Bianca ___ Rio crossword clue3 letters
- 100Potter's pal at Hogwarts crossword clue7 letters
- 103ESE or NNW crossword clue3 letters
- 105Conjunction used in logic crossword clue3 letters
- 107Eddie Bauer competitor crossword clue6 letters
- 109After midnight: Totally lose it crossword clue6 letters
- 113"Ack! All these options sound great!" crossword clue11 letters
- 116Middle name for musician Sean Lennon crossword clue3 letters
- 118Unacquainted with crossword clue5 letters
- 119Where to see the 86-Down crossword clue11 letters
- 120Star sign? crossword clue9 letters
- 122Final image in a preschooler's book, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 123Toledan title crossword clue5 letters
- 124Japanese crispy cutlet crossword clue5 letters
- 125Vexation crossword clue3 letters
- 126Rapid transit? crossword clue4 letters
- 127Pranks with rolls, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 128Bring (in) crossword clue4 letters
- 129Start to make fiction fact? crossword clue3 letters
Down
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- 3Condo-organizing Kondo crossword clue5 letters
- 4Romantic profession crossword clue8 letters
- 5App coder, for short crossword clue3 letters
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- 8College athletics channel crossword clue5 letters
- 9Device placed under a tongue crossword clue8 letters
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- 11"Seriously?" crossword clue7 letters
- 12Greek god whose name is an anagram of a flower crossword clue4 letters
- 13Try crossword clue9 letters
- 14Aspirin alternative crossword clue5 letters
- 17Sublet offerer crossword clue6 letters
- 19It's got all the answers crossword clue3 letters
- 20BART part crossword clue4 letters
- 22___ Rabbit crossword clue4 letters
- 24Event for Cinderella crossword clue4 letters
- 26Foot part crossword clue4 letters
- 31Fighting crossword clue4 letters
- 33Title roles for Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman crossword clue7 letters
- 37Phishing targets crossword clue10 letters
- 39Evacuation survival pack crossword clue9 letters
- 41Qatar's capital crossword clue4 letters
- 42"Balderdash!" crossword clue5 letters
- 43Word with space or rock crossword clue5 letters
- 44Lab tube with a bulb crossword clue5 letters
- 47Mary Jane crossword clue3 letters
- 48Computer circuitry components crossword clue10 letters
- 50Wildfire debris crossword clue3 letters
- 51Duck Hunt console, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 53Sugar source crossword clue4 letters
- 54Transported, as some emergency goods crossword clue9 letters
- 57Gas, e.g.: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 61Cosmetic goop crossword clue5 letters
- 62Bike ride mishaps crossword clue5 letters
- 63Great time crossword clue4 letters
- 65Holy chambers in Judaism crossword clue4 letters
- 69Wad (up) crossword clue4 letters
- 70"Same for us!" crossword clue7 letters
- 71With 42-Across, "Lust for Life" singer crossword clue4 letters
- 72Chevy S.U.V. crossword clue5 letters
- 73Make edits to crossword clue5 letters
- 74Like some dives or jams crossword clue5 letters
- 78"I didn't need to know all that!" crossword clue3 letters
- 79Largest ethnic group of China crossword clue3 letters
- 80Bart Simpson catchphrase crossword clue9 letters
- 81Go all over crossword clue4 letters
- 82A mushroom's is called a pileus crossword clue3 letters
- 86End-of-December tradition depicted five times in this puzzle crossword clue8 letters
- 88Umpire's call crossword clue4 letters
- 89Giving a once-over crossword clue8 letters
- 91Subjects to a tirade crossword clue7 letters
- 93Hinging (on) crossword clue7 letters
- 94Form of algae also known as rockweed crossword clue6 letters
- 98Physiques, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 101Like most award shows crossword clue6 letters
- 102Belgian river in a W.W. I battle crossword clue4 letters
- 103Spacey sort crossword clue4 letters
- 104Less welcoming crossword clue5 letters
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- 114Brand owned by Hasbro crossword clue4 letters
- 115Pool accessory crossword clue3 letters
- 117Mathematician Neugebauer crossword clue4 letters
- 121Spanish bear crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Before midnight: Sloth, e.g.”?
The answer has 9 letters. It starts with H and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Before midnight: Sloth, e.g.” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 23 Across.
What is the answer to the “Before midnight: Sloth, e.g.” crossword clue?
The answer is HERBIVORE (9 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.