NYT Crossword · 30 Down
“Before surgery” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, January 18, 2010 as 30 Down. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Monday, January 18, 2010 · 30 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Jan 18, 2010 · 30 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 14, 2002 · 71 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 8, 1999 · 14 Across · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Monday, January 18, 2010.
Across
- 1Not striped, as a billiard ball crossword clue5 letters
- 6Apple or quince crossword clue4 letters
- 10With 18-Across, the Tour de France, for one crossword clue4 letters
- 14Diagonal line, on a bowling score sheet crossword clue5 letters
- 15Carrier to Tel Aviv crossword clue4 letters
- 16Applications crossword clue4 letters
- 17Extend, as a subscription crossword clue5 letters
- 18See 10-Across crossword clue4 letters
- 19Profound crossword clue4 letters
- 20Game show catchphrase #1 crossword clue13 letters
- 23When a plane or train is due, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 24Come out of a coma crossword clue4 letters
- 25Buenos Aires's country: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 28Golf course pitfall crossword clue4 letters
- 31Medieval martial art crossword clue6 letters
- 35Ford auto, briefly crossword clue4 letters
- 37Game show catchphrase #2 crossword clue10 letters
- 39Corporate raider Carl crossword clue5 letters
- 41Sign before Virgo crossword clue3 letters
- 42Neighbor of a petal crossword clue5 letters
- 43Game show catchphrase #3 crossword clue10 letters
- 46Repetitive learning technique crossword clue4 letters
- 47Prisoner crossword clue6 letters
- 48H.S. junior's hurdle crossword clue4 letters
- 50Thoroughfares: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 51Save, in a way, as some shows crossword clue4 letters
- 53However, briefly crossword clue3 letters
- 55Game show catchphrase #4 crossword clue13 letters
- 61Moccasin decoration crossword clue4 letters
- 62Salvador who painted "The Persistence of Memory" crossword clue4 letters
- 63Halloweenish crossword clue5 letters
- 65Ricelike pasta crossword clue4 letters
- 66Analogous (to) crossword clue4 letters
- 67Les ___-Unis crossword clue5 letters
- 68Comic book heroes originally called the Merry Mutants crossword clue4 letters
- 69Identify crossword clue4 letters
- 70Krispy Kreme offering crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Belarus or Ukraine, once: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 2Org. with many Mideast members crossword clue4 letters
- 3Turner who was known as the Sweater Girl crossword clue4 letters
- 4Actress Cara crossword clue5 letters
- 5Early New York governor Clinton crossword clue6 letters
- 6Lima's locale crossword clue4 letters
- 7Oil of ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 8Noisy bird crossword clue5 letters
- 9Raise crossword clue7 letters
- 10Big Super Bowl advertiser, traditionally crossword clue9 letters
- 11"So that's it!" crossword clue4 letters
- 12Nautical bottom crossword clue4 letters
- 13Clairvoyant's claim crossword clue3 letters
- 21Taverns crossword clue4 letters
- 22Green-lights crossword clue5 letters
- 25Firenze friends crossword clue5 letters
- 26What a drone airplane may do, for short crossword clue5 letters
- 27Former Texas senator Phil crossword clue5 letters
- 29"___ Lang Syne" crossword clue4 letters
- 32Cosa Nostra leaders crossword clue5 letters
- 33Hilton rival crossword clue5 letters
- 34Man and Wight crossword clue5 letters
- 36Two-timed crossword clue9 letters
- 38Things two-timers break crossword clue4 letters
- 40"Reward" for poor service crossword clue5 letters
- 44Reno resident, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 45Western mil. alliance crossword clue4 letters
- 49Kind of movie glasses crossword clue6 letters
- 52Japanese port crossword clue5 letters
- 54Shelley's "___ the West Wind" crossword clue5 letters
- 55Four years, for a U.S. president crossword clue4 letters
- 56Fog or smog crossword clue4 letters
- 57Slight, as chances crossword clue4 letters
- 58Merlot, for one crossword clue4 letters
- 59Charter member of 2-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 60In ___ (as originally located) crossword clue4 letters
- 61Practice pugilism crossword clue3 letters
- 64Superlative suffix crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Before surgery”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with P and ends with P, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Before surgery” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, January 18, 2010, at 30 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Before surgery” crossword clue?
The answer is PREOP (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.