NYT Crossword · 89 Down
“Befuddle” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, June 17, 2012 as 89 Down. The answer has 7 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, June 17, 2012 · 89 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jun 17, 2012 · 89 Down · 7 letters
- Oct 27, 2011 · 37 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 24, 2005 · 100 Across · 3 letters
- May 21, 2004 · 58 Across · 9 letters
- Mar 14, 2000 · 17 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 26, 1995 · 101 Down · 5 letters
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Across
- 1Grp. with an alphabet crossword clue4 letters
- 5Message from police HQ crossword clue3 letters
- 8It makes bubbly bubbly crossword clue5 letters
- 13Tar crossword clue4 letters
- 17Eastern nurse crossword clue4 letters
- 18Brooklyn, e.g., informally crossword clue4 letters
- 20Hoi ___ crossword clue6 letters
- 21Mammy's place crossword clue4 letters
- 22Falter while imitating Jay-Z? crossword clue9 letters
- 24Something thrown in "West Side Story"? crossword clue11 letters
- 26Underworld deity crossword clue6 letters
- 27"Is that clear?" crossword clue5 letters
- 29Dickensian setting crossword clue6 letters
- 30Trick-taking game crossword clue5 letters
- 31Like pumice crossword clue7 letters
- 33Game-ending cry crossword clue3 letters
- 34See 107-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 36Sing high notes? crossword clue13 letters
- 421970s exile crossword clue4 letters
- 45Noted 2011 TV retiree, popularly crossword clue5 letters
- 47Reduce marks? crossword clue5 letters
- 48Kind of column crossword clue4 letters
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- 50Wall Street type crossword clue6 letters
- 52Develops slowly crossword clue8 letters
- 54Cry upon arriving at an earthquake site? crossword clue15 letters
- 58In a frenzy crossword clue4 letters
- 59Dines on crossword clue3 letters
- 60X, on campuses crossword clue3 letters
- 61Bridge locale crossword clue4 letters
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- 63Didn't conceal one's smugness crossword clue7 letters
- 67Region of 70-Across for which a type of wool is named crossword clue7 letters
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- 70See 67-Across crossword clue4 letters
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- 76Tuition and others crossword clue4 letters
- 77What the turnover-prone football player had? crossword clue15 letters
- 82Fountain location crossword clue8 letters
- 84El Pacífico, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 85Ball-shaped part crossword clue4 letters
- 86"Hmm ..." crossword clue4 letters
- 87Knock for ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 90W.W. I battle locale crossword clue5 letters
- 91A bad one may contain holes crossword clue4 letters
- 92Shenanigans at the royal court? crossword clue13 letters
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- 122Coral, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
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Down
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- 5Fives crossword clue4 letters
- 6___ favor crossword clue3 letters
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- 9American ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 10Robe for one tending a flock crossword clue3 letters
- 11Fa-la connector crossword clue3 letters
- 12Telephone system connectors crossword clue8 letters
- 13Taser, say crossword clue4 letters
- 14Airport security item crossword clue4 letters
- 15"Giovanna d'___" (Verdi opera) crossword clue4 letters
- 16German train track crossword clue4 letters
- 19Dentist's directive crossword clue8 letters
- 20Record listing crossword clue5 letters
- 23Neighbor of Poland: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 25The Atlantic, in a common phrase crossword clue4 letters
- 28Quick preview crossword clue6 letters
- 31Subject of Newton's first law of motion crossword clue7 letters
- 32Canon product, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 33"Have a look!" crossword clue5 letters
- 35Where pieces are put together? crossword clue7 letters
- 37Most holes in one crossword clue6 letters
- 38Nomad crossword clue6 letters
- 39Baseball's Justin or B. J. crossword clue5 letters
- 40Many a Silicon Valley hiree crossword clue4 letters
- 41Radical '60s org. crossword clue3 letters
- 42Genesis son crossword clue4 letters
- 43"Ver-r-ry funny!" crossword clue4 letters
- 44Some Monopoly properties: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 46Exasperated outburst crossword clue3 letters
- 51Cry just before disaster strikes crossword clue3 letters
- 53"The Magic Flute" protagonist crossword clue6 letters
- 55Mercedes-Benz luxury line crossword clue6 letters
- 56___ choy (Chinese vegetable) crossword clue3 letters
- 57Troop grp. crossword clue3 letters
- 62Lovingly, to a musician crossword clue7 letters
- 63Fairy tale girl crossword clue6 letters
- 64Big game fish crossword clue6 letters
- 65That, in Tijuana crossword clue3 letters
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- 68Sex appeal crossword clue7 letters
- 69A tabloid keeps tabs on one crossword clue5 letters
- 71G.I.'s address crossword clue3 letters
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- 83Useful husband, say crossword clue8 letters
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- 101Brooch feature, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 102Over crossword clue5 letters
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- 104Threw out of a contest, informally crossword clue4 letters
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The answer has 7 letters. It starts with P and ends with X, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Befuddle” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at 89 Down. It has appeared 6 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Befuddle” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is PERPLEX. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.