NYT Crossword · 73 Down
“Best replacement” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, December 18, 2005 as 73 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.
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NYT Crossword · Sunday, December 18, 2005 · 73 Down
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Across
- 1Takes off crossword clue5 letters
- 6Blurted (out) crossword clue4 letters
- 10Track runner? crossword clue4 letters
- 14Mona ___ smile crossword clue5 letters
- 19Parts of hearts crossword clue5 letters
- 20Docent's offering crossword clue4 letters
- 21Sarah Josepha ___, who wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb" crossword clue4 letters
- 22Seven-time French Open winner crossword clue5 letters
- 23Melodramatic crossword clue5 letters
- 24"The Aviator" actor, 2004 crossword clue4 letters
- 25Marine killer crossword clue4 letters
- 26The Beatles, once crossword clue5 letters
- 27"Have a nice weekend … heh-heh" crossword clue21 letters
- 31Cousin of Muhammad crossword clue3 letters
- 32Babealicious crossword clue3 letters
- 33E'en if crossword clue3 letters
- 34Part of a speller's clarification crossword clue4 letters
- 35Having four sharps crossword clue3 letters
- 36Cry of success crossword clue3 letters
- 37Pound with a metric system? crossword clue4 letters
- 39First name in modeling crossword clue4 letters
- 42Cantillated crossword clue7 letters
- 44"You, in the front row!" crossword clue15 letters
- 47Cracked crossword clue4 letters
- 50Family crossword clue3 letters
- 51Stamp letters crossword clue4 letters
- 52Controversial 50's event crossword clue5 letters
- 56Element in magnetic alloys crossword clue6 letters
- 59Caesarean delivery? crossword clue4 letters
- 61Apples can be compared to them crossword clue4 letters
- 64Quadrennial White House administration crossword clue4 letters
- 65"My lecture's done, but we still have five minutes" crossword clue12 letters
- 68Crowd attractor crossword clue4 letters
- 70Riddle-me-___ crossword clue3 letters
- 71Like some effects crossword clue7 letters
- 72Last lines crossword clue5 letters
- 74The lonely goatherd, in a "Sound of Music" song crossword clue7 letters
- 76Feminine suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 77Slate, e.g., for short crossword clue4 letters
- 79"I can't read your handwriting!" crossword clue12 letters
- 81Track event crossword clue4 letters
- 83Record problem crossword clue4 letters
- 85Behind crossword clue4 letters
- 86Listening to Muzak, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 87German coal city crossword clue5 letters
- 89Uncle ___ rice crossword clue4 letters
- 91Inlet crossword clue3 letters
- 93Some bills crossword clue4 letters
- 94"Your grades aren't what they should be" crossword clue15 letters
- 100Inhuman crossword clue7 letters
- 103Meatloaf serving crossword clue4 letters
- 10450-Across's partner crossword clue4 letters
- 105Father or son Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" crossword clue3 letters
- 108It lacks 93-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 109Port container crossword clue4 letters
- 111Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C crossword clue3 letters
- 113Brian of rock crossword clue3 letters
- 114Govt. org. with a flower in its logo crossword clue3 letters
- 115"If I could digress for a moment …" crossword clue21 letters
- 121Diplomat Deane of early America crossword clue5 letters
- 122Start of a decision-making process crossword clue4 letters
- 123"Good ___!" crossword clue4 letters
- 124Netanyahu's successor crossword clue5 letters
- 125Sharp crossword clue5 letters
- 126Philosopher Descartes crossword clue4 letters
- 127Ending of many toothpaste names crossword clue4 letters
- 128Steamed crossword clue5 letters
- 129Heads of états crossword clue5 letters
- 130River of W.W. I crossword clue4 letters
- 131Ziegfeld Follies costume designer crossword clue4 letters
- 132Spaced (out) crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Proceed nonchalantly crossword clue6 letters
- 2"High Spirits" star, 1988 crossword clue6 letters
- 3Literary dueler crossword clue6 letters
- 4Opportune crossword clue4 letters
- 5Pourer's request crossword clue7 letters
- 6Successful film franchise starting in 1979 crossword clue8 letters
- 7San Francisco street named for a president crossword clue4 letters
- 8Not take for credit crossword clue5 letters
- 9Certain guilty pleasure crossword clue7 letters
- 10Ten Commandments word crossword clue4 letters
- 11"For the ___ and radiant maiden": Poe crossword clue4 letters
- 12Reynolds Wrap maker crossword clue5 letters
- 13Isn't joking crossword clue7 letters
- 14Sore throat remedy crossword clue8 letters
- 15One of six Russian rulers crossword clue4 letters
- 16Submit crossword clue6 letters
- 17French satellite-launching rocket crossword clue6 letters
- 18Was a good dog, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
- 28Go through slowly crossword clue4 letters
- 29"Dig?" crossword clue15 letters
- 30Dig crossword clue4 letters
- 38Cutting down, after "on" crossword clue5 letters
- 40Old literary inits. crossword clue3 letters
- 41Car maker whose name is Latin crossword clue4 letters
- 43"___ take arms against a sea of troubles": Hamlet crossword clue4 letters
- 44Like some Bedouins crossword clue5 letters
- 45Like Charlie Chaplin crossword clue5 letters
- 46Gets crossword clue4 letters
- 47Professors' environs crossword clue7 letters
- 48Objects of envy crossword clue7 letters
- 49Black holes, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 53In the initial phases crossword clue7 letters
- 54Index fingers, in a children's hand game crossword clue7 letters
- 55Great American Ballpark team crossword clue7 letters
- 57Siren crossword clue4 letters
- 58Is multitudinous crossword clue5 letters
- 60Any of TV's Simpsons crossword clue4 letters
- 62Polite question crossword clue4 letters
- 63Technique for viewing some slides? crossword clue5 letters
- 66Neb. neighbor crossword clue4 letters
- 67Old German duchy name crossword clue4 letters
- 69Fall locale crossword clue4 letters
- 75Set of values crossword clue5 letters
- 78Ridicule crossword clue4 letters
- 80Trojan horse crossword clue5 letters
- 82Hardy girl crossword clue4 letters
- 84Some have black eyes crossword clue4 letters
- 88Bottom lines crossword clue8 letters
- 90Vikings' org. crossword clue3 letters
- 92Turn off crossword clue8 letters
- 95Verve crossword clue4 letters
- 96Open case crossword clue7 letters
- 97Good time to collect seashells crossword clue7 letters
- 9827 for 56-Across, e.g.: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 99"That's ___!" crossword clue7 letters
- 100Serenades, as the moon crossword clue6 letters
- 101Le soleil, par exemple crossword clue6 letters
- 102It works like a charm crossword clue6 letters
- 105W.W. II conference site crossword clue6 letters
- 106Endorphin, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 107Like raccoons crossword clue6 letters
- 110Cap sites crossword clue5 letters
- 112Spy's gizmo crossword clue5 letters
- 116Beard crossword clue4 letters
- 117Feminine suffix crossword clue4 letters
- 118Appraiser crossword clue4 letters
- 119County of Dover, Delaware … or Dover, England crossword clue4 letters
- 120Relative of a potato crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Best replacement”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with S and ends with R, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Best replacement” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 18, 2005, at 73 Down.
What is the answer to the “Best replacement” crossword clue?
The answer is STARR (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.