NYT Crossword · 2 Down
“___ acid” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, September 12, 2026 as 2 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 · Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 2 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Sep 12, 2026 · 2 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 15, 2025 · 60 Down · 5 letters
- Mar 29, 2024 · 19 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 1, 2023 · 86 Across · 5 letters
- Jul 28, 2023 · 28 Down · 6 letters
- Dec 4, 2022 · 113 Across · 5 letters
- Jan 5, 2022 · 48 Down · 5 letters
- Aug 12, 2020 · 7 Down · 5 letters
- Jul 18, 2020 · 22 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 28, 2019 · 4 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 4, 2018 · 49 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 23, 2018 · 39 Across · 5 letters
- Jan 12, 2018 · 44 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 8, 2017 · 49 Across · 3 letters
- Aug 14, 2016 · 85 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 13, 2015 · 56 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 1, 2015 · 67 Across · 5 letters
- Aug 24, 2015 · 60 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 13, 2015 · 48 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 25, 2014 · 2 Down · 6 letters
- Feb 2, 2014 · 54 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 20, 2013 · 45 Down · 6 letters
- Jan 15, 2013 · 21 Down · 5 letters
- Sep 11, 2011 · 122 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 26, 2011 · 86 Across · 6 letters
- Mar 27, 2011 · 62 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 6, 2008 · 35 Down · 5 letters
- May 1, 2005 · 10 Down · 5 letters
- Aug 3, 2004 · 14 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 18, 2004 · 99 Down · 6 letters
- Feb 27, 2004 · 3 Down · 6 letters
- Jan 22, 2003 · 54 Down · 5 letters
- Sep 3, 2002 · 45 Across · 6 letters
- Feb 18, 2002 · 14 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 10, 2001 · 46 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 13, 2001 · 11 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 4, 2000 · 2 Down · 5 letters
- Aug 15, 1999 · 49 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 12, 1998 · 54 Down · 5 letters
- Dec 14, 1995 · 26 Down · 5 letters
- Sep 26, 1994 · 50 Across · 5 letters
- Jan 12, 1994 · 52 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Across
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- 11Last place? crossword clue4 letters
- 15Pop-up with an envelope icon crossword clue10 letters
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- 21Earth's pull, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 22On the ___ (free) crossword clue5 letters
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- 28Justice who's the subject of the 2026 biography "Revenge for the Sixties" crossword clue5 letters
- 30Rolls out the green carpet? crossword clue4 letters
- 34First full word sung in "The Alphabet Song" crossword clue3 letters
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- 36"Now we're talking!" crossword clue15 letters
- 39Capers crossword clue6 letters
- 40Common ___ crossword clue3 letters
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- 42"Schitt's Creek" matriarch crossword clue5 letters
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- 45Rout, in computer game lingo crossword clue3 letters
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- 48Toothbrush handle? crossword clue5 letters
- 53Smokes crossword clue4 letters
- 55N.B.A. coach Jordan ___ crossword clue3 letters
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- 61Math class assignment crossword clue10 letters
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Down
- 1Carpenter's tool crossword clue5 letters
- 3Kind of photography lens for a close-up crossword clue5 letters
- 4Wraps in the Mideast crossword clue5 letters
- 5Certain geometry calculations crossword clue6 letters
- 6Playwright Moss ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 7Gymnast Raisman crossword clue3 letters
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- 9Takes marks off in a classroom? crossword clue6 letters
- 10Mid-March V.I.P., informally crossword clue5 letters
- 11"Surf" food in Japan, or "turf" animal in Spain crossword clue4 letters
- 12Kitchen counter crossword clue9 letters
- 13Became a household name, say crossword clue9 letters
- 14Examples of media on Medium crossword clue9 letters
- 23Many a listing in an etiquette book crossword clue4 letters
- 24Wrap in South Asia crossword clue4 letters
- 27Actors unsuited for subtle roles crossword clue4 letters
- 29Country singer Combs crossword clue4 letters
- 30Rewards program tracker crossword clue9 letters
- 31"It's finally clear" crossword clue9 letters
- 32Phone connector? crossword clue9 letters
- 33Arouse crossword clue4 letters
- 35Simoleon crossword clue4 letters
- 37Labor pain? crossword clue4 letters
- 38Journalist Larson who wrote "The Splendid and the Vile" crossword clue4 letters
- 43Godzilla adversary crossword clue6 letters
- 44Longhorn's rival crossword clue6 letters
- 47Acidic crossword clue5 letters
- 49Capacious crossword clue5 letters
- 50Surface crossword clue5 letters
- 51Pointer for a public speaker crossword clue5 letters
- 52Sources of the juice that "bleeds" in a faux meat patty crossword clue5 letters
- 54Tough thing to be in crossword clue4 letters
- 56Stayed together crossword clue4 letters
- 59Placeholder abbr. crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “___ acid”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with A and ends with O, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “___ acid” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 2 Down. It has appeared 42 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “___ acid” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is AMINO. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.