NYT Crossword · 42 Down
“___-backwards” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, April 28, 2021 as 42 Down. The answer has 3 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 · Wednesday, April 28, 2021 · 42 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Apr 28, 2021 · 42 Down · 3 letters
- Jun 17, 2018 · 27 Across · 3 letters
- Feb 10, 2016 · 40 Across · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Across
- 1Lead-in to love or care crossword clue4 letters
- 5Begins to wake crossword clue5 letters
- 10Part of a frame crossword clue4 letters
- 14Cowboy boot feature crossword clue4 letters
- 15"Pagliacci" baritone crossword clue5 letters
- 16"Vesti la giubba," in "Pagliacci" crossword clue4 letters
- 17Number that, in Chinese languages, is a homophone for "longevity," and is thus considered good luck crossword clue4 letters
- 18Man with morals crossword clue5 letters
- 19Something you might do "over backward" crossword clue4 letters
- 20Poem subtitled "A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888" crossword clue13 letters
- 23Discard crossword clue9 letters
- 24Hidalgo honorific crossword clue6 letters
- 27One greeting others with the shaka sign crossword clue6 letters
- 31Day-___ paint crossword clue3 letters
- 32Family room fixture crossword clue5 letters
- 361950s White House nickname crossword clue3 letters
- 37Accessory for Wonder Woman crossword clue5 letters
- 40Greeting in Portuguese crossword clue3 letters
- 41___ pants crossword clue5 letters
- 43Some winter travelers to the U.S. crossword clue11 letters
- 46Restaurant request crossword clue11 letters
- 47"The Louisville Lip" crossword clue3 letters
- 49___ culpa crossword clue3 letters
- 50Goof crossword clue3 letters
- 51Hokkaido honorific crossword clue3 letters
- 54Spokes, say crossword clue5 letters
- 56___-Coeur (Paris basilica) crossword clue5 letters
- 58Easy-to-resolve situation ... or a hint to the progression found in 20-, 23-, 43-, 46- and 58-Across crossword clue15 letters
- 64Fix crossword clue4 letters
- 65Sign of spring crossword clue5 letters
- 66Player that debuted in 2001 crossword clue4 letters
- 67Chaka Khan, vocally crossword clue4 letters
- 68David of the Talking Heads crossword clue5 letters
- 69Refuse crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1I.R.S. ID crossword clue3 letters
- 2The "Mahabharata" or the "Ramayana" crossword clue4 letters
- 3Moon goddess crossword clue4 letters
- 4Certain Michelangelo work crossword clue6 letters
- 5Patronizes, as a hotel crossword clue7 letters
- 6Ready-___ (convenient food option) crossword clue5 letters
- 7Where Ariana Grande has 230+ million followers, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 8Hoots crossword clue5 letters
- 9Specious reasoner crossword clue7 letters
- 10Talk nonsense crossword clue6 letters
- 11Floor plan info crossword clue4 letters
- 12Ideal condition for collectibles crossword clue4 letters
- 13"___ dog!" crossword clue3 letters
- 21Pencil holder, at times crossword clue3 letters
- 22End of a professor's address crossword clue3 letters
- 24___ Pepper crossword clue3 letters
- 25"The Book of ___" (2010 film) crossword clue3 letters
- 26Done intentionally crossword clue10 letters
- 28Where the "balcony scene" takes place in "West Side Story" crossword clue10 letters
- 29Scratch (out) crossword clue3 letters
- 30"Out of Time" band crossword clue3 letters
- 33The spirit of Russia? crossword clue5 letters
- 34Haphazardly assemble, with "together" crossword clue4 letters
- 35Two concentric circles, on a golf scorecard crossword clue5 letters
- 38Fan noise crossword clue3 letters
- 39Target for iron supplements crossword clue6 letters
- 41Inspiration for Citizen Kane crossword clue6 letters
- 44Crackerjack crossword clue3 letters
- 45Always, to poets crossword clue3 letters
- 47Something you might pick up at a bakery crossword clue5 letters
- 48Place for a pin crossword clue5 letters
- 52Basis of some insurance fraud crossword clue5 letters
- 53High-maintenance, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 55___-European languages crossword clue4 letters
- 57What's anything but basic? crossword clue4 letters
- 59Catch crossword clue3 letters
- 60Like some wine and humor crossword clue3 letters
- 61"Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song) crossword clue3 letters
- 62Female lobster crossword clue3 letters
- 63Manipulate crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “___-backwards”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with A and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “___-backwards” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 42 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “___-backwards” crossword clue?
The answer is ASS (3 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.