NYT Crossword · 1 Across
“"___ better be!"” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, July 31, 2009 as 1 Across. 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 · Friday, July 31, 2009 · 1 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, July 31, 2009.
Across
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- 26Subject of the 1955 film "The Last Command" crossword clue5 letters
- 28Baby shower gift crossword clue6 letters
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- 37Roll top? crossword clue7 letters
- 39Certain correlative crossword clue3 letters
- 40Really appeal to crossword clue4 letters
- 42Early TV news commentator famous for doing Timex ads crossword clue6 letters
- 43Heads up crossword clue6 letters
- 45Makes scarce crossword clue5 letters
- 46Where a fouled player might go crossword clue13 letters
- 50Crystallizes crossword clue5 letters
- 51Passage blockers crossword clue4 letters
- 52Stars participate in it: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 55Pendant option crossword clue4 letters
- 56Comics character with a "gang" crossword clue10 letters
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- 60Passage enabler crossword clue10 letters
- 61Not natural crossword clue4 letters
- 62Bond crossword clue3 letters
- 63City in 1917 headlines crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Minute, informally crossword clue4 letters
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- 4The Adriatic vis-à-vis the Mediterranean crossword clue3 letters
- 5Red-handed crossword clue12 letters
- 6Helen Thomas in the White House press corps, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 7Boiling point? crossword clue3 letters
- 8Cry of surprise crossword clue3 letters
- 9March on crossword clue6 letters
- 10It contains 613 mitzvot crossword clue5 letters
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- 14Onetime C.I.A.-backed foreign leader crossword clue4 letters
- 15Plumber seen in an arcade crossword clue5 letters
- 21Mayo sauce? crossword clue12 letters
- 23Computer debut of 1998 crossword clue4 letters
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- 25Nike rival crossword clue5 letters
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- 27Slimming option, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 30Fast Eddie's girlfriend in "The Hustler" crossword clue5 letters
- 32It might store an electric charge crossword clue9 letters
- 33It's often piercing crossword clue4 letters
- 34Vultures were sacred to him crossword clue4 letters
- 36Refuge crossword clue4 letters
- 38Cardinal crossword clue4 letters
- 41Like many beachgoers crossword clue7 letters
- 43Single-___ crossword clue6 letters
- 44Become rapturous crossword clue5 letters
- 46Product of glacial erosion crossword clue5 letters
- 47Square things crossword clue5 letters
- 48Make rapturous crossword clue5 letters
- 49Independent, noble types, it's said crossword clue4 letters
- 53Typist's position crossword clue4 letters
- 54Remains crossword clue4 letters
- 56It comes after the last number crossword clue3 letters
- 57Troglodyte crossword clue3 letters
- 58"My baby at my breast," in Shakespeare crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “"___ better be!"”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with I and ends with D, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “"___ better be!"” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, July 31, 2009, at 1 Across.
What is the answer to the “"___ better be!"” crossword clue?
The answer is ITHAD (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.