NYT Crossword · 51 Down
“___-Lay” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, January 12, 2022 as 51 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 · Wednesday, January 12, 2022 · 51 Down
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- Jan 12, 2022 · 51 Down · 5 letters
- Feb 26, 2017 · 77 Across · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Across
- 1End of a dorm name, usually crossword clue4 letters
- 5Old-fashioned "Jeez!" crossword clue5 letters
- 10Huggers crossword clue4 letters
- 14Cause for an aha crossword clue4 letters
- 15On the up and up crossword clue5 letters
- 16One of more than 30,000 in Scotland crossword clue4 letters
- 17"A Fish Called Wanda" co-star [7,9] crossword clue10 letters
- 19Tapered hairstyle crossword clue4 letters
- 20Say "I dunno," say crossword clue5 letters
- 21Wolf (down) crossword clue5 letters
- 23Female whitetail, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 24Last ___ (final option) crossword clue6 letters
- 26A total blast [8,1] crossword clue8 letters
- 28On one side of an outfield pole crossword clue4 letters
- 30Sister brand of Crest crossword clue5 letters
- 31Pre-weekend outburst crossword clue4 letters
- 34Biting remark crossword clue4 letters
- 37Ends of mazes crossword clue5 letters
- 39"Whew!" crossword clue3 letters
- 40Purple Heart honoree, maybe [4,0] crossword clue7 letters
- 42Giant in camping gear crossword clue3 letters
- 43Reply to "Nuh-uh!" crossword clue5 letters
- 45Fully cooked crossword clue4 letters
- 46Musician's break crossword clue4 letters
- 47Pulse painfully crossword clue5 letters
- 49Galifianakis of "Birdman" crossword clue4 letters
- 51Eschew scuba gear, say [3,5] crossword clue8 letters
- 54Downside of starting a new career path, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
- 58Sluglike secretary in "Monsters, Inc." crossword clue3 letters
- 59Sulky states crossword clue5 letters
- 61Sandwich eaten next to a fire crossword clue5 letters
- 62Nano or Touch crossword clue4 letters
- 64Some poster-making supplies [2,6] crossword clue10 letters
- 66___ melt crossword clue4 letters
- 67Respected person in a tribe crossword clue5 letters
- 68Caroler's tune crossword clue4 letters
- 69Conform to crossword clue4 letters
- 70Landowners' documents crossword clue5 letters
- 71Posh shindig crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1One often seen wearing boots with shorts crossword clue5 letters
- 2Singer with the album "30" crossword clue5 letters
- 3___ Stadium a.k.a. "Field of Jeans" crossword clue5 letters
- 4Idled, as workers crossword clue7 letters
- 5Animal facing a moose on Michigan's flag crossword clue3 letters
- 6Comes together nicely crossword clue4 letters
- 7Anti-___ cream crossword clue5 letters
- 8Currency of Iraq crossword clue5 letters
- 9System that might include a turntable crossword clue6 letters
- 10TV E.T. crossword clue3 letters
- 11Impromptu signal to slow down crossword clue9 letters
- 12Two-patty burgers introduced in 1997 crossword clue9 letters
- 13Matte's lack crossword clue5 letters
- 18Ruler during the Great Fire of Rome crossword clue4 letters
- 22FX series set in the Great Plains crossword clue5 letters
- 25Brass instrument with the largest mouthpiece crossword clue4 letters
- 27East Asian doctrine crossword clue3 letters
- 29Nonkosher cooking fat crossword clue4 letters
- 31"Spare me the gory details" crossword clue3 letters
- 32Venue for meals with microbrews crossword clue9 letters
- 33Acutely focused and attuned crossword clue9 letters
- 35Greek "P" crossword clue3 letters
- 36German automaker Karl crossword clue4 letters
- 38Stand no more, say crossword clue3 letters
- 40Tiger on the green crossword clue5 letters
- 41Glean crossword clue4 letters
- 44Contents of a vein crossword clue3 letters
- 46Like 17-, 26-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across, with respect to the numbers in their clues crossword clue7 letters
- 48Oversaw? crossword clue6 letters
- 50Playbill heading crossword clue4 letters
- 52Common city name ending crossword clue5 letters
- 53Exercise that works the fingers crossword clue5 letters
- 55Hot ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 56Nerdy "Family Matters" boy crossword clue5 letters
- 57Cybertruck maker crossword clue5 letters
- 60March Madness datum crossword clue4 letters
- 63Word after field or before dreams crossword clue3 letters
- 65"For reals," in texts crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “___-Lay”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with F and ends with O, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “___-Lay” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 51 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “___-Lay” crossword clue?
The answer is FRITO (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.