NYT Crossword · 27 Down
“Boot” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, October 31, 2026 as 27 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, October 31, 2026 · 27 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Oct 31, 2026 · 27 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 31, 2025 · 9 Across · 5 letters
- Aug 21, 2025 · 31 Down · 7 letters
- Dec 30, 2023 · 32 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 1, 2023 · 36 Across · 4 letters
- Mar 31, 2022 · 17 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 22, 2021 · 14 Down · 5 letters
- Mar 15, 2020 · 87 Across · 4 letters
- Jan 24, 2020 · 18 Across · 5 letters
- May 24, 2019 · 39 Across · 4 letters
- Jan 26, 2017 · 47 Down · 5 letters
- Jan 22, 2016 · 48 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 10, 2016 · 39 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 21, 2015 · 106 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 1, 2013 · 23 Across · 5 letters
- May 18, 2013 · 48 Down · 6 letters
- Feb 20, 2013 · 13 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 11, 2013 · 26 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 5, 2013 · 18 Across · 5 letters
- Sep 11, 2010 · 42 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 17, 2008 · 54 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 5, 2008 · 55 Across · 5 letters
- Jul 2, 2008 · 16 Across · 4 letters
- May 23, 2008 · 61 Across · 6 letters
- Jul 16, 2006 · 50 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 16, 2006 · 72 Down · 5 letters
- Jul 29, 2005 · 39 Down · 7 letters
- Oct 13, 2004 · 57 Down · 5 letters
- Feb 11, 2004 · 34 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 11, 1999 · 97 Down · 6 letters
- Apr 23, 1998 · 21 Across · 4 letters
- Sep 26, 1996 · 63 Across · 4 letters
- Mar 3, 1996 · 108 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 30, 1995 · 104 Across · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Across
- 1Couldn't get any higher? crossword clue9 letters
- 10Stamp collector? crossword clue4 letters
- 14"No need to worry around me" crossword clue9 letters
- 15To the point that crossword clue5 letters
- 17Drawing pad crossword clue9 letters
- 18Opera with the shepherd's song "Io de' sospiri" crossword clue5 letters
- 19Brand of oven-baked crackers crossword clue8 letters
- 20Subject of a statue near Liverpool's Cavern Club crossword clue6 letters
- 21Feel bad crossword clue3 letters
- 22Look over crossword clue3 letters
- 23Not good, but not bad either crossword clue3 letters
- 24Azog the Defiler in "The Hobbit," e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 25Leader with a dacha crossword clue4 letters
- 27It feels like it might never end crossword clue3 letters
- 28Reason for penalty shootouts crossword clue3 letters
- 29Rap group with the 1992 #2 hit "Rump Shaker" crossword clue13 letters
- 34Don't stop believing crossword clue13 letters
- 35Store with expensive items? crossword clue13 letters
- 36One fast with the one-liners crossword clue3 letters
- 37Brooks in Hollywood crossword clue3 letters
- 38Headed crossword clue4 letters
- 40Kinda sorta crossword clue3 letters
- 41Cash flow analyst, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 42Cheerful person? crossword clue3 letters
- 44Trig fig. crossword clue3 letters
- 46Schöningen ___, German mine discoveries that may be up to 300,000 years old crossword clue6 letters
- 48Instrument in a bell tower crossword clue8 letters
- 50Rounded object that's 1-Down with two letters swapped crossword clue5 letters
- 51Eisenhower was the first president to use it crossword clue9 letters
- 52End of a letter crossword clue5 letters
- 531997 animated movie in which John Cusack voiced Dimitri crossword clue9 letters
- 54"Hurry!" crossword clue4 letters
- 55Part of a surveillance system crossword clue9 letters
Down
- 1Rounded object that's 50-Across with two letters swapped crossword clue5 letters
- 2Deft crossword clue6 letters
- 3That's a good one! crossword clue15 letters
- 4Canalplasty docs crossword clue4 letters
- 5Some capitol workers, for short crossword clue9 letters
- 6Monk's home crossword clue5 letters
- 7El Niño feature crossword clue5 letters
- 8"Vous ___ ici" crossword clue4 letters
- 9Bring home crossword clue3 letters
- 10Not making a sound crossword clue5 letters
- 11Nobody in particular, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 12"There's no doubt who's going to win" crossword clue15 letters
- 13Flavor of some cough drops crossword clue8 letters
- 16Surgical tool with a namesake medical journal crossword clue6 letters
- 20In a row crossword clue6 letters
- 23"Boulevard des Capucines" painter crossword clue5 letters
- 26Sphere crossword clue4 letters
- 30Born losers crossword clue6 letters
- 31It's nicknamed "Land of the Morning Calm" crossword clue5 letters
- 32Arrived at via plane crossword clue9 letters
- 33Count on one's fingers? crossword clue4 letters
- 34Word after Rice or Cocoa crossword clue8 letters
- 35Senegalese ___ (hairstyle) crossword clue6 letters
- 39Canadian coin, informally crossword clue6 letters
- 41Mastery crossword clue5 letters
- 42F in physics crossword clue5 letters
- 43Stand up crossword clue5 letters
- 45Golf's "Slammin' Sammy" crossword clue5 letters
- 47"The soul of opera," per Richard Strauss crossword clue4 letters
- 48"Do you mind?" crossword clue4 letters
- 49Idly look (through) crossword clue4 letters
- 51American Airlines Center player, for short crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Boot”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with E and ends with L, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Boot” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 27 Down. It has appeared 34 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Boot” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is EXPEL. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.