NYT Crossword · 6 Down
“Brainchild protector” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, June 24, 2004 as 6 Down. The answer has 6 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 · Thursday, June 24, 2004 · 6 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, June 24, 2004.
Across
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- 5Animals of the species Pan troglodyte crossword clue4 letters
- 9Doubled, a 1969 #1 hit song crossword clue5 letters
- 14The Phantom of the Opera crossword clue4 letters
- 15Make way? crossword clue4 letters
- 16"Century" crossword clue5 letters
- 17Figure in a math function crossword clue9 letters
- 19Replies to a host crossword clue5 letters
- 20Partly doubled, a call in a game crossword clue12 letters
- 22Explorer ___ Anders Hedin crossword clue4 letters
- 23Working in a galley crossword clue6 letters
- 27Doubled, a Hollywood star crossword clue3 letters
- 30Guess: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 31"Well, let me think ..." crossword clue3 letters
- 32Part of a roller coaster crossword clue3 letters
- 33Center of Florida? crossword clue5 letters
- 35Pro shop item crossword clue3 letters
- 36___ Ridge (1972 Derby winner) crossword clue4 letters
- 37Partly tripled, a lyric from a 1964 #1 pop song crossword clue15 letters
- 41Head of Haiti crossword clue4 letters
- 42Resident's suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 43Ottoman Empire title crossword clue5 letters
- 44Sooner than crossword clue3 letters
- 45___ Ten crossword clue3 letters
- 46TV component: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 48Doubled, a drumbeat crossword clue3 letters
- 49Kind of bridge crossword clue6 letters
- 51Boxer Spinks crossword clue4 letters
- 53Partly quadrupled, a 1963 comedy crossword clue12 letters
- 59Orphan of old comics crossword clue5 letters
- 62Yarn spinner crossword clue9 letters
- 63Peckish? crossword clue5 letters
- 64"My Way" lyricist crossword clue4 letters
- 65Mystery author Buchanan crossword clue4 letters
- 66Doubled, home of Whitman College crossword clue5 letters
- 67Revel, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 68Doubled, a pen crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Gourd fruit crossword clue4 letters
- 2Asia's ___ Sea crossword clue4 letters
- 3Miss crossword clue4 letters
- 4Approves crossword clue5 letters
- 5Mountaintops crossword clue6 letters
- 7Unexcitable crossword clue4 letters
- 8Feudal drudge crossword clue4 letters
- 9Laugh riot crossword clue6 letters
- 10Four-time Indy winner crossword clue5 letters
- 11Geo. Bush, once crossword clue3 letters
- 12Chem. neurotransmitter crossword clue3 letters
- 13___ judicata crossword clue3 letters
- 18Relocate in crossword clue6 letters
- 21Beau crossword clue5 letters
- 24Most reserved crossword clue6 letters
- 25Kind of blanket crossword clue6 letters
- 26Coarse flour crossword clue6 letters
- 27Added spice to crossword clue6 letters
- 28Realm crossword clue6 letters
- 29Winning card combo crossword clue6 letters
- 31Tripled, Yogi Bear's catchphrase crossword clue3 letters
- 34Vaudevillian Olsen crossword clue3 letters
- 35Doubled, a tropical menace crossword clue3 letters
- 36Scandinavian rug crossword clue3 letters
- 38Perfume bottles crossword clue5 letters
- 39Tripled, a line from "The King and I" crossword clue3 letters
- 40Stylish and expensive crossword clue6 letters
- 45Old film crossword clue6 letters
- 46Knocking sounds crossword clue6 letters
- 47Some hardwood crossword clue6 letters
- 50Formed by inflow and outflow crossword clue5 letters
- 52Scribblings crossword clue5 letters
- 54Show horse crossword clue4 letters
- 55"Give that ___ cigar!" crossword clue4 letters
- 56Quick, in trade names crossword clue4 letters
- 57Sally ___ (teacake) crossword clue4 letters
- 58Zip strip? crossword clue4 letters
- 59Cousin of a crow crossword clue3 letters
- 60Oocytes, eventually crossword clue3 letters
- 61Nothing crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Brainchild protector”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with P and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Brainchild protector” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 6 Down.
What is the answer to the “Brainchild protector” crossword clue?
The answer is PATENT (6 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.