NYT Crossword · 33 Down
“Break a commandment” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, December 22, 2009 as 33 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, December 22, 2009 · 33 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Dec 22, 2009 · 33 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 12, 2006 · 30 Down · 3 letters
- Aug 22, 2005 · 19 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 18, 2005 · 41 Across · 3 letters
- Dec 13, 2004 · 12 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 27, 1995 · 63 Down · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, December 22, 2009.
Across
- 1Material for informal jackets or skirts crossword clue5 letters
- 6Building block brand crossword clue4 letters
- 10City on the Arno crossword clue4 letters
- 14"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" writer Loos crossword clue5 letters
- 15Like slander, as opposed to libel crossword clue4 letters
- 16Bartlett's abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 17Attendant at a '50s dance? crossword clue10 letters
- 19Occupy the throne crossword clue4 letters
- 20Animals farmed for their fur crossword clue5 letters
- 21Goodyear's Ohio headquarters crossword clue5 letters
- 22Personnel concern for Santa? crossword clue9 letters
- 26Tuckered out crossword clue5 letters
- 27Mule of song crossword clue3 letters
- 28Tofu source crossword clue3 letters
- 29List-ending abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 31Item made from 20-Across crossword clue5 letters
- 33Goofs crossword clue7 letters
- 36Hosiery hue crossword clue4 letters
- 37One given away by her father, often crossword clue5 letters
- 39Secluded valley crossword clue4 letters
- 41Washed-up star crossword clue7 letters
- 43Grammarian's concern crossword clue5 letters
- 44Mandlikova of tennis crossword clue4 letters
- 45Krazy ___ of the comics crossword clue3 letters
- 47Miami-to-Boston dir. crossword clue3 letters
- 48Street urchins crossword clue5 letters
- 51Acupuncturist? crossword clue9 letters
- 54Pakistan's chief river crossword clue5 letters
- 55All lathered up crossword clue5 letters
- 56Injure, as the knee crossword clue4 letters
- 57Addicted to shopping? crossword clue10 letters
- 62Walk wearily crossword clue4 letters
- 63The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?" crossword clue4 letters
- 64Item in "Poor Richard's Almanack" crossword clue5 letters
- 65Places for props crossword clue4 letters
- 66Many adoptees crossword clue4 letters
- 67Curtain fabric crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Morse T crossword clue3 letters
- 2Brian of ambient music crossword clue3 letters
- 3Sip from a flask crossword clue3 letters
- 4Response to "Who's there?" crossword clue5 letters
- 5Henri who painted "The Dance" crossword clue7 letters
- 6Subdued in manner crossword clue6 letters
- 7Shake an Etch A Sketch crossword clue5 letters
- 8Needle-nosed fish crossword clue3 letters
- 9Jolly ___ Saint Nick crossword clue3 letters
- 10Ads aimed at hikers and picnickers? crossword clue9 letters
- 11Toughen, as to hardship crossword clue5 letters
- 12Athenian lawgiver crossword clue5 letters
- 13With regard to crossword clue5 letters
- 18Inner: Prefix crossword clue4 letters
- 21"Chop-chop!," on a memo crossword clue4 letters
- 22To be, to Brutus crossword clue4 letters
- 23Gate fastener crossword clue5 letters
- 24Botanist's study crossword clue5 letters
- 25Pinochle lay-down crossword clue4 letters
- 30Gift in a long, thin box crossword clue3 letters
- 32Money for liquor? crossword clue9 letters
- 34Botanist's study crossword clue5 letters
- 35Musical repetition mark crossword clue5 letters
- 37Gridder Roethlisberger crossword clue3 letters
- 38Collect, as rewards crossword clue4 letters
- 40Not e'en once crossword clue4 letters
- 42Jazz combo member crossword clue4 letters
- 43Ideal, but impractical crossword clue7 letters
- 45Rounded hills crossword clue6 letters
- 4663-Across's father crossword clue4 letters
- 48Cirrus cloud formations crossword clue5 letters
- 49A spat covers it crossword clue5 letters
- 50Dostoyevsky novel, with "The" crossword clue5 letters
- 52It might have a single coconut tree crossword clue5 letters
- 53Singer Lauper crossword clue5 letters
- 57Explorer's aid crossword clue3 letters
- 58Actor Vigoda crossword clue3 letters
- 59Aykroyd of "Ghostbusters" crossword clue3 letters
- 60Swelled head crossword clue3 letters
- 61La-Z-Boy spot crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Break a commandment”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with S and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Break a commandment” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at 33 Down. It has appeared 6 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Break a commandment” crossword clue?
The answer is SIN (3 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.