NYT Crossword · 15 Across
“Cause for a pause” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 26, 2000 as 15 Across. The answer has 9 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 · Saturday, August 26, 2000 · 15 Across
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Across
- 1Old United States maps, e.g. crossword clue9 letters
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- 16Want badly crossword clue5 letters
- 17News preceder, often crossword clue9 letters
- 181940's-90's actress Valli crossword clue5 letters
- 19Feverish crossword clue3 letters
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- 22Chair part crossword clue3 letters
- 23"The Children of the Poor" author crossword clue4 letters
- 25Off ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 26"All ___!" (captain's cry) crossword clue4 letters
- 27Gay leader? crossword clue5 letters
- 29Literally, "lion city" crossword clue9 letters
- 31With 34-Down, bygone Baltic language crossword clue3 letters
- 33Stored, in a way crossword clue8 letters
- 34Benjamin Franklin handiwork crossword clue7 letters
- 38"I'm O.K. with it" crossword clue7 letters
- 39Brown studies crossword clue8 letters
- 41Mai ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 42Not yet explored crossword clue9 letters
- 44Fires crossword clue5 letters
- 48Kind of loser crossword clue4 letters
- 49Round lot unit crossword clue5 letters
- 51Foreign currency crossword clue4 letters
- 52Relief crossword clue3 letters
- 53Bun makers, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 55Universal Human Rights Month: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 56Architect Jones crossword clue5 letters
- 58Tomato consommé crossword clue9 letters
- 60Follow crossword clue5 letters
- 61Railroad supervisors crossword clue9 letters
- 62Mendicant crossword clue5 letters
- 63Is affected by a sidewinder crossword clue9 letters
Down
- 1Not be resigned to one's lot crossword clue6 letters
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- 3Physics Nobelist Segrè crossword clue6 letters
- 4Pacific ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 5Clinches crossword clue4 letters
- 6Baked, in Bari crossword clue5 letters
- 7Bigheaded ones? crossword clue6 letters
- 8Always on the go? crossword clue7 letters
- 9Some zoophytes crossword clue8 letters
- 10Vet's pride, perhaps crossword clue4 letters
- 11Seat seeker crossword clue3 letters
- 12United workers crossword clue8 letters
- 13"War Scenes" composer crossword clue8 letters
- 14Ranch ruckus crossword clue8 letters
- 21Wolf down crossword clue6 letters
- 24Independent national since 1991 crossword clue7 letters
- 26Like some relationships crossword clue7 letters
- 28Yellow ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 30Butch Cassidy, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 32Least interesting crossword clue6 letters
- 34See 31-Across crossword clue8 letters
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- 37Celebrates in verse crossword clue8 letters
- 40Shipping route crossword clue7 letters
- 43Super scooper crossword clue6 letters
- 45Picture presenter crossword clue6 letters
- 46Danish bread crossword clue6 letters
- 47So-so pair crossword clue6 letters
- 50Words before "human" crossword clue5 letters
- 53Sharp competitor crossword clue4 letters
- 54Displeases 57-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 57See 54-Down crossword clue3 letters
- 59Divulge, with "out" crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Cause for a pause”?
The answer has 9 letters. It starts with S and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Cause for a pause” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 26, 2000, at 15 Across.
What is the answer to the “Cause for a pause” crossword clue?
The answer is SEMICOLON (9 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.