NYT Crossword · 5 Down
“Clear-cut” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, February 20, 2025 as 5 Down. The answer has 8 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, February 20, 2025 · 5 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Feb 20, 2025 · 5 Down · 8 letters
- Dec 10, 2002 · 9 Down · 8 letters
- Jul 13, 2000 · 20 Across · 13 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Across
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- 10[Bada bing bada boom!] crossword clue4 letters
- 14Round windows crossword clue5 letters
- 15List trimmer crossword clue4 letters
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- 17Network connections crossword clue5 letters
- 18Lynchian or Felliniesque, say crossword clue9 letters
- 20This clue crossword clue15 letters
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- 34Who said "A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture" crossword clue4 letters
- 36High pair crossword clue4 letters
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- 61Hot spot crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Character profile? crossword clue4 letters
- 2"Don't have ___, man!" crossword clue4 letters
- 3Man crossword clue4 letters
- 4___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels" crossword clue5 letters
- 6What a budding musical artist hopes to land crossword clue10 letters
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- 8Rooftop spinner crossword clue4 letters
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- 100:00 crossword clue5 letters
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- 12Enemy alliance of W.W. II crossword clue4 letters
- 13Many social posts, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 19Exam with a max. score of 528 crossword clue4 letters
- 21Ex-N.B.A. star ___ Ming crossword clue3 letters
- 24Sensational, on Broadway crossword clue5 letters
- 25Icy crossword clue5 letters
- 26Blue man group member? crossword clue5 letters
- 28Home to many kings and queens crossword clue10 letters
- 29Setting for several Herman Melville works crossword clue5 letters
- 30Pluck crossword clue5 letters
- 31Two of spades? crossword clue5 letters
- 33Queen Elizabeth I has one named for her crossword clue3 letters
- 35Tats crossword clue3 letters
- 36Cleared one's plate, say crossword clue3 letters
- 38Virtual storefront in an online marketplace crossword clue8 letters
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- 44Chatted on the Gram, say crossword clue4 letters
- 46Strike caller crossword clue3 letters
- 48Architectural expansion crossword clue5 letters
- 49San ___, Calif. crossword clue5 letters
- 50Follower of the 32-Across crossword clue5 letters
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- 55Zip crossword clue4 letters
- 56Hideaway crossword clue4 letters
- 57Locale depicted in Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Clear-cut”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with D and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Clear-cut” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 5 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Clear-cut” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is DISTINCT. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.