NYT Crossword · 52 Across
“Cleaver / Dagger” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, June 26, 2025 as 52 Across. The answer has 10 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 26, 2025 · 52 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, June 26, 2025.
Across
- 1"You stink, ump!" crossword clue3 letters
- 4Hoppy brew, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 7Bygone jeans brand whose name means "happiness" in Hebrew crossword clue6 letters
- 13757 or 767 crossword clue8 letters
- 15Recess crossword clue6 letters
- 16Bell for the telephone, for one crossword clue8 letters
- 17Secured by a slip crossword clue6 letters
- 18John Lennon's middle name after 1969 crossword clue3 letters
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- 21"The ability to be ill-at-ease inconspicuously," per Earl Wilson crossword clue5 letters
- 23Downed crossword clue3 letters
- 24Eponymous Belgian town crossword clue3 letters
- 26___ chic crossword clue4 letters
- 29Bell location, often crossword clue7 letters
- 32Must give crossword clue7 letters
- 35Erupting with noise crossword clue5 letters
- 36Pundit / Tsar crossword clue13 letters
- 39Author who predicted electric submarines 15 years before they were invented crossword clue5 letters
- 40Down state crossword clue7 letters
- 41Forces offshore crossword clue7 letters
- 44Word with six or sea crossword clue4 letters
- 45Casual refusal crossword clue3 letters
- 46Some roadside accommodations, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 48It's a fact! crossword clue5 letters
- 57Onetime Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 58Cocktail of tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda crossword clue6 letters
- 59They try to admit the worst first, informally crossword clue8 letters
- 61Got things going crossword clue6 letters
- 62Travelers in covered wagons crossword clue8 letters
- 63Marquis name? crossword clue6 letters
- 64Brillo competitor crossword clue3 letters
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Down
- 1Original name for "bingo," after the bits used to cover the playing cards crossword clue5 letters
- 2First Holy Roman emperor to be called "the Great" crossword clue5 letters
- 3"Hurray!" crossword clue3 letters
- 4Loving crossword clue4 letters
- 5Part of a jury pool crossword clue4 letters
- 6Boxing site crossword clue5 letters
- 7Baby fish with pink, coho and sockeye varieties crossword clue6 letters
- 8Potato, in Indian cuisine crossword clue4 letters
- 9Boat with broad, square ends crossword clue4 letters
- 10Sees / Espies crossword clue9 letters
- 11Takes a role too far crossword clue9 letters
- 12Governor Lamont of Connecticut crossword clue3 letters
- 13Music export from Tokyo, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 14Like looks from mom and dad, say crossword clue9 letters
- 20Music export from Seoul crossword clue3 letters
- 22Breast plates? crossword clue6 letters
- 25Atmospheric prefix crossword clue3 letters
- 27Info found, appropriately, in "ticket agent" crossword clue3 letters
- 28Apt nickname for a gumbo chef crossword clue3 letters
- 30Kind of average crossword clue9 letters
- 31City up the coast from Cleveland, OH crossword clue6 letters
- 32Accessory for Broadway's Phantom crossword clue9 letters
- 33Wells / Mouths crossword clue9 letters
- 34Certain rehab docs crossword clue3 letters
- 37Experienced crossword clue3 letters
- 38Love lines? crossword clue3 letters
- 39Dutch cousin of Mac or Ben crossword clue3 letters
- 42Centipede setting crossword clue6 letters
- 43Long-running police procedural filmed in N.Y.C. crossword clue3 letters
- 47Puts one's foot down crossword clue5 letters
- 49Police weapon crossword clue5 letters
- 50App-driven rides crossword clue5 letters
- 51Interfere (with) crossword clue4 letters
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- 55The "Amigos" of film, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 56Grandson of Adam and Eve crossword clue4 letters
- 58Lead-in to cast crossword clue3 letters
- 60Car that went defunct in 1936 crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Cleaver / Dagger”?
The answer has 10 letters. It starts with C and ends with R, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Cleaver / Dagger” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 52 Across.
What is the answer to the “Cleaver / Dagger” crossword clue?
The answer is CORDCUTTER (10 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.