NYT Crossword · 50 Down
“Contends (for)” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, October 14, 2016 as 50 Down. The answer has 4 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 · Friday, October 14, 2016 · 50 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, October 14, 2016.
Across
- 1Connections crossword clue3 letters
- 4Connections to the sternum crossword clue4 letters
- 8Not assured at all crossword clue5 letters
- 13"You can figure as well as I can" crossword clue9 letters
- 16Treasure crossword clue5 letters
- 17Cream song with the lyric "Dance floor is like the sea, / Ceiling is the sky" crossword clue9 letters
- 18Things that may be compressed crossword clue5 letters
- 19Excluded category in the Paleo diet crossword clue5 letters
- 20Little treasure crossword clue3 letters
- 21Now crossword clue5 letters
- 22Kind of wave crossword clue4 letters
- 23Wasabi go-with in sushi meals crossword clue4 letters
- 24List heading crossword clue4 letters
- 25People who are in them are out, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 26Shavit with the 2013 best seller "My Promised Land" crossword clue3 letters
- 27Where Spike Lee earned his M.F.A. crossword clue3 letters
- 30Little: Fr. crossword clue3 letters
- 31Not identifying with one's assigned sex crossword clue11 letters
- 341851 Sojourner Truth speech crossword clue11 letters
- 35Online addresses, in part crossword clue11 letters
- 36"Ur hilarious!" crossword clue3 letters
- 37Bit of evasion crossword clue3 letters
- 38Still crossword clue3 letters
- 39Two or three sets, say crossword clue3 letters
- 42Where the Taj Mahotsav festival is held crossword clue4 letters
- 44Either director of "Inside Llewyn Davis" crossword clue4 letters
- 46Part of MSG crossword clue4 letters
- 47Fit crossword clue5 letters
- 49Info in a Yelp listing: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 50Either half of a 1973 "duel" crossword clue5 letters
- 51Lacked options crossword clue5 letters
- 52Ask crossword clue9 letters
- 54Tribe whose name means "long tail" crossword clue5 letters
- 55Dessert so-called for its portions of flour, butter, eggs and sugar crossword clue9 letters
- 56Purchase at a golf pro shop crossword clue5 letters
- 57Purchases at a golf pro shop crossword clue4 letters
- 58Flushed crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1"Don't you doubt me!" crossword clue6 letters
- 2"You cheated!" crossword clue6 letters
- 3Round containers? crossword clue6 letters
- 4Bet (on) crossword clue4 letters
- 5Subj. of many antiglobalization protests crossword clue3 letters
- 6Threat of a strike, in labor negotiations crossword clue14 letters
- 7Lead crossword clue5 letters
- 8Birdbrained crossword clue4 letters
- 9Birdbrain crossword clue5 letters
- 10Typical "S.N.L." start crossword clue8 letters
- 11Something you can control the volume with? crossword clue7 letters
- 12"Me?" follower crossword clue6 letters
- 14"___, boy!" crossword clue4 letters
- 15Terse and unadorned, as writing crossword clue14 letters
- 23Part of MGM's motto crossword clue6 letters
- 26"Babalú" bandleader crossword clue5 letters
- 28Ones ranking above knaves crossword clue6 letters
- 29Not realized crossword clue5 letters
- 31Fashion mogul Gunn crossword clue3 letters
- 32___ Marcos, Tex. crossword clue3 letters
- 33Some "CSI" figs. crossword clue3 letters
- 34App with over 200 free stations crossword clue8 letters
- 35Place to play with toys crossword clue7 letters
- 36Things that might be batted at a ball crossword clue6 letters
- 39Approach crossword clue6 letters
- 40Something not many people laugh at crossword clue6 letters
- 41Blew it crossword clue6 letters
- 43Floral symbol of patience crossword clue5 letters
- 45"... but I could be wrong" crossword clue5 letters
- 46Comedian Maron crossword clue4 letters
- 48Superlatively crossword clue4 letters
- 53Clément Marot poem "A ___ Damoyselle Malade" crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Contends (for)”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with B and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Contends (for)” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, October 14, 2016, at 50 Down.
What is the answer to the “Contends (for)” crossword clue?
The answer is BIDS (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.