NYT Crossword · 27 Down
“Curse” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 as 27 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 · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 27 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Oct 14, 2026 · 27 Down · 3 letters
- Oct 30, 2022 · 1 Down · 5 letters
- Jul 14, 2021 · 37 Across · 3 letters
- Sep 13, 2020 · 1 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 19, 2019 · 4 Across · 7 letters
- Aug 25, 2019 · 47 Across · 7 letters
- Jul 25, 2018 · 7 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 26, 2017 · 6 Down · 3 letters
- Jul 4, 2016 · 34 Down · 3 letters
- Jan 5, 2015 · 68 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 9, 2014 · 17 Across · 4 letters
- Jun 9, 2014 · 18 Across · 4 letters
- Mar 6, 2014 · 26 Down · 4 letters
- Feb 18, 2014 · 66 Down · 3 letters
- Oct 27, 2013 · 89 Down · 7 letters
- Dec 2, 2012 · 121 Across · 7 letters
- Aug 5, 2012 · 34 Down · 3 letters
- Feb 2, 2012 · 25 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 26, 2008 · 57 Down · 3 letters
- Apr 18, 2008 · 40 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 28, 2007 · 52 Down · 4 letters
- Oct 4, 2006 · 58 Across · 4 letters
- Feb 23, 2006 · 70 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 1, 2006 · 16 Down · 3 letters
- Feb 13, 2005 · 27 Across · 8 letters
- Jul 2, 2004 · 33 Down · 9 letters
- Oct 26, 2003 · 88 Across · 4 letters
- Feb 10, 2001 · 34 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 22, 2000 · 30 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 23, 2000 · 54 Across · 7 letters
- Feb 25, 1999 · 39 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 22, 1998 · 44 Across · 4 letters
- Dec 20, 1997 · 2 Down · 7 letters
- Aug 2, 1996 · 23 Down · 3 letters
- Jul 29, 1996 · 39 Across · 13 letters
- Jan 28, 1996 · 97 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 15, 1995 · 33 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 26, 1995 · 54 Down · 4 letters
- Aug 21, 1994 · 48 Across · 4 letters
- May 3, 1994 · 22 Across · 7 letters
- Apr 25, 1994 · 52 Down · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Across
- 1Hot stuff crossword clue5 letters
- 6Target crossword clue4 letters
- 10Worshiper's locale, at times crossword clue4 letters
- 14Poe's middle name crossword clue5 letters
- 15Lingerie material crossword clue4 letters
- 16Glimpse crossword clue4 letters
- 17Response to "Good morning, everybody!" crossword clue10 letters
- 19Glazier's product crossword clue4 letters
- 20Consumed crossword clue3 letters
- 21Debunked "facts" crossword clue5 letters
- 22Amish, Shakers and others crossword clue5 letters
- 23Long (for) crossword clue4 letters
- 24Former Mideast bigwig crossword clue4 letters
- 25Response to "Let's get this meeting going" crossword clue13 letters
- 30Wrap, as rope crossword clue4 letters
- 32Word before or after butt crossword clue4 letters
- 33Flesh and blood crossword clue3 letters
- 34Tree with edible nuts crossword clue5 letters
- 36"A conversation carried out by other means," per Peter Ustinov crossword clue3 letters
- 37Give in crossword clue5 letters
- 39Triumphant cry crossword clue3 letters
- 40Prefix with -meter crossword clue4 letters
- 42Chilean money crossword clue4 letters
- 43Response to "Why is everyone ignoring me?" crossword clue13 letters
- 48Small valley crossword clue4 letters
- 49They may be subject to inflation crossword clue4 letters
- 50Flora and fauna, collectively crossword clue5 letters
- 52Sharp part of a kite crossword clue5 letters
- 54Chicago sights, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 57Apartment option crossword clue4 letters
- 58Reaction to the unsuccessful "conversation" in this puzzle crossword clue10 letters
- 60Off base? crossword clue4 letters
- 61___ test crossword clue4 letters
- 62Isolated crossword clue5 letters
- 63Befuddled state crossword clue4 letters
- 64Deep-six crossword clue4 letters
- 65Source of strength and resilience crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Bygone Mesoamerican civilization crossword clue4 letters
- 2Oodles crossword clue4 letters
- 3Affix, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 4Besmirch crossword clue3 letters
- 5Low on red blood cells, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
- 6It's in wheat, but not buckwheat crossword clue6 letters
- 7Requirement for a juror crossword clue4 letters
- 8Wild cards, at times crossword clue4 letters
- 9Took the helm crossword clue3 letters
- 10Look crossword clue6 letters
- 11Dandy crossword clue10 letters
- 12Label on an email folder crossword clue4 letters
- 13Scratches (out) crossword clue4 letters
- 18Talkative bird crossword clue4 letters
- 22Like a good tree or a bad deal crossword clue5 letters
- 23Three-season star of the New York Cosmos crossword clue4 letters
- 24Word before green or after Red crossword clue3 letters
- 25Literary title character who's mostly unseen crossword clue10 letters
- 26Pronoun with two homophones crossword clue5 letters
- 28Mechanic's canfuls crossword clue4 letters
- 29Edit menu command crossword clue4 letters
- 30Shoot the breeze crossword clue4 letters
- 31Locale of the Battleship Missouri Memorial crossword clue4 letters
- 35Who "turned my whole world upside down," in a 1970s rock hit crossword clue5 letters
- 36"Rugrats" dad crossword clue3 letters
- 38Announcements in The Economist, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 41"What a riot!," in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 44Irk crossword clue6 letters
- 45Something to hum crossword clue6 letters
- 46Sikorsky of aviation fame crossword clue4 letters
- 47Cuban drums crossword clue6 letters
- 50Unexciting crossword clue4 letters
- 51"American Gothic" setting crossword clue4 letters
- 52First word of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" crossword clue4 letters
- 53Way off crossword clue4 letters
- 54Alma mater for George Orwell and Hugh Laurie crossword clue4 letters
- 55Cue from a cuer crossword clue4 letters
- 56Hearty dish crossword clue4 letters
- 58Ball crossword clue3 letters
- 59Hollywood's Roth or Wallach crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Curse”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with H and ends with X, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Curse” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 27 Down. It has appeared 41 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Curse” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is HEX. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.