NYT Crossword · 11 Down
“Decisive defeat” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 12, 2021 as 11 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 · Tuesday, October 12, 2021 · 11 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Oct 12, 2021 · 11 Down · 8 letters
- Feb 23, 2021 · 52 Across · 8 letters
- Jun 13, 2017 · 64 Across · 4 letters
- Apr 29, 2008 · 56 Across · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
Across
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- 15Captivated crossword clue4 letters
- 17Game that has only a single round crossword clue15 letters
- 20Connections crossword clue3 letters
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- 23Single item seemingly always found at the bottom of a McDonald's bag crossword clue9 letters
- 27Sales at concerts or games, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 28Region traveled by 63-Across crossword clue4 letters
- 29Nile biter crossword clue3 letters
- 31"Kill Bill" actress Lucy crossword clue3 letters
- 32One of more than 115 on a table crossword clue7 letters
- 36Dinghy or dory crossword clue4 letters
- 37Portmanteau coinage describing this puzzle's theme crossword clue13 letters
- 40Club charges crossword clue4 letters
- 41Like some aprons or reputations crossword clue7 letters
- 42Info for an airport limo driver crossword clue3 letters
- 43NaOH, familiarly crossword clue3 letters
- 44Cartoon collectibles crossword clue4 letters
- 47Hot drink at a ski resort crossword clue5 letters
- 49Entrance divided in half horizontally crossword clue9 letters
- 54Counter-Strike or League of Legends crossword clue6 letters
- 56"Thanks, but I'm good" crossword clue3 letters
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- 58Board game played on a big hexagram crossword clue15 letters
- 62Map with elevation lines, in brief crossword clue4 letters
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- 64Informal goodbye crossword clue5 letters
- 65For each crossword clue3 letters
- 66Old dagger crossword clue4 letters
- 67Tip of a shoelace crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Font flourish crossword clue5 letters
- 2Egyptian king of the gods crossword clue6 letters
- 3Scottish girls crossword clue6 letters
- 4"___ boom bah!" crossword clue3 letters
- 5"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxer crossword clue3 letters
- 6Canada's oldest national park crossword clue5 letters
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- 8Prefix with tourism crossword clue3 letters
- 9A bad joke might go over with one crossword clue4 letters
- 10"Goodnight, ___" (classic song) crossword clue5 letters
- 12Professional you might need to see? crossword clue8 letters
- 16Drill sergeant's shout crossword clue6 letters
- 18Volcanic pollutant crossword clue3 letters
- 19Rock's ___ Bizkit crossword clue4 letters
- 24Nobelist Bohr with a 32-Across named for him crossword clue5 letters
- 25San Diego's state, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 26One-named Greek New Age musician crossword clue5 letters
- 30Obsessive fan, in slang crossword clue4 letters
- 33Etail site for handmade goods crossword clue4 letters
- 34Doled (out) crossword clue5 letters
- 35Most common answer in New York Times crosswords (more than 6% of all puzzles) crossword clue3 letters
- 36___ one's time (waited) crossword clue5 letters
- 37Where model workers can be found? crossword clue8 letters
- 38Weapon in the original Clue crossword clue8 letters
- 39Support for a PC crossword clue4 letters
- 40Pick up on crossword clue6 letters
- 43U-shaped stringed instrument crossword clue4 letters
- 45World's largest cosmetics company crossword clue6 letters
- 46Listing in a footnote crossword clue6 letters
- 48Name on a building wing, perhaps crossword clue5 letters
- 50"I give!" crossword clue5 letters
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- 52Revolutionary Guevara crossword clue3 letters
- 53Button at a bowling alley crossword clue5 letters
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- 59Long, long time crossword clue3 letters
- 60Many an I.R.S. employee crossword clue3 letters
- 61Container with a pump crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Decisive defeat”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with W and ends with O, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Decisive defeat” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 11 Down. It has appeared 4 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Decisive defeat” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is WATERLOO. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.