NYT Crossword · 50 Down
“Decisive time” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, December 24, 2015 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Thursday, December 24, 2015 · 50 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Dec 24, 2015 · 50 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 4, 2014 · 62 Across · 4 letters
- Dec 12, 2010 · 58 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 18, 2006 · 57 Down · 4 letters
- May 12, 2002 · 108 Down · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, December 24, 2015.
Across
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- 26Buzz crossword clue7 letters
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- 30Home of the first full-time automobile service station crossword clue4 letters
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- 36Flush crossword clue4 letters
- 37Sail support crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Comedy's Daniel and reggae's Peter crossword clue6 letters
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- 3Time Inc. publication crossword clue6 letters
- 4Nap site crossword clue6 letters
- 5Numerical prefix crossword clue4 letters
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- 7Good investor types, you'd think crossword clue5 letters
- 8Golfer McDowell, 2010 U.S. Open champion crossword clue6 letters
- 9Castigates crossword clue4 letters
- 10Clairvoyant's letters crossword clue3 letters
- 11Landlocked African country: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 12"Rock and Roll, Hoochie ___" (1974 Rick Derringer hit) crossword clue3 letters
- 14Red giant type crossword clue5 letters
- 18Cartoonist whom John Steinbeck said "may very possibly be the best writer in the world today" crossword clue6 letters
- 21Not just smart crossword clue4 letters
- 22San ___ (Argentine province or its capital) crossword clue4 letters
- 23"What was ___ do?" crossword clue3 letters
- 25Half of a matching set crossword clue3 letters
- 27Came out on top crossword clue3 letters
- 29Was bested by crossword clue6 letters
- 31Pledge crossword clue4 letters
- 32Russo of "Thor: The Dark World" crossword clue4 letters
- 33Company closing? crossword clue3 letters
- 34Slab from the meat counter crossword clue8 letters
- 35Weaponize crossword clue3 letters
- 36Prefix with system crossword clue3 letters
- 39Loads and loads crossword clue6 letters
- 40Apt anagram of MY CAR crossword clue5 letters
- 42One blowing off steam in Italy? crossword clue6 letters
- 43Some back-and-forth crossword clue6 letters
- 44"Otherwise ... !!!" crossword clue6 letters
- 45Coin minted until 2001 crossword clue6 letters
- 48Slalom paths crossword clue5 letters
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- 54Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucks crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Decisive time”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with D and ends with Y, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Decisive time” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 24, 2015, at 50 Down. It has appeared 5 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Decisive time” crossword clue?
The answer is DDAY (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.