NYT Crossword · 49 Across
“Director-type” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, August 17, 2012 as 49 Across. 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, August 17, 2012 · 49 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, August 17, 2012.
Across
- 1Modern mail? crossword clue10 letters
- 11British ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 14It ends at 12 crossword clue10 letters
- 15Main part, often crossword clue4 letters
- 16The Bay of Fundy has the largest one in the world crossword clue10 letters
- 17Judicial administration? crossword clue4 letters
- 18Estadio call crossword clue3 letters
- 19Tall and thin crossword clue4 letters
- 20Complete, as a crossword crossword clue6 letters
- 22Like A through D crossword clue7 letters
- 24Having a bad trip, maybe crossword clue7 letters
- 25Examine carefully crossword clue3 letters
- 26QB who threw a record-tying seven touchdown passes in a single game (1962) crossword clue8 letters
- 27W-2 figure crossword clue5 letters
- 30Pitcher's stat crossword clue5 letters
- 31"___ out!" crossword clue3 letters
- 32Somalia's locale in Africa crossword clue4 letters
- 33Compromise of 1877 figure crossword clue5 letters
- 34To-do crossword clue4 letters
- 35Split, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 36Southern writer William Gilmore ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 37Split (up) crossword clue5 letters
- 38Fighting directly crossword clue8 letters
- 40Nickname in classic jazz crossword clue3 letters
- 41"The Bourne Identity" plot device crossword clue7 letters
- 42Makes sense of crossword clue7 letters
- 46Commercial miscellany crossword clue6 letters
- 47Cartoonist Kelly crossword clue4 letters
- 48Bug crossword clue3 letters
- 50View from the Sydney Harbour Bridge crossword clue10 letters
- 53Hershey brand crossword clue4 letters
- 54What a drawer may hold crossword clue10 letters
- 55Animal in a comic strip title crossword clue3 letters
- 56Running too quickly? crossword clue10 letters
Down
- 1It controls the amount of light admitted crossword clue5 letters
- 2"The Pearl Fishers" soprano crossword clue5 letters
- 3Altiplano locale crossword clue5 letters
- 4Soul producer crossword clue3 letters
- 5Kicks crossword clue7 letters
- 6Downright crossword clue6 letters
- 7Cho ___, romantic interest for Harry Potter crossword clue5 letters
- 8Twist crossword clue4 letters
- 9___-shaped crossword clue3 letters
- 10Moirai, in Greek myth crossword clue8 letters
- 11"Big Brother," for example crossword clue9 letters
- 12It includes provision for the admission of new states crossword clue9 letters
- 13"A stronger America" sloganeer crossword clue9 letters
- 15"The Planets" composer crossword clue5 letters
- 21It controls the amount of light admitted crossword clue4 letters
- 23___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch speed-skating gold medalist crossword clue4 letters
- 24Gives in under pressure crossword clue5 letters
- 26"Lookie what I did!" crossword clue5 letters
- 27"Can you BELIEVE that guy?!" crossword clue9 letters
- 28Grateful Dead album whose title reads the same forward and backward crossword clue9 letters
- 29Intermediate level in karate crossword clue9 letters
- 30Navigator Islands, now crossword clue5 letters
- 33Clicked crossword clue8 letters
- 34One criterion for sorting crossword clue4 letters
- 36Fair crossword clue4 letters
- 37"Dude, I got something to tell you ..." crossword clue7 letters
- 39Verizon, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 40Widen crossword clue6 letters
- 42Short-range missiles crossword clue5 letters
- 43Buddhist shrine crossword clue5 letters
- 44Big stinger crossword clue5 letters
- 45Dog-tired crossword clue5 letters
- 47"Now that you mention it ..." crossword clue4 letters
- 51Sugar ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 52Vote (for) crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Director-type”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with E and ends with C, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Director-type” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, August 17, 2012, at 49 Across.
What is the answer to the “Director-type” crossword clue?
The answer is EXEC (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.