NYT Crossword · 5 Across
“Discards” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, December 14, 2017 as 5 Across. The answer has 5 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 · Thursday, December 14, 2017 · 5 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Dec 14, 2017 · 5 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 13, 2015 · 70 Across · 6 letters
- Apr 14, 2012 · 35 Across · 6 letters
- Apr 29, 2007 · 43 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 10, 2004 · 44 Down · 5 letters
- Feb 17, 1996 · 46 Down · 6 letters
- Oct 14, 1995 · 18 Across · 9 letters
- Sep 30, 1994 · 26 Across · 7 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, December 14, 2017.
Across
- 1Fall apart in competition crossword clue4 letters
- 10Calculating sorts, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 14Slews crossword clue4 letters
- 15Many-time film co-star of Shatner and Nimoy crossword clue5 letters
- 162,800-mile river to the Laptev Sea crossword clue4 letters
- 17Hand on a hacienda crossword clue4 letters
- 18Chosen few crossword clue5 letters
- 19Given to pretension crossword clue4 letters
- 20Got plenty of healthful food crossword clue7 letters
- 22Some wind blowers crossword clue7 letters
- 24Model company? crossword clue6 letters
- 25Store with magazines crossword clue6 letters
- 26Tiny fey sort crossword clue3 letters
- 27Involuntary test subjects crossword clue7 letters
- 31Refusal in Inverness crossword clue3 letters
- 32Ocular affliction crossword clue4 letters
- 34Hero architect in "The Fountainhead" crossword clue5 letters
- 35Ones easily taken crossword clue4 letters
- 36Bad candidate for gymnastics crossword clue3 letters
- 38In history crossword clue3 letters
- 39It had more than 10 million subscribers in the 1990s crossword clue3 letters
- 40Knotty growth crossword clue4 letters
- 41Anniversary gift between pottery and steel crossword clue3 letters
- 42___ Tzu (dog) crossword clue4 letters
- 44Get comfy on a sofa or bed, say crossword clue6 letters
- 46Like some avant-garde music crossword clue6 letters
- 48It's well-rounded crossword clue3 letters
- 49Image in the night sky over Gotham crossword clue3 letters
- 51___ Balls (snack items) crossword clue3 letters
- 52Second City train inits. crossword clue3 letters
- 53Very basic things crossword clue4 letters
- 55Wrapped up in court? crossword clue5 letters
- 57Pretended crossword clue4 letters
- 58Part of a flight crossword clue4 letters
- 59Grace's last name on "Will & Grace" crossword clue5 letters
- 60Comment section disclaimer crossword clue4 letters
- 61Quite crossword clue4 letters
- 62Coffeehouse selection crossword clue5 letters
- 63Gather crossword clue4 letters
- 64Swamp dweller crossword clue4 letters
- 65Antiseptic brand since 1889 crossword clue5 letters
- 66Diminutive Italian suffix crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1"Hot" things crossword clue7 letters
- 2Slanted crossword clue7 letters
- 3"Butt out!" crossword clue15 letters
- 4Not anonymous crossword clue5 letters
- 5With 45-Down, effect used by astronomers to measure distance crossword clue7 letters
- 6Room in Clue crossword clue4 letters
- 7Barely make (out) crossword clue3 letters
- 8Contemporary of Modernism crossword clue4 letters
- 9With 46-Down, chill out crossword clue7 letters
- 10Insured's filing crossword clue5 letters
- 11Everyone's duty? crossword clue15 letters
- 12Defense against infestation crossword clue7 letters
- 13Agrees crossword clue7 letters
- 21Potential dragon roll ingredient crossword clue3 letters
- 23Extraction target crossword clue3 letters
- 28You may follow in its wake crossword clue4 letters
- 29Stable figures? crossword clue4 letters
- 30Unyielding crossword clue4 letters
- 3317th ___ of Oxford, author of Shakespeare's plays, by some accounts crossword clue4 letters
- 35London area next to Mayfair crossword clue4 letters
- 37Goof crossword clue4 letters
- 39Regarding crossword clue4 letters
- 40With 43-Down, make peace ... or what you must do to complete this puzzle? crossword clue7 letters
- 43See 40-Down crossword clue7 letters
- 44Chuck who was part of the Watergate Seven crossword clue6 letters
- 45See 5-Down crossword clue6 letters
- 46See 9-Down crossword clue6 letters
- 47Great Plains tribe crossword clue6 letters
- 50Order in a rush order crossword clue5 letters
- 51Take care of crossword clue5 letters
- 54Tricky situation crossword clue4 letters
- 56Nonkosher deli orders crossword clue4 letters
- 57Act out crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Discards”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with S and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Discards” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at 5 Across. It has appeared 8 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Discards” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SHEDS. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.