NYT Crossword · 59 Across
“Do a perfunctory performance” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, May 29, 2017 as 59 Across. 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 · Monday, May 29, 2017 · 59 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Monday, May 29, 2017.
Across
- 1TV network whose logo is an eye crossword clue3 letters
- 4Singer Mitchell who wrote "Woodstock" (but didn't attend) crossword clue4 letters
- 8Whole crossword clue6 letters
- 14The "A" of I.P.A. crossword clue3 letters
- 15Former Israeli P.M. Ehud crossword clue5 letters
- 16___ Tunes (Warner Bros. cartoons) crossword clue6 letters
- 17Epoch of rare distinction crossword clue9 letters
- 19Tool for the Grim Reaper crossword clue6 letters
- 20Opposites of true believers crossword clue8 letters
- 21Optima and Cadenza car company crossword clue3 letters
- 22"If only ___ listened ..." crossword clue3 letters
- 23Archie's wife on "All in the Family" crossword clue5 letters
- 24Topic of a happy annual report crossword clue10 letters
- 27___ Pieces crossword clue6 letters
- 29Celestial Seasonings product crossword clue3 letters
- 30Greet with humility crossword clue5 letters
- 31Jul. follower crossword clue3 letters
- 33Dow Jones stat. crossword clue3 letters
- 35Shocked response crossword clue4 letters
- 36Something circled on a calendar crossword clue12 letters
- 40Second-largest Hawaiian island crossword clue4 letters
- 42Aperitif with black currant liqueur crossword clue3 letters
- 43___ Paulo, Brazil crossword clue3 letters
- 44Darkest part of a shadow crossword clue5 letters
- 46Bro, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 48Concepts not meant to be questioned crossword clue6 letters
- 53Period of supreme courage and achievement crossword clue10 letters
- 56One-named rap star crossword clue5 letters
- 57To and ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 58Fact-gathering org. crossword clue3 letters
- 61Substituted "math" for "mass," say crossword clue6 letters
- 63When TV viewership peaks ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across crossword clue9 letters
- 64Timeless, to Shakespeare crossword clue6 letters
- 65Houses in Havana crossword clue5 letters
- 66TV network whose logo is a peacock crossword clue3 letters
- 67Puts back to 0, say crossword clue6 letters
- 68X-ray ___ (gag gift) crossword clue4 letters
- 69"We all ___ little mad sometimes": Norman Bates crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1More evasive with the truth crossword clue6 letters
- 2Marilyn Monroe, notably crossword clue6 letters
- 3Something you reach out and take? crossword clue6 letters
- 4Author Austen crossword clue4 letters
- 5Toothbrush brand crossword clue5 letters
- 6Bothers the conscience of crossword clue6 letters
- 7Eisenhower, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 8Borden milk mascot crossword clue5 letters
- 9Like a diet lacking bread or pasta, for short crossword clue6 letters
- 10Etch A Sketch or yo-yo crossword clue3 letters
- 11Blocking someone's path crossword clue8 letters
- 12Puts back in the oven crossword clue7 letters
- 13Visine application crossword clue7 letters
- 15Tousled look of the recently woken crossword clue7 letters
- 18Counterparts of dahs in Morse code crossword clue4 letters
- 21Scoundrels crossword clue6 letters
- 25In apple-pie order crossword clue4 letters
- 26Mind-body exercise crossword clue4 letters
- 28Sit and mope crossword clue4 letters
- 32Performer with a fan crossword clue6 letters
- 34One finally done with finals? crossword clue4 letters
- 36Kiss like an Eskimo crossword clue8 letters
- 37Land of Blarney crossword clue4 letters
- 38Duo plus one crossword clue4 letters
- 39Idle drawings crossword clue7 letters
- 40Part of a car's exhaust system crossword clue7 letters
- 41"You agree with me?," informally crossword clue7 letters
- 45Goal for a mountaineer crossword clue6 letters
- 47Trumped-up charge crossword clue6 letters
- 49Fortitude crossword clue4 letters
- 50Beating at chess crossword clue6 letters
- 51With hands on hips crossword clue6 letters
- 52___ Falls, N.Y. crossword clue6 letters
- 54Neap and ebb crossword clue5 letters
- 55Uplift crossword clue5 letters
- 60Big movie format crossword clue4 letters
- 62___-K (early schooling) crossword clue3 letters
- 63Mac alternatives crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Do a perfunctory performance”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with M and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Do a perfunctory performance” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, May 29, 2017, at 59 Across.
What is the answer to the “Do a perfunctory performance” crossword clue?
The answer is MAILITIN (8 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.