NYT Crossword · 21 Down
“Expiation” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 27, 2012 as 21 Down. The answer has 7 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, September 27, 2012 · 21 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, September 27, 2012.
Across
- 1Part of a metaphorical ladder crossword clue3 letters
- 4Any of the Galápagos crossword clue4 letters
- 8Color classification quality crossword clue6 letters
- 14Italian article crossword clue3 letters
- 15"Angels From the Realms of Glory," e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 16Like psychopaths, say crossword clue6 letters
- 17Cellphone feature, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 18Sports team management group crossword clue11 letters
- 20"You missed ___" crossword clue5 letters
- 22Suffix with diet crossword clue3 letters
- 23"... boy ___ girl?" crossword clue3 letters
- 24Language for a 37-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 25Some navels crossword clue6 letters
- 28California's ___ Padres National Forest crossword clue3 letters
- 29Digress crossword clue15 letters
- 32Word appearing more than 20 times on Iran's flag crossword clue5 letters
- 33Like some music crossword clue6 letters
- 34___ meteor shower crossword clue6 letters
- 36Muscle cramps, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 40Covered crossword clue6 letters
- 44Capital on the Gulf of Guinea crossword clue5 letters
- 45What a mayor wins, usually crossword clue15 letters
- 49Engage in some pillow talk crossword clue3 letters
- 50Orion ___ crossword clue6 letters
- 51French word with a circumflex crossword clue4 letters
- 52Play (with) crossword clue3 letters
- 53What portable Apple products run crossword clue3 letters
- 54It can be found in runes crossword clue5 letters
- 56Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? crossword clue11 letters
- 60Kitten call crossword clue3 letters
- 62Classic 1740 romance subtitled "Virtue Rewarded" crossword clue6 letters
- 63Contests crossword clue4 letters
- 64Kind of dye crossword clue3 letters
- 65To some extent crossword clue6 letters
- 66Architect Saarinen crossword clue4 letters
- 67Shiny, say crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1___-eared crossword clue3 letters
- 2Out, in a way crossword clue8 letters
- 3Certain jazz club improvisation crossword clue8 letters
- 4Dope crossword clue4 letters
- 5To some extent crossword clue6 letters
- 648-Down follower crossword clue3 letters
- 7Movement founded by Yasser Arafat crossword clue7 letters
- 8Age calculation at a vet clinic crossword clue8 letters
- 9Medical grp. crossword clue3 letters
- 10___ Swanson, "Parks and Recreation" boss crossword clue3 letters
- 1113-Down athlete crossword clue6 letters
- 12Diacritical mark crossword clue6 letters
- 13See 11-Down crossword clue6 letters
- 19Popular corn chip, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 24Even in Paris? crossword clue4 letters
- 26Mixed martial arts org. crossword clue3 letters
- 27Lose one's patience with, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 30Many a Browns fan crossword clue6 letters
- 31Epitome of slowness crossword clue7 letters
- 35"This may be controversial, but ..." crossword clue8 letters
- 37Arthur Conan Doyle, e.g. crossword clue8 letters
- 38"Batman" villain in a cryogenic suit crossword clue8 letters
- 39Cry at home, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 41"America's favorite active pro athlete," per a 2012 ESPN poll crossword clue5 letters
- 42Slippery crossword clue7 letters
- 43Singer Lana ___ Rey crossword clue3 letters
- 45Exotic aquarium specimens crossword clue6 letters
- 46Speechwriter who coined the phrase "Read my lips: no new taxes" crossword clue6 letters
- 47Classical musician whose career has had its ups and downs? crossword clue6 letters
- 486-Down preceder crossword clue6 letters
- 55Very crossword clue4 letters
- 57Small number crossword clue3 letters
- 58Fourth-largest state in population: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 59N.H.L. impossibility crossword clue3 letters
- 61"That's crazy!" crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Expiation”?
The answer has 7 letters. It starts with P and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Expiation” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at 21 Down.
What is the answer to the “Expiation” crossword clue?
The answer is PENANCE (7 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.