NYT Crossword · 12 Down
“First contact” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, May 10, 2025 as 12 Down. The answer has 14 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 · Saturday, May 10, 2025 · 12 Down
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Across
- 1Budget crossword clue5 letters
- 6Unappetizing food crossword clue4 letters
- 10Hard-to-define quality crossword clue8 letters
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- 14Integrated, as an approach crossword clue8 letters
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- 17Pioneer in musical Impressionism, despite rejecting the term crossword clue7 letters
- 20Baby blue, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
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- 22Ribs, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 23Didn't make it through the late show, say crossword clue9 letters
- 26Was outstanding? crossword clue4 letters
- 27Wants, and then some crossword clue10 letters
- 28Massachusetts' Cape ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 29Some dragonflies crossword clue7 letters
- 30"I was stuck in traffic," perhaps crossword clue3 letters
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- 33Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 34Sent up the wall crossword clue9 letters
- 35Deep defenses crossword clue5 letters
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- 37Demand crossword clue6 letters
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Down
- 1Like American bacon, but not Canadian bacon crossword clue7 letters
- 2Acts like a scaredy-cat? crossword clue6 letters
- 3Perfume compound crossword clue5 letters
- 4In crossword clue4 letters
- 5Donor grp. crossword clue3 letters
- 6Bases crossword clue7 letters
- 7"Mary Poppins" tune that begins "With tuppence for paper and strings / You can have your own set of wings" crossword clue14 letters
- 8Rolled ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 9Devious scheme crossword clue4 letters
- 10Manufactured wooden sheet crossword clue9 letters
- 11Person who's entitled? crossword clue9 letters
- 17Team for which Sandy Koufax pitched for all of his 12 M.L.B. seasons crossword clue7 letters
- 18Some pillars of the community crossword clue6 letters
- 19One side in an 1899-1902 war crossword clue5 letters
- 21Some works of Wordsworth crossword clue7 letters
- 23Nature's alternative, in a classic debate crossword clue7 letters
- 24Shoved down the throat of crossword clue9 letters
- 25Fine-grained rock that can be easily cut in any direction crossword clue9 letters
- 27George ___, voted "Coach of the Century" by the International Swimming Hall of Fame crossword clue6 letters
- 29Because of crossword clue5 letters
- 32Some camping excursions crossword clue7 letters
- 33Natives of Scandinavia crossword clue7 letters
- 35Center of town, on signs crossword clue6 letters
- 37Convenience stores crossword clue5 letters
- 38Benefit crossword clue4 letters
- 39One with a login and password crossword clue4 letters
- 40"Why not?!" crossword clue4 letters
- 42Someone will pay for this crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “First contact”?
The answer has 14 letters. It starts with A and ends with R, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “First contact” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 12 Down.
What is the answer to the “First contact” crossword clue?
The answer is ALIENENCOUNTER (14 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.