NYT Crossword · 66 Across
“Half-___ (desultory)” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, August 7, 2025 as 66 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, August 7, 2025 · 66 Across
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Across
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- 5Vocally crossword clue5 letters
- 10Source for some bubbly crossword clue4 letters
- 14Where the Magi journeyed from crossword clue4 letters
- 15"Over my dead body!" crossword clue5 letters
- 16One may be in default crossword clue4 letters
- 17Mixtures in copier cartridges crossword clue10 letters
- 19Target of an exfoliator crossword clue4 letters
- 20Birthplace of Madeleine Albright and Vaclav Havel crossword clue6 letters
- 21Drink made with an artisanal flourish, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 22Begins dealing with crossword clue5 letters
- 25Chatted online, in brief crossword clue9 letters
- 27Risk-___ crossword clue6 letters
- 29Sporting great who said "Tennis uses the language of life" crossword clue6 letters
- 30School that's a rival of 37-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 31P.R. piece? crossword clue6 letters
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- 45Start of a lovelorn soliloquy crossword clue6 letters
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Down
- 1Be up crossword clue3 letters
- 2What arrives in the film "Arrival" crossword clue3 letters
- 3Dash display in some cars crossword clue3 letters
- 4Tax ___ crossword clue8 letters
- 5Tourist destination outside of Delhi crossword clue4 letters
- 6Nighttime sound? crossword clue5 letters
- 7Classical performance space crossword clue5 letters
- 8One with diplomatic plates in N.Y.C. crossword clue5 letters
- 9"Mesa para ___" (request at a Spanish restaurant) crossword clue3 letters
- 10Wool source crossword clue6 letters
- 11Futures experts? crossword clue11 letters
- 12Most pucker-inducing crossword clue7 letters
- 13"Gimme!" crossword clue7 letters
- 18Culture vulture's concerns crossword clue4 letters
- 21Financial center of West Africa crossword clue5 letters
- 22Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen crossword clue3 letters
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- 28Prose postscript crossword clue6 letters
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- 33Trains for the Chicago White Sox? crossword clue3 letters
- 34Dreamily named rock group? crossword clue3 letters
- 37School that's a rival of 30-Across, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 38Part of a jouster's protection crossword clue8 letters
- 39Thinks nothing of crossword clue7 letters
- 40European land where much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed crossword clue7 letters
- 43On fire crossword clue3 letters
- 44Seattle-to-Mount Rainier dir. crossword clue3 letters
- 46On its way, in a way crossword clue6 letters
- 48Drink that might turn your tongue blue crossword clue4 letters
- 50Fiends of folklore crossword clue5 letters
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- 52Fur once favored by Russian royalty crossword clue5 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Half-___ (desultory)”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with A and ends with D, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Half-___ (desultory)” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 66 Across.
What is the answer to the “Half-___ (desultory)” crossword clue?
The answer is ASSED (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.