NYT Crossword · 12 Down
“Hook” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, August 25, 2005 as 12 Down. The answer has 4 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 25, 2005 · 12 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 25, 2005 · 12 Down · 4 letters
- Dec 29, 1995 · 42 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 27, 1995 · 17 Across · 15 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, August 25, 2005.
Across
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- 9Without stinting crossword clue5 letters
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- 15"Rule, Britannia" composer crossword clue4 letters
- 16Frequent ticket office sight crossword clue5 letters
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- 22Lover of Endymion, in myth crossword clue6 letters
- 23Klutz crossword clue3 letters
- 24"___ chic" crossword clue4 letters
- 27Like the Mau Maus crossword clue6 letters
- 32"Ugh!" crossword clue3 letters
- 35Top dog crossword clue9 letters
- 37Aces over eights, in poker, as illustrated by 17- & 20-Across and 54- & 60-Across crossword clue15 letters
- 41Carpenter's curve cutter crossword clue9 letters
- 42Born as crossword clue3 letters
- 43Like 90, compared to 85 crossword clue6 letters
- 44San Juan de la ___ crossword clue4 letters
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- 49Exotic vacation crossword clue6 letters
- 5425th anniversary gift crossword clue14 letters
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- 63Jam crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Flips (through) crossword clue5 letters
- 2Jane Eyre's charge crossword clue5 letters
- 3Emerald or aquamarine crossword clue5 letters
- 4Senator from Maine crossword clue5 letters
- 5Kind of wit crossword clue6 letters
- 6Engage in fanfaronade crossword clue4 letters
- 7Mark of a ruler crossword clue4 letters
- 8Take care of crossword clue5 letters
- 9Water beds crossword clue8 letters
- 10Have to crossword clue4 letters
- 11Burn rubber, with "out" crossword clue4 letters
- 13Ouija board answer crossword clue3 letters
- 18On its way crossword clue4 letters
- 21Spoken for crossword clue5 letters
- 25Some sausage slices crossword clue4 letters
- 26Poison plant crossword clue5 letters
- 28Dance-drama with measured chants crossword clue3 letters
- 2910 jiao crossword clue4 letters
- 30Rice who wrote "Vittorio the Vampire" crossword clue4 letters
- 31Meeting point crossword clue4 letters
- 32Hankering crossword clue4 letters
- 33Half a train? crossword clue4 letters
- 34Had in stock crossword clue4 letters
- 36Bryn ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 38Morse bit crossword clue3 letters
- 39Weaken crossword clue8 letters
- 40Come to terms crossword clue5 letters
- 45Lexicographers' researches crossword clue6 letters
- 46Director/actor Braff of "Garden State" crossword clue4 letters
- 48Nirvana attainer crossword clue5 letters
- 50Sell for crossword clue5 letters
- 51Olds model crossword clue5 letters
- 52Kidney-related crossword clue5 letters
- 53"Don't you recognize this voice?!" crossword clue5 letters
- 54One may be heaved crossword clue4 letters
- 55Just think of it crossword clue4 letters
- 56Contact, say crossword clue4 letters
- 57Old Roman well crossword clue4 letters
- 58Benefit of clergy? crossword clue4 letters
- 59Easy mark crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Hook”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with L and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Hook” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 25, 2005, at 12 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Hook” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is LURE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.