NYT Crossword · 30 Down
“Instead” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, May 12, 2022 as 30 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Thursday, May 12, 2022 · 30 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- May 12, 2022 · 30 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 24, 2020 · 67 Across · 4 letters
- Feb 7, 2020 · 53 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 19, 2019 · 51 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 14, 2017 · 56 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 19, 2010 · 52 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 24, 1996 · 58 Across · 4 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Across
- 1Locale for part of Dinosaur National Monument crossword clue4 letters
- 5___ Geo crossword clue3 letters
- 8Birthplace of the 44th U.S. president crossword clue6 letters
- 14Singer Simone crossword clue4 letters
- 15Comment from a klutz crossword clue4 letters
- 16Changes to survive crossword clue6 letters
- 17___ State (Big Ten school) crossword clue4 letters
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- 20Document for returned goods crossword clue10 letters
- 22"I'm such a bozo!" crossword clue3 letters
- 23Fortune 100 company with a heart in its logo crossword clue3 letters
- 24Site with selfies, familiarly crossword clue5 letters
- 26Produce, as an egg crossword clue3 letters
- 27Tree under which Siddhartha attained enlightenment crossword clue5 letters
- 28Feeling at Victoria Falls, say crossword clue3 letters
- 31Scent of an animal crossword clue5 letters
- 33Harden crossword clue3 letters
- 34"No worries" crossword clue7 letters
- 36Trait of a babe in the woods crossword clue7 letters
- 38Noted literary sisters crossword clue7 letters
- 39Like many Bluetooth headsets crossword clue6 letters
- 40Spanish for "Listen!" crossword clue3 letters
- 41Second crossword clue4 letters
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- 45It sees right through you, in brief crossword clue3 letters
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- 47One who whistles while working? crossword clue3 letters
- 48Six-footer Down Under crossword clue3 letters
- 50Ice cream brand whose first storefront was in Brooklyn Heights crossword clue10 letters
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- 59Celebration six days after Xmas crossword clue3 letters
- 60Bit of smoke crossword clue4 letters
- 61Tributes containing insults crossword clue6 letters
- 62Ending with rip or whip crossword clue3 letters
- 63Results in crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Not acceptable, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 2Mezzanine, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 3Youngest of the 38-Across crossword clue4 letters
- 4Whittle, e.g. crossword clue9 letters
- 5Inning-beginning stat crossword clue6 letters
- 6Some messages on old radios, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 7Poet who wrote "Do I dare / Disturb the universe?" crossword clue7 letters
- 8One of the "Five Colleges" of Massachusetts crossword clue9 letters
- 9End of a block? crossword clue3 letters
- 10Comedian Sykes crossword clue5 letters
- 11Lhasa ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 12Ski suit wearer's annoyance crossword clue4 letters
- 13"Kinda sorta" crossword clue3 letters
- 19Uneaten part crossword clue4 letters
- 21Brown, for one crossword clue3 letters
- 25___ Puente, a.k.a. El Rey del Timbal crossword clue4 letters
- 26Sarges report to them crossword clue6 letters
- 27Where one might sit for a spell? crossword clue3 letters
- 28When Macbeth slays Duncan crossword clue5 letters
- 29Serenaded, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 31Kind of globe crossword clue4 letters
- 32It's framed crossword clue4 letters
- 33Beachcombers' headwear crossword clue9 letters
- 35Inhale crossword clue9 letters
- 3790° crossword clue4 letters
- 38"Peace" crossword clue3 letters
- 40Confers holy orders on crossword clue7 letters
- 44Greet with derision crossword clue5 letters
- 45All U.S. vice presidents until 2021 crossword clue3 letters
- 46Vibes crossword clue5 letters
- 47Affirm again, as vows crossword clue5 letters
- 48TV character originally called "Baby Monster" crossword clue4 letters
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- 51"Saturn Devouring His Son" artist crossword clue4 letters
- 52German opera highlight crossword clue4 letters
- 53Relish crossword clue4 letters
- 54Soaks (up) crossword clue4 letters
- 55Lab coat crossword clue3 letters
- 56Ruler with a famed golden mask, informally crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Instead”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with E and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Instead” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 30 Down. It has appeared 7 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Instead” crossword clue?
The answer is ELSE (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.