NYT Crossword · 13 Down
“It secures locks” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 21, 2016 as 13 Down. The answer has 3 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 · Wednesday, September 21, 2016 · 13 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, September 21, 2016.
Across
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Down
- 1Not moving crossword clue6 letters
- 2One sharing a Wi-Fi password, maybe crossword clue6 letters
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- 8Lawyer's title: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 9Sch. with a Phoenix campus crossword clue3 letters
- 10Give a long, grandiloquent speech crossword clue8 letters
- 11Buttercup family member with irregularly shaped blossoms crossword clue8 letters
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- 18O'Brien who wrote "The Things They Carried," 1990 crossword clue3 letters
- 19Alpine goat crossword clue4 letters
- 24Wail on a 33-Down crossword clue5 letters
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- 26Forever, seemingly crossword clue3 letters
- 27QB rating factor: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 29Div. in a "Law & Order" spinoff crossword clue3 letters
- 32Nobel Prize-winning daughter of the Curies crossword clue5 letters
- 33Fender model, familiarly crossword clue5 letters
- 34Eye, in Ávila crossword clue3 letters
- 36Phone screening service crossword clue8 letters
- 37Movie screening service crossword clue8 letters
- 38Bag-screening org. crossword clue3 letters
- 39Financial news inits. crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “It secures locks”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with G and ends with L, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “It secures locks” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at 13 Down.
What is the answer to the “It secures locks” crossword clue?
The answer is GEL (3 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.