NYT Crossword · 5 Down
“Kicks” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, August 17, 2012 as 5 Down. The answer has 7 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 · Friday, August 17, 2012 · 5 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 17, 2012 · 5 Down · 7 letters
- Jan 1, 2006 · 112 Across · 3 letters
- Oct 27, 2004 · 24 Across · 5 letters
- Jul 13, 2000 · 34 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 25, 1998 · 69 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 31, 1997 · 51 Across · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, August 17, 2012.
Across
- 1Modern mail? crossword clue10 letters
- 11British ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 14It ends at 12 crossword clue10 letters
- 15Main part, often crossword clue4 letters
- 16The Bay of Fundy has the largest one in the world crossword clue10 letters
- 17Judicial administration? crossword clue4 letters
- 18Estadio call crossword clue3 letters
- 19Tall and thin crossword clue4 letters
- 20Complete, as a crossword crossword clue6 letters
- 22Like A through D crossword clue7 letters
- 24Having a bad trip, maybe crossword clue7 letters
- 25Examine carefully crossword clue3 letters
- 26QB who threw a record-tying seven touchdown passes in a single game (1962) crossword clue8 letters
- 27W-2 figure crossword clue5 letters
- 30Pitcher's stat crossword clue5 letters
- 31"___ out!" crossword clue3 letters
- 32Somalia's locale in Africa crossword clue4 letters
- 33Compromise of 1877 figure crossword clue5 letters
- 34To-do crossword clue4 letters
- 35Split, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 36Southern writer William Gilmore ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 37Split (up) crossword clue5 letters
- 38Fighting directly crossword clue8 letters
- 40Nickname in classic jazz crossword clue3 letters
- 41"The Bourne Identity" plot device crossword clue7 letters
- 42Makes sense of crossword clue7 letters
- 46Commercial miscellany crossword clue6 letters
- 47Cartoonist Kelly crossword clue4 letters
- 48Bug crossword clue3 letters
- 49Director-type crossword clue4 letters
- 50View from the Sydney Harbour Bridge crossword clue10 letters
- 53Hershey brand crossword clue4 letters
- 54What a drawer may hold crossword clue10 letters
- 55Animal in a comic strip title crossword clue3 letters
- 56Running too quickly? crossword clue10 letters
Down
- 1It controls the amount of light admitted crossword clue5 letters
- 2"The Pearl Fishers" soprano crossword clue5 letters
- 3Altiplano locale crossword clue5 letters
- 4Soul producer crossword clue3 letters
- 6Downright crossword clue6 letters
- 7Cho ___, romantic interest for Harry Potter crossword clue5 letters
- 8Twist crossword clue4 letters
- 9___-shaped crossword clue3 letters
- 10Moirai, in Greek myth crossword clue8 letters
- 11"Big Brother," for example crossword clue9 letters
- 12It includes provision for the admission of new states crossword clue9 letters
- 13"A stronger America" sloganeer crossword clue9 letters
- 15"The Planets" composer crossword clue5 letters
- 21It controls the amount of light admitted crossword clue4 letters
- 23___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch speed-skating gold medalist crossword clue4 letters
- 24Gives in under pressure crossword clue5 letters
- 26"Lookie what I did!" crossword clue5 letters
- 27"Can you BELIEVE that guy?!" crossword clue9 letters
- 28Grateful Dead album whose title reads the same forward and backward crossword clue9 letters
- 29Intermediate level in karate crossword clue9 letters
- 30Navigator Islands, now crossword clue5 letters
- 33Clicked crossword clue8 letters
- 34One criterion for sorting crossword clue4 letters
- 36Fair crossword clue4 letters
- 37"Dude, I got something to tell you ..." crossword clue7 letters
- 39Verizon, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 40Widen crossword clue6 letters
- 42Short-range missiles crossword clue5 letters
- 43Buddhist shrine crossword clue5 letters
- 44Big stinger crossword clue5 letters
- 45Dog-tired crossword clue5 letters
- 47"Now that you mention it ..." crossword clue4 letters
- 51Sugar ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 52Vote (for) crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Kicks”?
The answer has 7 letters. It starts with J and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Kicks” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, August 17, 2012, at 5 Down. It has appeared 6 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Kicks” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is JOLLIES. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.