NYT Crossword · 14 Down
“Lightning Bolt” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 as 14 Down. 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, October 27, 2020 · 14 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Oct 27, 2020 · 14 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 27, 2019 · 26 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 1, 2016 · 48 Across · 5 letters
- Mar 5, 2013 · 6 Down · 5 letters
- Jun 9, 2011 · 63 Across · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, October 27, 2020.
Across
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Down
- 1Broken down for good crossword clue5 letters
- 2"Consider that done!" crossword clue6 letters
- 3One who plays alone crossword clue10 letters
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- 7Thurman of "Gattaca" crossword clue3 letters
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- 11Word before child or human crossword clue4 letters
- 13Grade downgrade crossword clue5 letters
- 16Like some pools crossword clue5 letters
- 17Not warranted crossword clue5 letters
- 23Kid crossword clue4 letters
- 24Units of electrical resistance crossword clue4 letters
- 26Sinuous fish crossword clue3 letters
- 27The sea, to Neptune crossword clue5 letters
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- 29She lost paradise in "Paradise Lost" crossword clue3 letters
- 302020 Chinese zodiac animal crossword clue3 letters
- 342019 Chinese zodiac animal crossword clue3 letters
- 35Had a little something crossword clue3 letters
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- 37Fixes, as an outcome crossword clue4 letters
- 38Sashimi tuna crossword clue3 letters
- 40Singer in Homer's "Odyssey" crossword clue5 letters
- 41Lofty aspiration crossword clue5 letters
- 43Implied but not expressed crossword clue5 letters
- 44"Ready!" crossword clue6 letters
- 45Climbs crossword clue5 letters
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- 50Poetry crossword clue5 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Lightning Bolt”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with U and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Lightning Bolt” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 14 Down. It has appeared 5 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Lightning Bolt” crossword clue?
The answer is USAIN (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.