NYT Crossword · 42 Across
“Like a good cake” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, February 5, 1999 as 42 Across. 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 · Friday, February 5, 1999 · 42 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Feb 5, 1999 · 42 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 21, 1996 · 40 Across · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, February 5, 1999.
Across
- 1Army post south of Baltimore crossword clue7 letters
- 8Some pens crossword clue6 letters
- 14Entices crossword clue7 letters
- 15Modern business equipment crossword clue7 letters
- 17Carpenter's supply, sometimes crossword clue7 letters
- 18It's not pretty crossword clue7 letters
- 19Used one's dinner table crossword clue5 letters
- 20Can crossword clue3 letters
- 21Cognate crossword clue4 letters
- 22Suffix with cyclo- crossword clue4 letters
- 23Enjoy crossword clue5 letters
- 25Zoroastrian scriptures crossword clue4 letters
- 26Start to believe it? crossword clue9 letters
- 28Cartoonist Walker et al. crossword clue5 letters
- 29What pupils focus on crossword clue7 letters
- 30They may have bells or whistles crossword clue5 letters
- 31Amateur mag. crossword clue4 letters
- 32Company correspondence crossword clue4 letters
- 33"Le Docteur miracle" composer crossword clue5 letters
- 35Shell dispenser crossword clue7 letters
- 38"Anne of the Thousand Days" actress crossword clue5 letters
- 39"I'm not making that up!" crossword clue9 letters
- 41Roster abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 43It may require surgery crossword clue4 letters
- 44Conduce crossword clue4 letters
- 45Cigarette pkg. crossword clue3 letters
- 46"___ all!" crossword clue5 letters
- 47Kafka novel crossword clue7 letters
- 49Eats one's heart out crossword clue7 letters
- 51Like "sh" or "ch" sounds crossword clue7 letters
- 52Musical ending, often crossword clue7 letters
- 53Kwan and Kerrigan crossword clue6 letters
- 54Ushers after intermission crossword clue7 letters
Down
- 1Buoyant crossword clue6 letters
- 2Places to see Verdi or Puccini crossword clue7 letters
- 3Distinguish crossword clue7 letters
- 4"Return to Earth" autobiographer crossword clue15 letters
- 5Chacun ___ goût (each to his own taste) crossword clue4 letters
- 6Repeated four times, a 1974 Rolling Stones hit crossword clue3 letters
- 7Goal crossword clue3 letters
- 8Biceps, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 9Cake feature crossword clue5 letters
- 10Make like crossword clue3 letters
- 11Harried traffic reporter's comment crossword clue15 letters
- 12Dilapidated tenement crossword clue7 letters
- 13Athletes' conditioning activities crossword clue7 letters
- 16Ships crossword clue5 letters
- 2017 Monopoly props. crossword clue4 letters
- 23Restrict crossword clue5 letters
- 24To ___ (just so) crossword clue4 letters
- 27Adams and others crossword clue5 letters
- 28Kind of vaccine crossword clue5 letters
- 30Badger crossword clue5 letters
- 32Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer-winning graphic novel crossword clue4 letters
- 33"Men Behaving Badly" co-star crossword clue7 letters
- 34Place in a 1964 hit song crossword clue7 letters
- 35It may be silly crossword clue4 letters
- 36Brno's locale crossword clue7 letters
- 37Course requisite, at times crossword clue7 letters
- 38Bee's landing site crossword clue5 letters
- 39Doesn't just wreck crossword clue6 letters
- 40Sycophantic responses crossword clue6 letters
- 42"Home to Harlem" novelist crossword clue5 letters
- 46Good things that come to those who wait crossword clue4 letters
- 48Business abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 49Boxer's warning crossword clue3 letters
- 50Mr. ___ (old board game related to Clue) crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Like a good cake”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with M and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Like a good cake” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, February 5, 1999, at 42 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Like a good cake” crossword clue?
The answer is MOIST (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.