NYT Crossword · 55 Down
“Lip-smacking” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, August 30, 2018 as 55 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.
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NYT Crossword · Thursday, August 30, 2018 · 55 Down
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- Aug 30, 2018 · 55 Down · 5 letters
- Sep 12, 2001 · 29 Down · 6 letters
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Across
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- 8Word after "be" or "end" crossword clue3 letters
- 11Light lunch choice crossword clue3 letters
- 14Seeing someone, say crossword clue7 letters
- 15Like the services of many financial planners crossword clue8 letters
- 18Class that doesn't require in-person attendance crossword clue7 letters
- 19Place in 1861 news, for short crossword clue8 letters
- 20Abbr. on a college entrance sign crossword clue4 letters
- 21Neighbor of N.Z. crossword clue4 letters
- 22'Fore crossword clue3 letters
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- 26"Let's go to the next one" crossword clue6 letters
- 28Dorm V.I.P.s crossword clue3 letters
- 29Genre for Panic! at the Disco crossword clue3 letters
- 30Pinker, say crossword clue5 letters
- 32Biases crossword clue6 letters
- 34Place for pilots crossword clue8 letters
- 36Dorm V.I.P. crossword clue4 letters
- 37Like zombies crossword clue4 letters
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- 40Lines screenwriters didn't write crossword clue4 letters
- 44Ignore, with "out" crossword clue4 letters
- 46Ride taken for a spin? crossword clue8 letters
- 48Bother crossword clue6 letters
- 51Real stunner crossword clue5 letters
- 52It borders B.C. crossword clue3 letters
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- 56Casey who voiced Shaggy crossword clue5 letters
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- 71Playwright Thomas who predated Shakespeare crossword clue3 letters
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Down
- 1Trim, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 2Phoenix-to-Albuquerque dir. crossword clue3 letters
- 3Yak crossword clue3 letters
- 4Word akin to sayonara crossword clue5 letters
- 5Annoyance from a subway seatmate crossword clue7 letters
- 6Rat-___ crossword clue4 letters
- 7Crunchy candy with a gummy string center crossword clue9 letters
- 8Dalliance crossword clue6 letters
- 9Go easier crossword clue5 letters
- 10Philosophy of simplicity crossword clue10 letters
- 11Yosemite ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 12Rudderward crossword clue6 letters
- 13Watch wolfishly crossword clue6 letters
- 16Whole lot, slangily crossword clue6 letters
- 17Speak to crossword clue5 letters
- 23Home of the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere (founded in 1551) crossword clue4 letters
- 24Home of a sultan crossword clue4 letters
- 25Polliwog's place crossword clue4 letters
- 27Held on to crossword clue4 letters
- 31Performing flawlessly crossword clue10 letters
- 33Nonprofit org. since 1920 crossword clue4 letters
- 35Understands crossword clue4 letters
- 36High-ranking officers crossword clue9 letters
- 39Put ___ on (limit) crossword clue4 letters
- 41Ancient mother goddess crossword clue4 letters
- 42Sainted English historian crossword clue4 letters
- 43Roast crossword clue4 letters
- 45Doing grown-up things, in modern lingo crossword clue6 letters
- 47Endearingly awkward, in slang crossword clue7 letters
- 48Easily angered sort crossword clue5 letters
- 49Colored body part crossword clue6 letters
- 50Event that looks like its first letter? crossword clue6 letters
- 51Put in the trash crossword clue6 letters
- 57Bloom who wrote "The Closing of the American Mind" crossword clue5 letters
- 61Actress Falco crossword clue4 letters
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- 65Black ___ crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Lip-smacking”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with T and ends with Y, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Lip-smacking” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 30, 2018, at 55 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Lip-smacking” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is TASTY. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.