NYT Crossword · 53 Across
“Most difficult” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 27, 2009 as 53 Across. 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.
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NYT Crossword · Tuesday, October 27, 2009 · 53 Across
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
Across
- 1Mountains crossword clue5 letters
- 6"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of these crossword clue5 letters
- 11"Spare" thing at a barbecue crossword clue3 letters
- 14Eskimo crossword clue5 letters
- 15Instrument played with a bow crossword clue5 letters
- 16Gate guess: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 17Solid with four triangular faces crossword clue11 letters
- 19Scoundrel crossword clue3 letters
- 20Lone Star Stater's northern neighbor crossword clue4 letters
- 21Unnamed person crossword clue7 letters
- 23Part of a word: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 25Chief of staff in the Obama White House crossword clue11 letters
- 28Alternative to an iron, in golf crossword clue4 letters
- 30Sword fight, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 31Midway between sober and drunk crossword clue5 letters
- 32"Dies ___" (hymn) crossword clue4 letters
- 33Seat where people may sing 32-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 34Knee's place crossword clue3 letters
- 35Start of the Bible crossword clue7 letters
- 37Post-W.W. II demographic, informally crossword clue7 letters
- 41Bit of wordplay crossword clue3 letters
- 42Boar's mate crossword clue3 letters
- 43x, y and z, in math crossword clue4 letters
- 44Commercial writers crossword clue5 letters
- 471958 sci-fi classic, with "The" crossword clue4 letters
- 48Population fig., e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 49High muck-a-muck crossword clue11 letters
- 52Lifesaving team, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 54Loretta who sang "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" crossword clue4 letters
- 56Cobbler's tool crossword clue3 letters
- 57Shouter of this puzzle's circled sounds crossword clue11 letters
- 62"Didn't I tell you?" crossword clue3 letters
- 63John Lennon's "Instant ___!" crossword clue5 letters
- 64Explosive crossword clue5 letters
- 65Word repeated after "If at first you don't succeed" crossword clue3 letters
- 66Bird of prey's dip crossword clue5 letters
- 67Previously, in poetry crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Quarry crossword clue3 letters
- 2Suffix with propyl crossword clue3 letters
- 3Help in buying a car crossword clue8 letters
- 4Captain for Spock and McCoy crossword clue4 letters
- 5Series of steps between floors crossword clue5 letters
- 6"___ been there" crossword clue3 letters
- 7Reinforcements crossword clue3 letters
- 8Tiny bit to eat crossword clue6 letters
- 9Flower crossword clue5 letters
- 10Redwood City's county crossword clue8 letters
- 11Win back, as losses crossword clue6 letters
- 12Online music mart crossword clue6 letters
- 13By a hair crossword clue6 letters
- 18First thing usually hit by a bowling ball crossword clue7 letters
- 22Riddles crossword clue7 letters
- 23Big swallow crossword clue4 letters
- 24Days of ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 26Colors crossword clue4 letters
- 27Kitten's plaint crossword clue3 letters
- 29Part of a pool for diving crossword clue7 letters
- 34Like an offer that's under actual value crossword clue7 letters
- 36Places for tanning crossword clue8 letters
- 37Idiot crossword clue4 letters
- 38Reach as far as crossword clue8 letters
- 39500 sheets crossword clue4 letters
- 40Old trans-Atlantic speedsters crossword clue4 letters
- 42Driver's caution to reduce speed crossword clue3 letters
- 44Shocked crossword clue6 letters
- 45Bureau part crossword clue6 letters
- 46Jacob whose ghost appears to Scrooge crossword clue6 letters
- 47Fernando ___, painter of plump figures crossword clue6 letters
- 50"Nonsense!" crossword clue5 letters
- 51Carrion consumer crossword clue5 letters
- 55Innocent crossword clue4 letters
- 58Popular music style crossword clue3 letters
- 59Popular music style crossword clue3 letters
- 60Go wrong crossword clue3 letters
- 61___ v. Wade crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Most difficult”?
The answer has 7 letters. It starts with H and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Most difficult” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 53 Across.
What is the answer to the “Most difficult” crossword clue?
The answer is HARDEST (7 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.