NYT Crossword · 40 Down
“Needle-shaped” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, March 27, 2009 as 40 Down. The answer has 6 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 · Friday, March 27, 2009 · 40 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Mar 27, 2009 · 40 Down · 6 letters
- May 22, 2005 · 43 Across · 7 letters
- Mar 6, 2004 · 2 Down · 7 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, March 27, 2009.
Across
- 1Detoured to pay a visit along the way crossword clue7 letters
- 8Gallimaufry crossword clue7 letters
- 15One of the 10 brightest stars crossword clue7 letters
- 16Engine line crossword clue7 letters
- 17Having superior amenities crossword clue7 letters
- 18Cools, in a way crossword clue7 letters
- 19Literature Nobelist Andric crossword clue3 letters
- 20It may fall flat crossword clue7 letters
- 22Critical cluck crossword clue3 letters
- 23Hippie happening crossword clue4 letters
- 251971 title role for Donald Sutherland crossword clue5 letters
- 26Height of fashion? crossword clue4 letters
- 27These, overseas crossword clue5 letters
- 29Periodical output: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 30Shifting sequence crossword clue5 letters
- 31Sully crossword clue5 letters
- 33Liberal, informally crossword clue6 letters
- 34Certain sex scandal, in slang crossword clue13 letters
- 37Their beans were used as currency by the Aztecs crossword clue6 letters
- 38Connecticut town attacked by the British in the War of 1812 crossword clue5 letters
- 39Instrument crossword clue5 letters
- 40Wassailing choice crossword clue3 letters
- 41Not quite mashed crossword clue5 letters
- 45Sitcom character discussed in the 2003 biography "Ball of Fire" crossword clue4 letters
- 46Quaint aviation accessory crossword clue5 letters
- 48Former Yankee Martinez crossword clue4 letters
- 49"Magnificat anima ___ Dominum" crossword clue3 letters
- 50It's not really mink, for example crossword clue7 letters
- 52Bit of the Bahamas crossword clue3 letters
- 53Chef's cry crossword clue7 letters
- 55Finger food at a Japanese restaurant crossword clue7 letters
- 57Diamond-shaping choice crossword clue7 letters
- 58Prodded crossword clue7 letters
- 59One way to die crossword clue7 letters
- 60Fleet activities crossword clue7 letters
Down
- 1Worker who sets things down crossword clue6 letters
- 2Doesn't take advantage of crossword clue6 letters
- 3Game crossword clue6 letters
- 4Arôme detector crossword clue3 letters
- 5Smooth to a fault crossword clue4 letters
- 6Discouraging crossword clue5 letters
- 7Grid marking crossword clue8 letters
- 8Transforming Tonka toys crossword clue6 letters
- 9"The Book of Hours" poet crossword clue5 letters
- 10Natural treatment crossword clue4 letters
- 11Start of a text-message afterthought crossword clue3 letters
- 12Enter like a storm trooper crossword clue8 letters
- 13Crawl with crossword clue8 letters
- 14Guest at a synagogue crossword clue7 letters
- 21"Cool your jets!" crossword clue9 letters
- 24One or two crossword clue7 letters
- 26Recipient of a honey-do list crossword clue7 letters
- 28Cousin of a clog crossword clue5 letters
- 30Fizzle (out) crossword clue5 letters
- 32Island SSW of Naxos crossword clue3 letters
- 33Old track holders crossword clue3 letters
- 34Diamond-shaping choice crossword clue8 letters
- 35Some permafrost features crossword clue8 letters
- 36Tolls, essentially crossword clue8 letters
- 37Still the most crossword clue7 letters
- 42Shrill flier crossword clue6 letters
- 43Bewitch crossword clue6 letters
- 44Ones with seniority crossword clue6 letters
- 46Gallic greeting crossword clue5 letters
- 47"Oh, phooey!" crossword clue5 letters
- 50W-2 inclusion crossword clue4 letters
- 51Music that influenced the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" crossword clue4 letters
- 54Elect crossword clue3 letters
- 56Cry from a litter crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Needle-shaped”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with A and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Needle-shaped” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, March 27, 2009, at 40 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Needle-shaped” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is ACUATE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.