NYT Crossword · 21 Down
“Nice brushes” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, April 1, 2006 as 21 Down. The answer has 8 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 · Saturday, April 1, 2006 · 21 Down
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, April 1, 2006.
Across
- 1Request made while pointing at a display case crossword clue4 letters
- 5Little bit crossword clue3 letters
- 8Kind of patch crossword clue6 letters
- 14Ups crossword clue4 letters
- 15#4, once, in Boston crossword clue3 letters
- 16Appear that way crossword clue6 letters
- 17Ltrs. may be written in them crossword clue4 letters
- 18One of 100 positions crossword clue10 letters
- 20What some of the letters in this puzzle seemingly have crossword clue10 letters
- 22Link crossword clue3 letters
- 23Sound at a spa crossword clue3 letters
- 24Sound crossword clue7 letters
- 30Zoom crossword clue4 letters
- 32Nickname for young Skywalker crossword clue3 letters
- 34Words of concurrence crossword clue5 letters
- 35An old Warner Bros. production? crossword clue3 letters
- 37Carried away crossword clue8 letters
- 39How you have to think to solve this puzzle crossword clue13 letters
- 42Volunteered crossword clue8 letters
- 43Sleeveless Arab garment crossword clue3 letters
- 44Go this way and that crossword clue5 letters
- 45Where Billy the Kid was born, believe it or not: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 47River that rises in Monte Falterona crossword clue4 letters
- 50Argentine writer ___ Sábato crossword clue7 letters
- 52It's well-regulated crossword clue3 letters
- 54Drop crossword clue3 letters
- 56Spills out, in the Bible crossword clue10 letters
- 59Universal competitor crossword clue10 letters
- 64Language from which shawl and divan come crossword clue4 letters
- 65Astronaut Collins crossword clue6 letters
- 66Start of an apology crossword clue3 letters
- 67Not stick out crossword clue4 letters
- 68Feedback crossword clue6 letters
- 69Suffix with planet crossword clue3 letters
- 70Performed terribly, slangily crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Try to pick up crossword clue5 letters
- 2Striped animals crossword clue6 letters
- 3Do business with crossword clue6 letters
- 4She, in Venice crossword clue4 letters
- 5Words repeated at the start of the "Sailor's Song" crossword clue5 letters
- 6Hit 1986-87 R & B album crossword clue6 letters
- 7Movie with the opening line "I admire your courage, Miss …?" crossword clue4 letters
- 8Reply in a juvenile spat crossword clue5 letters
- 9Elder, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 10Row makers crossword clue3 letters
- 11"Trust ___" (1937 hit) crossword clue3 letters
- 12Do, re or mi, in Italy crossword clue3 letters
- 13Tough problem crossword clue3 letters
- 19Sparkling crossword clue6 letters
- 25Super Bowl souvenir crossword clue8 letters
- 26Map line crossword clue6 letters
- 27Robert who wrote "The Power Broker" crossword clue4 letters
- 28Kind of card crossword clue4 letters
- 29Coffee-to-go necessity crossword clue3 letters
- 31In eruption crossword clue6 letters
- 33Disadvantaged crossword clue5 letters
- 36Bombed crossword clue3 letters
- 38Opposite of "duh!" crossword clue3 letters
- 39Humdinger crossword clue4 letters
- 40___-Ude, Mongolia crossword clue4 letters
- 41Afresh crossword clue6 letters
- 42Milk source crossword clue3 letters
- 46Really good one crossword clue6 letters
- 48"Hold on!" crossword clue6 letters
- 49Mario Puzo best seller crossword clue6 letters
- 51Dots on a map crossword clue5 letters
- 53"Suppose …" crossword clue5 letters
- 55"___ the bag!" crossword clue5 letters
- 57First name in humor crossword clue4 letters
- 58Whacks crossword clue4 letters
- 59Insect repellent ingredient crossword clue3 letters
- 60Delicious but fattening crossword clue3 letters
- 61Precollege crossword clue3 letters
- 62Ages and ages crossword clue3 letters
- 63Deferential crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Nice brushes”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with C and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Nice brushes” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, April 1, 2006, at 21 Down.
What is the answer to the “Nice brushes” crossword clue?
The answer is CARESSES (8 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.