NYT Crossword · 63 Across
“Not optional” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, August 17, 2001 as 63 Across. 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, August 17, 2001 · 63 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Aug 17, 2001 · 63 Across · 6 letters
- May 13, 2001 · 78 Across · 6 letters
- Jul 20, 1995 · 15 Down · 6 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, August 17, 2001.
Across
- 1Flash light? crossword clue6 letters
- 7Duchess of ___ (Goya model) crossword clue4 letters
- 11Queen ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 14Head cases? crossword clue6 letters
- 15Runs over crossword clue8 letters
- 17Peak performances? crossword clue6 letters
- 18Prime-time times crossword clue8 letters
- 19Notorious courtroom strategy of 1979 crossword clue14 letters
- 21Pilot's accessory crossword clue7 letters
- 22Pilot's problem crossword clue3 letters
- 23Effective leveler crossword clue3 letters
- 25Wright wing crossword clue3 letters
- 26Sandbank site crossword clue5 letters
- 28Kill, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 29Cut corners? crossword clue5 letters
- 31Too crossword clue6 letters
- 33Nile crosser crossword clue5 letters
- 36Break dancing accompaniment crossword clue3 letters
- 38They may carry burdens crossword clue5 letters
- 39Lays out crossword clue6 letters
- 41Bait crossword clue5 letters
- 43See 3-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 44It originally included 51 states crossword clue5 letters
- 46Physics Nobelist Landau crossword clue3 letters
- 49A camel may be executed on it crossword clue3 letters
- 50With 61-Across, bigwig: Var. crossword clue3 letters
- 51Like a gymnast crossword clue7 letters
- 54Best seat in the house? crossword clue14 letters
- 57Sloth crossword clue8 letters
- 58Borneo creatures crossword clue6 letters
- 59Firearm, after firing crossword clue8 letters
- 60More than look up to crossword clue6 letters
- 61See 50-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 62Banks on the runway crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Swath producer crossword clue6 letters
- 2It may turn up some dirt crossword clue6 letters
- 3With 43-Across, Michelin product crossword clue6 letters
- 4Successively crossword clue5 letters
- 5Chisels crossword clue5 letters
- 6Like the path of least resistance crossword clue7 letters
- 7Like some ports crossword clue4 letters
- 8Words accompanying a smack crossword clue6 letters
- 9Fusion cuisine? crossword clue7 letters
- 10Good ___ (fixed) crossword clue5 letters
- 11Scream elicitors crossword clue8 letters
- 12Rough crossword clue8 letters
- 13British cars crossword clue3 letters
- 16Artist Maya crossword clue3 letters
- 20Preoperative delivery of old crossword clue5 letters
- 24Playpen pile crossword clue4 letters
- 27Spout rhetoric crossword clue5 letters
- 28It may be under a jacket crossword clue4 letters
- 29Locks in a barn? crossword clue4 letters
- 30Kind of candidate: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 32Moving option crossword clue3 letters
- 33Sparkling wine, familiarly crossword clue4 letters
- 34Indian refreshment crossword clue8 letters
- 35Cry after a lucky strike? crossword clue8 letters
- 37King of Greece, 1947-64 crossword clue5 letters
- 40Without expression crossword clue7 letters
- 42Figure in some mysterious 15th-century tapestries crossword clue7 letters
- 45Unhappy audience member, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 46Advanced crossword clue6 letters
- 47New citizen, perhaps crossword clue6 letters
- 48Up on, with "in" crossword clue6 letters
- 50Take as a given crossword clue5 letters
- 52Rocky debris crossword clue5 letters
- 53Make smooth, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 55Schmaltz crossword clue3 letters
- 56Dame Hess crossword clue4 letters
- 57Moon, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Not optional”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with N and ends with D, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Not optional” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, August 17, 2001, at 63 Across. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Not optional” crossword clue?
The answer is NEEDED (6 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.