NYT Crossword · 7 Down
“"… or so"” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 as 7 Down. The answer has 3 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 · Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 7 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Aug 18, 2026 · 7 Down · 3 letters
- Mar 6, 2022 · 26 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 19, 2020 · 6 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 21, 2014 · 32 Down · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
Across
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Down
- 1Scene stealer crossword clue3 letters
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- 3British bathroom crossword clue3 letters
- 4Writes crossword clue4 letters
- 5International aid org. crossword clue6 letters
- 6Cloth covered in dust, say crossword clue3 letters
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- 9Madness crossword clue8 letters
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- 11The elder of a pair of biblical twins crossword clue4 letters
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- 13Smack, as flies crossword clue4 letters
- 18Gave false hopes crossword clue5 letters
- 19Coming in handy crossword clue5 letters
- 22Nuts whose shells look like they have little berets crossword clue6 letters
- 23Environs crossword clue6 letters
- 24When Hamilton and Burr had their duel crossword clue6 letters
- 26Manufactured in America crossword clue6 letters
- 27What gossipers and tall buildings are full of crossword clue7 letters
- 30Desires crossword clue4 letters
- 31Fly in the sky crossword clue6 letters
- 32Like some theme park passes crossword clue6 letters
- 33"Oh, buzz off" crossword clue6 letters
- 34Thin on the ground crossword clue6 letters
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- 43"Citizen Kane" director Welles crossword clue5 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “"… or so"”?
The answer has 3 letters. It starts with I and ends with H, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “"… or so"” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 7 Down. It has appeared 4 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “"… or so"” crossword clue?
The answer is ISH (3 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.