NYT Crossword · 20 Down
“+ or - thing” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, January 6, 2022 as 20 Down. The answer has 4 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 · Thursday, January 6, 2022 · 20 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jan 6, 2022 · 20 Down · 4 letters
- May 10, 2015 · 91 Across · 3 letters
- Mar 31, 2011 · 39 Across · 3 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, January 6, 2022.
Across
- 1Go over crossword clue4 letters
- 5Like the eventual inheritors of the earth, in Matthew crossword clue4 letters
- 9Mark of divinity crossword clue4 letters
- 13A G.I. may be seen in it crossword clue4 letters
- 14Actress Fisher of "Wedding Crashers" crossword clue4 letters
- 15Brain connection crossword clue4 letters
- 16Like fans who hold season tickets, typically crossword clue4 letters
- 17Genre for Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle crossword clue19 letters
- 19Rapper ___ Nas X crossword clue3 letters
- 20Kissing on the subway, e.g., for short crossword clue3 letters
- 21Like some relationships crossword clue7 letters
- 22June crossword clue17 letters
- 25Baby fox crossword clue3 letters
- 26Bit of Western neckwear crossword clue7 letters
- 28Items on a checklist crossword clue5 letters
- 32One of two sultanates in the United Nations crossword clue6 letters
- 34N.B.A. legend nicknamed "Black Mamba" crossword clue4 letters
- 36Egg cells crossword clue3 letters
- 37U-shaped bike accessory crossword clue4 letters
- 38Last word in an improv show crossword clue5 letters
- 40A rainbow is said to be a good one crossword clue4 letters
- 41Beseech crossword clue3 letters
- 42Word with high or seven crossword clue4 letters
- 43Reach for the stars crossword clue6 letters
- 45No-frills crossword clue5 letters
- 47Things might get swept up in it crossword clue7 letters
- 49___ jeans crossword clue3 letters
- 51Early 19th-century Australia, for one crossword clue14 letters
- 54Water tower? crossword clue7 letters
- 58Funny one crossword clue3 letters
- 59"Funny one!" crossword clue3 letters
- 60Intellectual conformity ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across crossword clue10 letters
- 62Some frills crossword clue4 letters
- 63Lay off crossword clue4 letters
- 64Net emissions target crossword clue4 letters
- 65Lively, in music: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 66"Wabbit" hunter Elmer crossword clue4 letters
- 67One of two sultanates in the United Nations crossword clue4 letters
- 68Right-hand page numbers, typically crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Garden item frequently added to cream cheese crossword clue8 letters
- 2World's fair sight crossword clue8 letters
- 3Great thing to feel like crossword clue13 letters
- 4Signal agreement crossword clue3 letters
- 5Little bit of power crossword clue9 letters
- 6Funds might be held in this crossword clue6 letters
- 7Classic boulevard liners crossword clue4 letters
- 8Boat going back and forth? crossword clue5 letters
- 9Would really rather not crossword clue6 letters
- 10x, y and sometimes z crossword clue4 letters
- 11Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 12Jet-black gem crossword clue4 letters
- 17Cheers, boos and such crossword clue10 letters
- 18Strike down crossword clue5 letters
- 23Brother crossword clue4 letters
- 24Boosts, redundantly crossword clue7 letters
- 27Time period, or an anagram of one? crossword clue3 letters
- 29Cup holder, usually crossword clue12 letters
- 30"Back to you" crossword clue4 letters
- 31Compos mentis crossword clue4 letters
- 32Spill the beans crossword clue4 letters
- 33Detective Diaz on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" crossword clue4 letters
- 35One reading Kerouac or Ginsberg, say crossword clue7 letters
- 39Sleazeball crossword clue3 letters
- 40Birthstone after sapphire crossword clue4 letters
- 42Inside info crossword clue5 letters
- 44Tiff crossword clue4 letters
- 46Filled (with) crossword clue6 letters
- 48Like scouting patches crossword clue6 letters
- 50___ ball crossword clue5 letters
- 52Tums, for one crossword clue7 letters
- 53Country songs? crossword clue7 letters
- 54End-of-week exclamation crossword clue4 letters
- 55Language of Pakistan's Daily Khabrain crossword clue4 letters
- 56Top prize crossword clue4 letters
- 57"How do you like ___ apples?" crossword clue4 letters
- 61Glass who shared the first-ever Pulitzer in Audio Journalism crossword clue3 letters
- 62Language in which most words are monosyllabic crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “+ or - thing”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with P and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “+ or - thing” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 20 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “+ or - thing” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is POLE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.