NYT Crossword · 23 Across
“Playwright Hellman” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, May 18, 2015 as 23 Across. The answer has 7 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 · Monday, May 18, 2015 · 23 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Monday, May 18, 2015.
Across
- 1Ostrichlike bird crossword clue3 letters
- 4Alternative to rock and scissors crossword clue5 letters
- 9T-bone, for one crossword clue5 letters
- 14Sought office crossword clue3 letters
- 15Girl who was a guest at the Mad Hatter's tea party crossword clue5 letters
- 16Bird on the back of a quarter crossword clue5 letters
- 17Column's opposite crossword clue3 letters
- 18"You forgot to water the plants," Tom said ___ crossword clue11 letters
- 20Hunter constellation crossword clue5 letters
- 22Poems whose titles often start "To a ..." crossword clue4 letters
- 26Savory filled pastries crossword clue7 letters
- 31Delivered, as a punch crossword clue6 letters
- 33Pop-up or foul crossword clue6 letters
- 34Prefix with cycle or color crossword clue3 letters
- 36Stared stupidly crossword clue5 letters
- 38Doorbell sound crossword clue5 letters
- 39Get the ___ of crossword clue4 letters
- 41Reaction to the Beatles in 1964 or Justin Bieber in 2010 crossword clue5 letters
- 43Not many crossword clue4 letters
- 44Former F.B.I. director J. ___ Hoover crossword clue5 letters
- 46Lawful crossword clue5 letters
- 48Gridiron scores, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 49Salmon serving crossword clue6 letters
- 51Lowly, as labor crossword clue6 letters
- 53North Pole workplace crossword clue7 letters
- 55Sound systems crossword clue7 letters
- 58Pitcher crossword clue4 letters
- 60"Saturday Night Fever" music genre crossword clue5 letters
- 61"Oh, I just fed the alligator," Tom said ___ crossword clue11 letters
- 67What crosswalks cross: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 68The "P" of R.S.V.P. crossword clue5 letters
- 69Hit 1977 musical with the song "It's the Hard-Knock Life" crossword clue5 letters
- 70Meadow crossword clue3 letters
- 71Prom duds for guys crossword clue5 letters
- 72Fills, as a washer crossword clue5 letters
- 73Since Jan. 1 crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Swashbuckling Flynn crossword clue5 letters
- 2Native New Zealander crossword clue5 letters
- 3"As much as I'd like, you're not getting any of my estate," Tom said ___ crossword clue11 letters
- 4Hocking crossword clue7 letters
- 5"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves" crossword clue3 letters
- 6Poe's "The ___ and the Pendulum" crossword clue3 letters
- 7Sound effect in a long hallway crossword clue4 letters
- 8Baby Moses was found among them crossword clue5 letters
- 9Earth-shaking crossword clue7 letters
- 10Light brown crossword clue3 letters
- 11What might be cooked once over easy crossword clue3 letters
- 12Everybody crossword clue3 letters
- 13Item often kept on a chain crossword clue3 letters
- 19500 sheets of paper crossword clue4 letters
- 21Suffix with schnozz crossword clue3 letters
- 24Eve's man crossword clue4 letters
- 252015 earthquake locale crossword clue5 letters
- 27Dept. of Labor arm crossword clue4 letters
- 28"Being a bit lazy, I prefer automatic," Tom said ___ crossword clue11 letters
- 29Directed (at) crossword clue5 letters
- 30Worries crossword clue5 letters
- 32Jeans material crossword clue5 letters
- 34Piracy, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 35SiriusXM medium crossword clue5 letters
- 37Cuts into cubes crossword clue5 letters
- 40Guys' partners crossword clue4 letters
- 42Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'" crossword clue4 letters
- 45Microwaves, say crossword clue7 letters
- 47Colors, as hippies' shirts crossword clue7 letters
- 50Village crossword clue4 letters
- 52___ Ben Canaan of "Exodus" crossword clue3 letters
- 54Part of a piano or bike crossword clue5 letters
- 56Duo quadrupled crossword clue5 letters
- 57"It pains me to hear that" crossword clue5 letters
- 59So-called "Biggest Little City in the World" crossword clue4 letters
- 61Choose (to) crossword clue3 letters
- 62Annual winter outbreak crossword clue3 letters
- 63Obsolescent means of communication crossword clue3 letters
- 64Hasten crossword clue3 letters
- 65Genetic stuff crossword clue3 letters
- 66Cornea cover crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Playwright Hellman”?
The answer has 7 letters. It starts with L and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Playwright Hellman” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 23 Across.
What is the answer to the “Playwright Hellman” crossword clue?
The answer is LILLIAN (7 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.