NYT Crossword · 27 Across
“Preen” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, March 14, 2007 as 27 Across. The answer has 5 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 · Wednesday, March 14, 2007 · 27 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Mar 14, 2007 · 27 Across · 5 letters
- May 12, 1999 · 52 Down · 5 letters
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Letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, March 14, 2007.
Across
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- 6A couple CBS spinoffs crossword clue4 letters
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- 14Metal giant crossword clue5 letters
- 15Evict crossword clue4 letters
- 16Area crossword clue4 letters
- 17Surface again, as a road crossword clue5 letters
- 18Pirate or Padre, briefly crossword clue4 letters
- 19Camera feature crossword clue4 letters
- 20Barracks artwork, perhaps crossword clue12 letters
- 22River to the Ligurian Sea crossword clue4 letters
- 23Keg necessity crossword clue3 letters
- 24"... ___ he drove out of sight" crossword clue3 letters
- 25___ St. Louis, Ill. crossword clue4 letters
- 29Greek peak crossword clue6 letters
- 33Vice president after Hubert crossword clue5 letters
- 36Patient wife of Sir Geraint crossword clue4 letters
- 38Action to an ante crossword clue6 letters
- 39Gain ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 40French artist Odilon ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 42Grape for winemaking crossword clue5 letters
- 43Single-dish meal crossword clue6 letters
- 45Broad valley crossword clue4 letters
- 46See 21-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 47Artery inserts crossword clue6 letters
- 49Offspring crossword clue5 letters
- 51Mexican mouse catcher crossword clue4 letters
- 53Medical procedure, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 54"Wheel of Fortune" option crossword clue4 letters
- 57Animal with striped legs crossword clue5 letters
- 60Editorial crossword clue12 letters
- 63It gets bigger at night crossword clue5 letters
- 64"Hold your horses!" crossword clue4 letters
- 65Idiots crossword clue5 letters
- 66Europe/Asia border river crossword clue4 letters
- 67Suffix with launder crossword clue4 letters
- 68Leaning crossword clue5 letters
- 69Brownback and Obama, e.g.: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 70Rick with the 1976 #1 hit "Disco Duck" crossword clue4 letters
- 71Yegg's targets crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Mastodon trap crossword clue6 letters
- 2"Mefistofele" soprano crossword clue5 letters
- 3Misbehave crossword clue5 letters
- 4Pen crossword clue4 letters
- 5More pleased crossword clue7 letters
- 6Treated with disdain crossword clue9 letters
- 7Enterprise crewman crossword clue4 letters
- 8Rhone feeder crossword clue5 letters
- 9Many a webcast crossword clue6 letters
- 10Mushroom, for one crossword clue12 letters
- 11Unfortunate crossword clue4 letters
- 12Nevada's state tree crossword clue5 letters
- 13Disney fish crossword clue4 letters
- 21Colonial figure with 46-Across crossword clue5 letters
- 26Poker champion Ungar crossword clue3 letters
- 27Self-medicating excessively crossword clue12 letters
- 28March 14, to mathematicians crossword clue5 letters
- 30Book part crossword clue5 letters
- 31Powder, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 32007 and others: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 33Drains crossword clue4 letters
- 34Stove feature crossword clue5 letters
- 35Feet per second, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 37Italian range crossword clue9 letters
- 41Prefix with surgery crossword clue5 letters
- 44Captain's announcement, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 48Tucked away crossword clue6 letters
- 50Stealthy fighters crossword clue6 letters
- 52Sedative crossword clue6 letters
- 54Letter feature crossword clue5 letters
- 55Jam crossword clue6 letters
- 56Settles in crossword clue5 letters
- 57Symphony or sonata crossword clue4 letters
- 58Japanese city bombed in W.W. II crossword clue4 letters
- 59Beelike crossword clue5 letters
- 61Evening, in ads crossword clue4 letters
- 62Religious artwork crossword clue5 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Preen”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with P and ends with P, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Preen” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 27 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Preen” crossword clue?
The answer is PRIMP (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.