NYT Crossword · 61 Across
“Reason for a backrub” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, April 23, 2001 as 61 Across. 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.
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NYT Crossword · Monday, April 23, 2001 · 61 Across
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Across
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- 15Swahili for "freedom" crossword clue5 letters
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- 18Sacred song crossword clue5 letters
- 19Medical breakthrough crossword clue4 letters
- 20Initially, after "at" crossword clue10 letters
- 22Fairy tale starter crossword clue4 letters
- 23With 42-Down, out-of-date crossword clue3 letters
- 24Second of two crossword clue6 letters
- 26Trumpeting crossword clue6 letters
- 30Vicinity crossword clue4 letters
- 32Two-bit crossword clue5 letters
- 33Thick carpeting crossword clue9 letters
- 38Half of half-and-half crossword clue4 letters
- 39Fragrant East Indian wood crossword clue5 letters
- 40Underground part crossword clue4 letters
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- 43Spinning part crossword clue5 letters
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- 45Unruffled crossword clue6 letters
- 46Subject of a will crossword clue6 letters
- 50Actor Billy ___ Williams crossword clue3 letters
- 51Wild guess crossword clue4 letters
- 52Poker player's dream crossword clue10 letters
- 59Window ledge crossword clue4 letters
- 60Heavenward crossword clue5 letters
- 62"That's ___!" crossword clue4 letters
- 63Common sense crossword clue5 letters
- 64Swing around crossword clue4 letters
- 65Freshman or sophomore crossword clue4 letters
- 66Fewest crossword clue5 letters
- 6752-Across is the best one crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Beginning crossword clue4 letters
- 2Subway alternative crossword clue4 letters
- 3Completed crossword clue4 letters
- 4The "M" in Y.M.C.A. crossword clue4 letters
- 5Take a header crossword clue6 letters
- 6"Get ___ of yourself!" crossword clue5 letters
- 7"Swan Lake" skirt crossword clue4 letters
- 8Greek war god crossword clue4 letters
- 9Cruel crossword clue8 letters
- 10Fancy tie crossword clue5 letters
- 11Not too tactful crossword clue5 letters
- 12"Odyssey" sorceress crossword clue5 letters
- 13Have the wheel crossword clue5 letters
- 21Winston Churchill, politically crossword clue4 letters
- 25Backrub response crossword clue3 letters
- 26Money for the poor crossword clue4 letters
- 27Cook, as pasta crossword clue4 letters
- 28Humdinger crossword clue4 letters
- 29Quizzes crossword clue4 letters
- 30Dateless crossword clue5 letters
- 31Was sorry about crossword clue4 letters
- 33Jack Horner's find crossword clue4 letters
- 34Egg on crossword clue4 letters
- 35Smidgen crossword clue4 letters
- 36Ill-gotten goods crossword clue4 letters
- 37To be, in Toulouse crossword clue4 letters
- 39Nevertheless crossword clue8 letters
- 42See 23-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 43Atoll protector crossword clue4 letters
- 45Vote for crossword clue6 letters
- 46"How I Spent My Summer Vacation," maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 47Stadium entrance crossword clue5 letters
- 48Actress Shire of "Rocky" crossword clue5 letters
- 49Less inept crossword clue5 letters
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- 53Mitch Miller's instrument crossword clue4 letters
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- 55Place for mascara crossword clue4 letters
- 56Pac Ten school crossword clue4 letters
- 57Give the cold shoulder crossword clue4 letters
- 58Listen to crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Reason for a backrub”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with A and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Reason for a backrub” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, April 23, 2001, at 61 Across.
What is the answer to the “Reason for a backrub” crossword clue?
The answer is ACHE (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.