NYT Crossword · 16 Across
“Request for a hero” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, November 15, 2014 as 16 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.
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NYT Crossword · Saturday, November 15, 2014 · 16 Across
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Across
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- 15Pants extender? crossword clue9 letters
- 17Source of inspiration for Sir Isaac Newton, famously crossword clue9 letters
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- 19Drudges crossword clue5 letters
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- 22What a gate change might affect: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
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- 28"Can this be?!" crossword clue7 letters
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- 31Speeding crossword clue7 letters
- 32Hit crossword clue7 letters
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- 36Classic Jaguars crossword clue4 letters
- 37Who said "Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood" crossword clue7 letters
- 39Life force, in meditation crossword clue3 letters
- 40Chops meat crossword clue6 letters
- 41Terrain maker crossword clue3 letters
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Down
- 1Emulate a King or Senator crossword clue5 letters
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- 3Muted crossword clue5 letters
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- 5Some early astronauts crossword clue4 letters
- 6Gang symbol, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 7Plain-spoken crossword clue8 letters
- 8Something fallen off a shelf? crossword clue7 letters
- 9Market leader crossword clue6 letters
- 10Not seriously crossword clue5 letters
- 11Hollow out crossword clue4 letters
- 12Excursions for some rock collectors? crossword clue9 letters
- 13Certain party deliveries crossword clue9 letters
- 14Did a week-long juice diet, say crossword clue8 letters
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- 23Some dog rewards crossword clue4 letters
- 25Good ones are never cracked crossword clue5 letters
- 26HHH crossword clue4 letters
- 27Silent crossword clue5 letters
- 28Tireless sort crossword clue9 letters
- 29Ace crossword clue9 letters
- 30High-seas cry crossword clue4 letters
- 31Al Capone, famously crossword clue8 letters
- 32One doing the highlights? crossword clue8 letters
- 33Cut off the back crossword clue4 letters
- 35Loser in a 1970s-'80s "war" crossword clue7 letters
- 37Sight in an ice cream shop crossword clue3 letters
- 38Literary contemporary of Addison crossword clue6 letters
- 40Bristol's partner in pharmaceuticals crossword clue5 letters
- 41Place for a 17-Across crossword clue5 letters
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- 43Put in minimal effort crossword clue5 letters
- 45Locale painted in the Sistine Chapel crossword clue4 letters
- 46Note crossword clue4 letters
- 47Eastern Europe's Sea of ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 50Printer setting: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Request for a hero”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with N and ends with L, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Request for a hero” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at 16 Across.
What is the answer to the “Request for a hero” crossword clue?
The answer is NOOIL (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.