NYT Crossword · 14 Across
“Rumor starter” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 11, 2020 as 14 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 · Tuesday, August 11, 2020 · 14 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Aug 11, 2020 · 14 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 7, 2019 · 65 Down · 5 letters
- Sep 30, 2000 · 15 Across · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
Across
- 1Bulldozed crossword clue5 letters
- 6Construction details, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 11Loop in secretly, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 15Item in a quiver crossword clue5 letters
- 16"I figured it out!" crossword clue3 letters
- 17Popular shooter in the Old West crossword clue15 letters
- 20Angsty music genre crossword clue3 letters
- 21Bounds ... or partner of bounds crossword clue5 letters
- 22Nothing, to Nero crossword clue5 letters
- 23Railways not on street level crossword clue3 letters
- 24Serious break in relations crossword clue4 letters
- 25Puts one's own slant on the past crossword clue15 letters
- 33One of the Coen brothers crossword clue5 letters
- 34One feeding off others crossword clue5 letters
- 35"___ is me!" crossword clue3 letters
- 36Baker who sang "My Funny Valentine" crossword clue4 letters
- 37Refrain in a children's song ... or a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across crossword clue5 letters
- 38Captain's spot crossword clue4 letters
- 39___ Lingus crossword clue3 letters
- 40Opponents crossword clue5 letters
- 412008 sci-fi Pixar hit crossword clue5 letters
- 42W.W. I leader crossword clue15 letters
- 45Composition of some mountain forests crossword clue4 letters
- 46Connections, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 47Wolf pack vessel in W.W. II crossword clue5 letters
- 49Bird bills crossword clue5 letters
- 52Producer of lines at airports, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 55Vietnamese noodle salads crossword clue15 letters
- 58"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" rapper crossword clue3 letters
- 59Pocketbook portmanteau crossword clue5 letters
- 60Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel, with "The" crossword clue5 letters
- 61Captains' cries crossword clue3 letters
- 62Things that spheres lack crossword clue5 letters
- 63Outset crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1The Haunted Mansion or Splash Mountain, at Disneyland crossword clue4 letters
- 2[Pardon me!] crossword clue4 letters
- 3Goose egg crossword clue4 letters
- 4Large part of an elephant crossword clue3 letters
- 5Teach through repetition crossword clue7 letters
- 6Multigenerational story crossword clue4 letters
- 7Get ready, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 8Messes up crossword clue4 letters
- 9Steal, in slang crossword clue3 letters
- 10Coarsely ill-mannered crossword clue7 letters
- 11They get wetter as they dry crossword clue10 letters
- 12Fifth-most-common Korean surname, after Kim, Lee, Park and Jung crossword clue4 letters
- 13Get on the line crossword clue4 letters
- 18Where the baby bird gets the worm crossword clue4 letters
- 19Sort through, as evidence crossword clue4 letters
- 23The "E" of Q.E.D. crossword clue4 letters
- 24The "R" of P.R. crossword clue4 letters
- 25Opening of many a serial drama episode crossword clue5 letters
- 26Old anesthetic crossword clue5 letters
- 27Whys and ___ crossword clue10 letters
- 28Superior group crossword clue5 letters
- 29Welcome at the front door, say crossword clue5 letters
- 30Bank job crossword clue5 letters
- 31Viking who was the first ruler of Normandy crossword clue5 letters
- 32"Heel" of the Arabian Peninsula crossword clue5 letters
- 37Things trimmed at a salon crossword clue4 letters
- 38Dutch artist Frans crossword clue4 letters
- 40TV broadcast slot crossword clue7 letters
- 41Hits the jackpot crossword clue7 letters
- 43King's country in "The King and I" crossword clue4 letters
- 44Collaborative online reference crossword clue4 letters
- 47Pigmented part of the eye crossword clue4 letters
- 48Group of like things crossword clue4 letters
- 49The Titanic's undoing crossword clue4 letters
- 50"What ___?" (store clerk's query) crossword clue4 letters
- 51Things sold by the yard? crossword clue4 letters
- 52Nincompoop crossword clue4 letters
- 53Long, hard work crossword clue4 letters
- 54Regarding, in a memo crossword clue4 letters
- 56Real mouthful? crossword clue3 letters
- 57Reverential poem crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Rumor starter”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with I and ends with R, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Rumor starter” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 14 Across. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Rumor starter” crossword clue?
The answer is IHEAR (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.