NYT Crossword · 36 Across
“Shiny button material” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, December 23, 2023 as 36 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, December 23, 2023 · 36 Across
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- Dec 23, 2023 · 36 Across · 5 letters
- May 19, 2021 · 53 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, December 23, 2023.
Across
- 1Modern-day scrapbooks, of a sort crossword clue15 letters
- 16Common cybersecurity measure crossword clue15 letters
- 17Successfully strike a delicate balance crossword clue15 letters
- 18Home of the Kingdom of Dahomey, today crossword clue5 letters
- 19Balanced crossword clue4 letters
- 20Like a proposal in Congress that has zero chance of passing, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 21___ Morgenstern, author of "The Night Circus" crossword clue4 letters
- 22Heavyweight wrestlers crossword clue5 letters
- 24Sign … or signature crossword clue4 letters
- 25Org. that employs Hank on "Breaking Bad" crossword clue3 letters
- 26Five-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist McCoy ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 27Something large often stored upside down crossword clue5 letters
- 28Does crossword clue5 letters
- 29See eye to eye crossword clue6 letters
- 30Auto parts brand owned by GM crossword clue7 letters
- 33Party leader? crossword clue7 letters
- 34Special coffee shop offerings crossword clue6 letters
- 35Sandwich made with a telera roll crossword clue5 letters
- 37Europe, Asia and America crossword clue5 letters
- 38Some vaccine administrators, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 41The low, low price of crossword clue4 letters
- 42Refuses to keep going crossword clue5 letters
- 43Handy trick crossword clue4 letters
- 44Molecule that can interfere in gene expression crossword clue3 letters
- 45Member of an elite force crossword clue4 letters
- 46Watercolor, clay and others crossword clue5 letters
- 47Academic who works with many different schools, maybe crossword clue15 letters
- 51Sierra Nevada offering crossword clue15 letters
- 52Mediocre at best crossword clue15 letters
Down
- 1Place to let sleeping dogs lie crossword clue6 letters
- 2Arrival announcement crossword clue6 letters
- 3Literary domain of Peter the Magnificent and Susan the Gentle crossword clue6 letters
- 4Marketing link crossword clue5 letters
- 5___ vital (life force, from the French) crossword clue4 letters
- 6Fire-engine ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 7Hearing monitor, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 8Rhyming arrangements, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 9Comic Noah who wrote the autobiographical "Born a Crime" crossword clue6 letters
- 10Actress Amanda crossword clue5 letters
- 11Many a tournament crossword clue4 letters
- 12___ and ran crossword clue3 letters
- 13"Good ___!" crossword clue8 letters
- 14Like a dirge crossword clue8 letters
- 15Athletic items never purchased individually crossword clue8 letters
- 22Aligns crossword clue5 letters
- 23Command after an accidental deletion crossword clue4 letters
- 24Kind of ray crossword clue5 letters
- 26Piña colada topper crossword clue5 letters
- 27Goes for crossword clue5 letters
- 28One of two Tudor kings crossword clue5 letters
- 29Tangle in an office crossword clue5 letters
- 30Not what you'd expect crossword clue8 letters
- 31Madiba, for Nelson Mandela crossword clue8 letters
- 32States crossword clue8 letters
- 33Loud bird sound crossword clue4 letters
- 35Capital on the Gulf of Finland crossword clue7 letters
- 37Words sung on the same notes as "twinkle," in a different nursery rhyme crossword clue6 letters
- 38Branching out from the center crossword clue6 letters
- 39Longtime police procedural that ended in 2023, informally crossword clue6 letters
- 40Expert with figures? crossword clue6 letters
- 42Wood for smoking andouille sausage crossword clue5 letters
- 43Philosopher who was a major influence on Marx crossword clue5 letters
- 45Hissy crossword clue4 letters
- 46One whose distance may be measured by the yard? crossword clue4 letters
- 48Division of the Treasury Dept. crossword clue3 letters
- 49Black ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 50West Coast news inits. crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Shiny button material”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with N and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Shiny button material” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 36 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Shiny button material” crossword clue?
The answer is NACRE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.