NYT Crossword · 45 Down
“Shockingly unconventional” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 29, 2026 as 45 Down. 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, August 29, 2026 · 45 Down
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Across
- 1Main characters for an early reader crossword clue4 letters
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- 14Skin-care brand known for its pore strips crossword clue5 letters
- 15Large restaurant vessel shaped like another vessel crossword clue9 letters
- 16Conference handout crossword clue5 letters
- 17Dubious sighting in the night sky crossword clue9 letters
- 18Started to boil crossword clue6 letters
- 20Work, as a joke crossword clue4 letters
- 21Romance author Huang crossword clue3 letters
- 22They might be rehabbed with knee flexion crossword clue4 letters
- 23His #33 was retired by the Knicks in 2003 crossword clue5 letters
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- 26Personne canonisée: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 27___ Capital, investment firm co-founded by Mitt Romney crossword clue4 letters
- 28Hits the mark, in a way crossword clue4 letters
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- 33Naturally concluded crossword clue12 letters
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- 37Court session, perhaps crossword clue12 letters
- 39Like much of Libya crossword clue4 letters
- 41Depicting the world bleakly and cynically crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Nonhuman provider of medical advice crossword clue8 letters
- 2Neck topper crossword clue9 letters
- 3Shoves (in) crossword clue5 letters
- 4Sonic system crossword clue4 letters
- 5Org. featured in 1998's "Enemy of the State" crossword clue3 letters
- 6Breaking character? crossword clue16 letters
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- 8Common Chinese surname crossword clue5 letters
- 9___ legs crossword clue4 letters
- 10Stability aids, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 11Soft, silky material crossword clue6 letters
- 12Depicts stylishly crossword clue6 letters
- 13Green day star, for short crossword clue5 letters
- 14Humongous, slangily crossword clue6 letters
- 19Stocked and sold, as goods crossword clue7 letters
- 24August ___, "Fences" playwright crossword clue6 letters
- 25Makes sense of crossword clue6 letters
- 27Deliberately exasperated crossword clue6 letters
- 28More sassy crossword clue6 letters
- 30Indecisive way to end crossword clue6 letters
- 31Gets by crossword clue6 letters
- 32Binary, in a way crossword clue7 letters
- 34Former crossword clue9 letters
- 36"Wow ... what are the chances?!" crossword clue8 letters
- 38Publisher of the front-page headline "This sport is stupid anyway" after a U.S. loss at the World Cup, in brief crossword clue6 letters
- 39Half-spoken, half-sung passages of an opera crossword clue6 letters
- 40Not fair crossword clue6 letters
- 43Nearly 90 crossword clue5 letters
- 44It goes on top crossword clue5 letters
- 46Stepped-on instrument crossword clue5 letters
- 48"___ chic!" crossword clue4 letters
- 50Time divisions crossword clue4 letters
- 52"___ You That Somebody?" (1998 Aaliyah hit) crossword clue3 letters
- 53Half of a couple crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Shockingly unconventional”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with O and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Shockingly unconventional” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 45 Down.
What is the answer to the “Shockingly unconventional” crossword clue?
The answer is OUTRE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.