NYT Crossword · 49 Across
“Silky wool source” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, September 5, 1998 as 49 Across. The answer has 6 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Saturday, September 5, 1998 · 49 Across
Hints & tips
Each hint gives away a little more. Reveal them in order.
1
What it means
A definition of the answer, without the word itself.
2
Letters
The answer's length, first letter and last letter.
3
Another clue
Other clues from our archive that had the same answer.
More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, September 5, 1998.
Across
- 1First name in horror crossword clue3 letters
- 4"The Mosquito Coast" hero crossword clue5 letters
- 9Iron-rich dish crossword clue5 letters
- 14Removals crossword clue9 letters
- 16Worth keeping crossword clue5 letters
- 17Most mephitic crossword clue9 letters
- 18Sharp-___ crossword clue5 letters
- 19Golfer's obstacle crossword clue4 letters
- 20Charger crossword clue5 letters
- 22Bad date, perhaps crossword clue3 letters
- 23Ch'in dynasty follower crossword clue3 letters
- 24Corsair, Ranger and Citation crossword clue6 letters
- 26Peace Nobelist Cassin crossword clue4 letters
- 27Acquiesce crossword clue6 letters
- 29West Bank grp. crossword clue3 letters
- 30"Theogony" figure crossword clue4 letters
- 31Workshop of Hephaestus crossword clue6 letters
- 32Isolate crossword clue8 letters
- 34One of the Pillars of Islam crossword clue4 letters
- 36Hospital supplies crossword clue4 letters
- 37Polish worker? crossword clue8 letters
- 41Election extension crossword clue6 letters
- 45"The True Believer" author Hoffer crossword clue4 letters
- 46Chaud period crossword clue3 letters
- 471984 Timothy Hutton film crossword clue6 letters
- 48Old-___-beard (green lichen) crossword clue4 letters
- 51Country on the Atl. crossword clue3 letters
- 52Took in a poor boy crossword clue3 letters
- 53With lance in hand crossword clue5 letters
- 54Prefix with plano crossword clue4 letters
- 55Kalaupapa colonist crossword clue5 letters
- 57Mexican tongue crossword clue9 letters
- 60The 400 crossword clue5 letters
- 61Life-support system crossword clue9 letters
- 62Lip-___ crossword clue5 letters
- 63Adjusted crossword clue5 letters
- 64Survey choice crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Home of soccer's United crossword clue7 letters
- 2Get to the root of? crossword clue7 letters
- 3Kind of fair crossword clue7 letters
- 4Break a rule in the military crossword clue3 letters
- 5Number of weeks per annum crossword clue3 letters
- 6Mississippi Valley deposit crossword clue5 letters
- 7Arch locales crossword clue7 letters
- 8Actress Winwood and others crossword clue8 letters
- 9"My Friend Irma" star crossword clue4 letters
- 10Yamaguchi's 1992 rival crossword clue3 letters
- 11Guts crossword clue7 letters
- 12Feminist Smeal crossword clue7 letters
- 13Most embarrassed crossword clue7 letters
- 15Like Bach's Sonata No. 3 crossword clue3 letters
- 21Secret crossword clue8 letters
- 24Purviance and O'Brien crossword clue5 letters
- 25Tie crossword clue8 letters
- 26Do some roadwork crossword clue6 letters
- 28Deontology crossword clue6 letters
- 33Betel nut source crossword clue5 letters
- 35Boeing product crossword clue8 letters
- 37Does, for example crossword clue7 letters
- 38How hotheads react crossword clue7 letters
- 39Part of some splits crossword clue7 letters
- 40Succeed crossword clue7 letters
- 42Longtime Dodgers owner crossword clue7 letters
- 43Rarer than rare crossword clue7 letters
- 4435-Down's quartet crossword clue7 letters
- 50Fictional blade crossword clue5 letters
- 53He favored the Trojans crossword clue4 letters
- 54Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 56Abbr. after a comma crossword clue3 letters
- 58Consumption crossword clue3 letters
- 59Quick-witted crossword clue3 letters
Solve another clue
Type any clue and the letters you know; answers are ranked by meaning.
Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Silky wool source”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with A and ends with A, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Silky wool source” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, September 5, 1998, at 49 Across.
What is the answer to the “Silky wool source” crossword clue?
The answer is ALPACA (6 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.