NYT Crossword · 45 Down
“Single-use spears” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, December 23, 2022 as 45 Down. 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.
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NYT Crossword · Friday, December 23, 2022 · 45 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, December 23, 2022.
Across
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- 5Palio di ___, annual Italian horse race held since the 13th century crossword clue4 letters
- 9Happen periodically crossword clue5 letters
- 14Is comforted by not being ignored crossword clue9 letters
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- 21Broadband inits. crossword clue3 letters
- 22Debauched sort crossword clue4 letters
- 23Bucks crossword clue4 letters
- 24Culture subject crossword clue12 letters
- 28"Bro!" crossword clue5 letters
- 31Part usually thrown away crossword clue4 letters
- 32Ramadan-ending holiday, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 33Co-writer of Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" crossword clue7 letters
- 36Final stretch crossword clue7 letters
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- 48Toy sound crossword clue3 letters
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- 55Wipe crossword clue5 letters
- 56Jig, e.g. crossword clue9 letters
- 57Some skirt options crossword clue5 letters
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Down
- 1Took out crossword clue5 letters
- 2Directs, in Hollywood lingo crossword clue5 letters
- 3Birthplace of K-pop crossword clue5 letters
- 4Character in "Frozen" who says "Some people are worth melting for" crossword clue4 letters
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- 6___ McFly, great-great-grandfather of Marty crossword clue6 letters
- 7Become stiff or tight crossword clue7 letters
- 8Toner alternative crossword clue3 letters
- 9High-tech security device crossword clue14 letters
- 10"The ___ Show" (2002 12x platinum album) crossword clue6 letters
- 11Follower of an arctic blast crossword clue9 letters
- 12Language that gave us "cummerbund" crossword clue4 letters
- 13Old-fashioned options crossword clue4 letters
- 15Game that often ends in tears crossword clue14 letters
- 20First of the Minor Prophets crossword clue5 letters
- 24Button on a scientific calculator crossword clue3 letters
- 25Dragon roll ingredient crossword clue3 letters
- 26Schreiber of "Ray Donovan" crossword clue4 letters
- 27Nose (out) crossword clue4 letters
- 28"Stay out of it!" crossword clue4 letters
- 29You might perform the Creeper, the Sleeper or Rock the Baby with this crossword clue4 letters
- 30Novel purchases that everyone's talking about? crossword clue9 letters
- 34"Aquaman" actor Jason crossword clue5 letters
- 35Fish with a valuable liver crossword clue3 letters
- 37Pine ___ (baseball player's grip enhancer) crossword clue3 letters
- 40"The Daily," to pick a popular example crossword clue7 letters
- 43"Technicolor ___," nickname for Lucille Ball crossword clue6 letters
- 44Simple structure crossword clue6 letters
- 48Take advantage of, and then some crossword clue5 letters
- 49Captain and lieutenant crossword clue5 letters
- 50"I, to you, am lost in the gorgeous errors of ___": Sylvia Plath crossword clue5 letters
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- 52Good name for a florist or optometrist crossword clue4 letters
- 54"Verily" crossword clue4 letters
- 56Nobelist Hammarskjöld crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Single-use spears”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with L and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Single-use spears” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, December 23, 2022, at 45 Down.
What is the answer to the “Single-use spears” crossword clue?
The answer is LANCES (6 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.