NYT Crossword · 56 Across
“Some back-and-forth” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 15, 2026 as 56 Across. The answer has 8 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 15, 2026 · 56 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 15, 2026 · 56 Across · 8 letters
- Feb 17, 2017 · 37 Down · 4 letters
- Dec 24, 2015 · 43 Down · 6 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Across
- 1Began crossword clue6 letters
- 7Show faces? crossword clue8 letters
- 15Bring back into the fold, so to speak crossword clue6 letters
- 16Worth looking back on crossword clue8 letters
- 17One from "Japan's kitchen" crossword clue6 letters
- 18Appeal crossword clue8 letters
- 19Bit of ceramic ware crossword clue3 letters
- 20Cast off crossword clue7 letters
- 227/ crossword clue3 letters
- 23"Lovely" and "wonderful" food, per Monty Python crossword clue4 letters
- 25Rose Bowl Stadium athlete crossword clue5 letters
- 26Big ring crossword clue4 letters
- 27Patient privacy law, in brief crossword clue5 letters
- 29World Cup team nicknamed "The Three Lions": Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 30Say "Hey," say crossword clue5 letters
- 31"Speak up" crossword clue12 letters
- 34Intermezzo and trou normand dishes, essentially crossword clue15 letters
- 38Hoedown get-down? crossword clue12 letters
- 39Long-___ squid crossword clue5 letters
- 42"Wayne's World" exclamation crossword clue3 letters
- 43Christina of "Buffalo ’66" crossword clue5 letters
- 44Ring location crossword clue4 letters
- 45Oil wells? crossword clue5 letters
- 47Nickname for Eleanor crossword clue4 letters
- 48Eye-catching stage prop crossword clue3 letters
- 49"Got it?" crossword clue7 letters
- 51Thru crossword clue3 letters
- 52Underlining, e.g. crossword clue8 letters
- 54Classical figure in an 1898 Gustav Klimt oil crossword clue6 letters
- 57Big name in fashion crossword clue6 letters
- 58Go in the wrong way? crossword clue8 letters
- 59"I beg you!" crossword clue6 letters
Down
- 1Cut out the middleman, for delivery crossword clue8 letters
- 2Fabulous collection crossword clue8 letters
- 3"You're the best!" crossword clue8 letters
- 4No-good ending? crossword clue3 letters
- 5Diamond figs. crossword clue4 letters
- 6Leftmost star of the Summer Triangle crossword clue5 letters
- 7Classic 1926 novel often published with a bull and matador on its cover crossword clue15 letters
- 8Dressing group crossword clue12 letters
- 9Gamgee player in "Lord of the Rings" crossword clue5 letters
- 10___-C crossword clue4 letters
- 11The second one on the Statue of Liberty is longer than its first one crossword clue3 letters
- 12Toothache care option crossword clue6 letters
- 13Communion, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 14Charybdis' man-eating opposite, in myth crossword clue6 letters
- 21Upper regions of forests crossword clue12 letters
- 24Sea cow crossword clue7 letters
- 26French Baroque artist Nicolas crossword clue7 letters
- 28Challenged on X, say crossword clue5 letters
- 30Scout's follower? crossword clue5 letters
- 32Bad spell crossword clue3 letters
- 33Partner of pitch and roll crossword clue3 letters
- 35"You get the point" crossword clue8 letters
- 36Kicks back, in a way crossword clue8 letters
- 37Crime writer Mickey who created the Mike Hammer stories crossword clue8 letters
- 39Prince of Monaco beginning in 2005 crossword clue6 letters
- 40Certain tenant crossword clue6 letters
- 41French soccer superstar Kylian crossword clue6 letters
- 45Some bow ties crossword clue5 letters
- 46Where roots take hold crossword clue5 letters
- 49Complain crossword clue4 letters
- 50Citation shortener crossword clue4 letters
- 53Tricks crossword clue3 letters
- 55Orange or lime crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Some back-and-forth”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with R and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Some back-and-forth” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 56 Across. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Some back-and-forth” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is REPARTEE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.