NYT Crossword · 16 Across
“Sponger” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, February 14, 2001 as 16 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 · Wednesday, February 14, 2001 · 16 Across
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Letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, February 14, 2001.
Across
- 1Stored, as honey crossword clue5 letters
- 6Name prefix meaning "son of" crossword clue3 letters
- 9Make provision (for) crossword clue5 letters
- 14Where drachmas were once spent crossword clue5 letters
- 15"Son ___ gun!" crossword clue3 letters
- 17Start of an idle question crossword clue15 letters
- 20Many namesakes: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 21State tree of New Jersey crossword clue6 letters
- 22"Psst! Pass ___!" crossword clue4 letters
- 23___ Affair crossword clue3 letters
- 24Baseball's strikeout king crossword clue4 letters
- 26Scharnhorst admiral crossword clue4 letters
- 29Yokels crossword clue5 letters
- 31Decline crossword clue3 letters
- 34Big name in philanthropy crossword clue8 letters
- 37Bologna's place crossword clue6 letters
- 39Question, part 2 crossword clue15 letters
- 41Pressure, in a way crossword clue6 letters
- 42Surmounted crossword clue8 letters
- 43Person who knows the drill?: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 44Slingshot item crossword clue5 letters
- 46Much binary code crossword clue4 letters
- 47Joint tenant's place? crossword clue4 letters
- 48Way to stand crossword clue3 letters
- 50Spanish ayes crossword clue4 letters
- 53Brings out crossword clue6 letters
- 56Cross shape crossword clue3 letters
- 59End of the question crossword clue15 letters
- 62Deborah of "Days of Our Lives" crossword clue5 letters
- 63Sign of aging crossword clue3 letters
- 64Prepare for reuse, perhaps crossword clue5 letters
- 65Parable's message crossword clue5 letters
- 66Old pronoun crossword clue3 letters
- 67No longer in crossword clue5 letters
Down
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- 7Onetime Michael Jackson do crossword clue4 letters
- 8Trans Am rival crossword clue6 letters
- 9"Aladdin" prince crossword clue3 letters
- 10Red Square figure crossword clue5 letters
- 11Riga resident crossword clue4 letters
- 12___ Rios, Jamaica crossword clue4 letters
- 13Declaration of Independence starter crossword clue4 letters
- 18Shriner topper crossword clue3 letters
- 19Go into free-fall crossword clue7 letters
- 23Hard-to-combine gas crossword clue5 letters
- 25Up and about crossword clue5 letters
- 26Burn crossword clue5 letters
- 27Skinned crossword clue5 letters
- 28"Aunt ___ Cope Book" crossword clue5 letters
- 29Massenet's "Le ___" crossword clue3 letters
- 30Deceived crossword clue5 letters
- 31Name in 2000 headlines crossword clue5 letters
- 32Ecological community crossword clue5 letters
- 33Deadly poisons crossword clue5 letters
- 35Irregularly notched crossword clue5 letters
- 36Made tame crossword clue7 letters
- 38Cravat's cousin crossword clue5 letters
- 40"___ seen enough!" crossword clue3 letters
- 45Guinness adjective crossword clue6 letters
- 47Paramecium propellers crossword clue5 letters
- 48Its tip may be felt crossword clue3 letters
- 49Set, as a price crossword clue5 letters
- 50Chang and Eng's homeland crossword clue4 letters
- 51___-European crossword clue4 letters
- 52Mark for life crossword clue4 letters
- 54Jazz home crossword clue4 letters
- 55Shrewd crossword clue4 letters
- 56Precisely crossword clue4 letters
- 57Nave neighbor crossword clue4 letters
- 58Played for a sap crossword clue4 letters
- 60Net location crossword clue3 letters
- 61La-la starter crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Sponger”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with L and ends with H, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Sponger” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, February 14, 2001, at 16 Across.
What is the answer to the “Sponger” crossword clue?
The answer is LEECH (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.