NYT Crossword · 5 Across
“Spook” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, September 11, 2012 as 5 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, September 11, 2012 · 5 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Sep 11, 2012 · 5 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 7, 2001 · 20 Down · 5 letters
- May 28, 1994 · 47 Across · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
Across
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- 19Reference crossword clue4 letters
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- 23Raise, as young crossword clue4 letters
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- 27Veer back in the other direction crossword clue3 letters
- 28Start of a long-distance call crossword clue3 letters
- 29Nord's opposite crossword clue3 letters
- 30Ike's command in W.W. II crossword clue3 letters
- 31Fawning females crossword clue4 letters
- 34Book after Daniel crossword clue5 letters
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- 43Officer on the bridge with Spock and Uhura crossword clue4 letters
- 44Penpoint crossword clue3 letters
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- 47Magazine staff, for short crossword clue3 letters
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- 57Buck tail? crossword clue4 letters
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- 61Poetry crossword clue5 letters
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- 66Book before Daniel: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Writer Waugh crossword clue4 letters
- 2Soothing soaks crossword clue9 letters
- 3One getting the blame crossword clue9 letters
- 4"My Cousin Vinny" co-star crossword clue5 letters
- 5Where to study chem. or hist. crossword clue3 letters
- 6Mannerly crossword clue9 letters
- 7Extemporize crossword clue5 letters
- 8Rope, for Ricardo crossword clue5 letters
- 9Op-ed pieces crossword clue6 letters
- 10Pinhead-size spy photo crossword clue8 letters
- 11Word on taking one's leave crossword clue5 letters
- 12Imply crossword clue5 letters
- 13Val d'___ (Alpine skiing destination) crossword clue5 letters
- 21Fleabag hotel, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 25Helpful computer command crossword clue4 letters
- 26European coal center crossword clue4 letters
- 27Farmworker who became the Cowardly Lion in Dorothy's dream crossword clue4 letters
- 32Ostrich's cousin crossword clue3 letters
- 33Medical hardening crossword clue9 letters
- 35Write Shakespearean poetry crossword clue9 letters
- 36Popes and the like crossword clue9 letters
- 37Head of a French monastery crossword clue4 letters
- 39Answers crossword clue8 letters
- 40Charlie's Angels, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
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- 50Hearty steak crossword clue5 letters
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- 55Tier crossword clue5 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Spook”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with S and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Spook” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 5 Across. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Spook” crossword clue?
The answer is SCARE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.