NYT Crossword · 17 Across
“Sprightly” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, March 17, 2009 as 17 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, March 17, 2009 · 17 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Mar 17, 2009 · 17 Across · 5 letters
- Jul 11, 2000 · 2 Down · 5 letters
- Feb 1, 1999 · 73 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 27, 1997 · 65 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 10, 1996 · 16 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 13, 1995 · 27 Down · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
Across
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- 34Instrument held with two hands crossword clue4 letters
- 35Pakistani leader, 1977-88 crossword clue3 letters
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- 41G.I. entertainers crossword clue3 letters
- 42X ___ xylophone crossword clue4 letters
- 43Work unit crossword clue3 letters
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- 49Blog messages crossword clue5 letters
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- 511960s sitcom set in a P.O.W. camp crossword clue12 letters
- 59On the briny crossword clue4 letters
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- 64Wimbledon surface crossword clue4 letters
- 65Head for crossword clue4 letters
- 66Jew traditionally dressed in a black coat and hat crossword clue5 letters
- 67Canned crossword clue4 letters
- 68Period of time crossword clue4 letters
- 69Solo crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Delighted crossword clue4 letters
- 2Prego competitor crossword clue4 letters
- 3"Yeah, right!" crossword clue4 letters
- 4"To thine own ___ be true" crossword clue4 letters
- 5Victimize crossword clue6 letters
- 6Ado crossword clue6 letters
- 7Geographical datum crossword clue4 letters
- 8Czech, e.g., but not a Hungarian crossword clue4 letters
- 9Ferrara ruling family crossword clue4 letters
- 10Ad exhortation crossword clue6 letters
- 11Status ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 12Good times crossword clue3 letters
- 13Numbskull crossword clue3 letters
- 21Transgress crossword clue3 letters
- 22Kentucky Derby prize crossword clue5 letters
- 25Sand trap, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 26Barely making, with "out" crossword clue5 letters
- 27Defunct crossword clue4 letters
- 28Prison population crossword clue6 letters
- 29Needing a doctor's attention crossword clue3 letters
- 30"___ Fly Now" ("Rocky" theme) crossword clue5 letters
- 31Tummy muscles crossword clue3 letters
- 32"___ won't!" crossword clue3 letters
- 33Establishment with a revolving mirrored ball crossword clue5 letters
- 36Forrest ___, 1994 Oscar-winning role crossword clue4 letters
- 37Schoolyard retort crossword clue5 letters
- 38Fed. property overseer crossword clue3 letters
- 39Publicize crossword clue3 letters
- 40Novelist Deighton crossword clue3 letters
- 45Available crossword clue6 letters
- 46"Already?" crossword clue6 letters
- 47"Rubbish!" crossword clue3 letters
- 48First name in soul crossword clue6 letters
- 52Play dates? crossword clue4 letters
- 53Surmounting crossword clue4 letters
- 54___ bene crossword clue4 letters
- 55Down-to-earth crossword clue4 letters
- 56Roughly crossword clue4 letters
- 57Land that's saluted in this puzzle crossword clue4 letters
- 58Marquis de ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 59Menu phrase crossword clue3 letters
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- 61One catching a ram's eye crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Sprightly”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with A and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Sprightly” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at 17 Across. It has appeared 6 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Sprightly” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is AGILE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.