NYT Crossword · 90 Down
“Startle” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, September 7, 2025 as 90 Down. 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 · Sunday, September 7, 2025 · 90 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Sep 7, 2025 · 90 Down · 5 letters
- Jan 26, 2025 · 26 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 16, 2024 · 9 Down · 5 letters
- Jan 17, 2008 · 23 Down · 5 letters
- Dec 25, 2002 · 38 Down · 5 letters
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Across
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- 11Relative of a sultan crossword clue4 letters
- 15Strikebreaking sort crossword clue4 letters
- 19One who gives a good talking-to? crossword clue6 letters
- 20Spring's opposite, tidally crossword clue4 letters
- 21Constant nuisance crossword clue4 letters
- 22Mansión, por ejemplo crossword clue4 letters
- 23As the British pound rises in value, the dollar ___ crossword clue11 letters
- 25Sure things crossword clue9 letters
- 27Area with pews crossword clue4 letters
- 28Part of many a morning routine crossword clue5 letters
- 29Equipment crossword clue4 letters
- 30Orchestra section toward the middle of the pit crossword clue5 letters
- 31With 76-Down, individually crossword clue5 letters
- 33Fury crossword clue3 letters
- 34After spending the afternoon at Epcot, we had dinner at a ___ bistro crossword clue11 letters
- 36Ancestor of the tuba or sousaphone crossword clue8 letters
- 38Low-quality paper? crossword clue3 letters
- 39Like a naughty Beetle Bailey, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 40Overdone crossword clue5 letters
- 41The "E" of Q.E.D. crossword clue4 letters
- 43Depleted crossword clue6 letters
- 48Facetious suffix with most crossword clue3 letters
- 51Did Joyce write courtesy of a ___? crossword clue12 letters
- 55Blunt negative crossword clue4 letters
- 56Philosopher who purportedly said "The best fighter is never angry" crossword clue6 letters
- 58Have a bawl crossword clue3 letters
- 59Son of Hanna-Barbera's Doggie Daddy crossword clue5 letters
- 60Reason to relocate a picnic blanket, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 61Borneo neighbor crossword clue7 letters
- 63Female moose or elephant crossword clue3 letters
- 65Fish-eating raptors crossword clue4 letters
- 66Dab with a towel crossword clue4 letters
- 67Subdivisions of some counties: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 68An increase in ham prices forced the deli to ___ sandwiches higher crossword clue9 letters
- 71Begged crossword clue4 letters
- 72Scorch the surface crossword clue4 letters
- 73Andean stimulant crossword clue4 letters
- 74Source of the films "The Blues Brothers" and "Coneheads," in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 75Gerald Ford or William Howard Taft, once crossword clue7 letters
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- 81Summer mo. crossword clue3 letters
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- 84Biblical preposition crossword clue4 letters
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- 89Toady crossword clue6 letters
- 91Buzz, so to speak crossword clue4 letters
- 92Charles or Ray who lent their name to a kind of chair crossword clue5 letters
- 94Unpleasant look crossword clue4 letters
- 97Social gathering of a sort crossword clue3 letters
- 98Certain canines crossword clue8 letters
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- 107___-cone crossword clue3 letters
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- 121Work on the score of crossword clue6 letters
- 122Carbon compound crossword clue4 letters
- 123Beat one's chest crossword clue4 letters
- 124Set of pull-ups? crossword clue4 letters
- 125Very high crossword clue6 letters
Down
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- 6Media personalities Melber and Fleischer crossword clue4 letters
- 7Remove a restraint from crossword clue9 letters
- 8Irk crossword clue5 letters
- 9Have the nerve crossword clue4 letters
- 10Special ___ crossword clue3 letters
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- 12Peninsula in southeast Asia crossword clue6 letters
- 13Consecutively crossword clue6 letters
- 14Somnial acronym crossword clue3 letters
- 15Aquatic acronym crossword clue5 letters
- 16Collection of laws crossword clue5 letters
- 17"Jeez, sorry I ___!" crossword clue5 letters
- 18Sarastro in Mozart's "The Magic Flute," e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 24Product of the first three primes crossword clue6 letters
- 26Tiny house occupants crossword clue5 letters
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- 32Pushes with force crossword clue7 letters
- 34Smears crossword clue4 letters
- 35Directs, as cargo crossword clue6 letters
- 37Edmonton N.H.L. player crossword clue5 letters
- 38International shoe brand originating in England crossword clue6 letters
- 42Extremely loyal crossword clue8 letters
- 44One who's a well-meaning but bad influence on a friend, maybe crossword clue7 letters
- 45Why do none of the Fruit of the Loom characters ___-colored clothing? crossword clue8 letters
- 46Current crossword clue8 letters
- 47Annoyance crossword clue4 letters
- 48Trains above street level crossword clue3 letters
- 49White wine named for a region in France crossword clue8 letters
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- 52Like some philosophical arguments crossword clue8 letters
- 53Taj Mahal's city crossword clue4 letters
- 54Numbskull crossword clue5 letters
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- 64Spots to go in the U.K. crossword clue3 letters
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- 71Space balls crossword clue7 letters
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- 80How some risks are taken crossword clue6 letters
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- 86Secluded valley crossword clue4 letters
- 87"Take it easy, will you?!" crossword clue6 letters
- 93Mounted below the surface of crossword clue7 letters
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- 96Body part containing photoreceptors crossword clue6 letters
- 99Relating to the wind's movement crossword clue6 letters
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- 112Season ticket holders, presumably crossword clue4 letters
- 115Spherical shape crossword clue3 letters
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- 117Follower of waste and want crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Startle”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with A and ends with M, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Startle” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at 90 Down. It has appeared 5 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Startle” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is ALARM. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.