NYT Crossword · 70 Across
“Strict” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, December 28, 2022 as 70 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, December 28, 2022 · 70 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Dec 28, 2022 · 70 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 13, 2014 · 40 Down · 8 letters
- Jul 13, 2014 · 95 Down · 7 letters
- Aug 23, 1998 · 100 Across · 5 letters
- Sep 19, 1994 · 54 Down · 5 letters
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Across
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- 12Catch, as a criminal crossword clue3 letters
- 15Official decree crossword clue5 letters
- 16Polishing aids crossword clue6 letters
- 17Park in Manhattan, e.g.: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 18Disciple of Haile Selassie, informally crossword clue5 letters
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- 27Put on staff crossword clue4 letters
- 28Vessel that's a homophone of 24-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 29Get ___ on (ace) crossword clue3 letters
- 30"Place" by Pennsylvania Railroad on a Monopoly board crossword clue7 letters
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- 36One end of a battery crossword clue5 letters
- 37As part of a songwriting duo in 1990; as a solo artist in 2021 crossword clue10 letters
- 40Really got to crossword clue5 letters
- 43"Rule" stating that the number of transistors per microchip doubles every two years crossword clue9 letters
- 47Brit who wrote "The Vanishing Half" crossword clue7 letters
- 50Meadow crossword clue3 letters
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- 53With 60-Across, institution in which 19-, 25- and 37-Across are (thus far) the only three women ever to be inducted twice crossword clue11 letters
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- 58Acronym that might be shouted before a rash act crossword clue4 letters
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- 60See 53-Across crossword clue10 letters
- 63"So sad" crossword clue5 letters
- 65Serving from a tap crossword clue3 letters
- 66Erupted with laughter crossword clue6 letters
- 67Janelle who sang 2010's "Tightrope" crossword clue5 letters
- 68There are about five of these in a tsp. crossword clue3 letters
- 69Way off base crossword clue6 letters
Down
- 1Das or die alternative, in German crossword clue3 letters
- 22019 sci-fi film whose title means "to the stars" crossword clue7 letters
- 3Lends an ear crossword clue7 letters
- 4Penultimate part of a Shakespeare play crossword clue5 letters
- 5Architectural style started, strangely, in England crossword clue10 letters
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- 7Russian pancakes crossword clue5 letters
- 8Kind of chemical bond crossword clue5 letters
- 9Shelving area in a library crossword clue6 letters
- 10Part of a water quality evaluation crossword clue6 letters
- 11Buckeye State sch. crossword clue3 letters
- 12Vancouver Island city for which a chocolate treat is named crossword clue7 letters
- 13Contended crossword clue7 letters
- 14___ mountain dog (breed named for its origins near the Swiss capital) crossword clue7 letters
- 20Installs again, as a painting crossword clue7 letters
- 22Kind of sax crossword clue5 letters
- 25Hoagie crossword clue3 letters
- 26Grp. known as OTAN in France crossword clue4 letters
- 31Social worker who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize crossword clue10 letters
- 33Skeleton that's no longer in the closet? crossword clue7 letters
- 34Stately tree crossword clue3 letters
- 35Concern for online advertisers, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 38Caffeine-containing nut crossword clue4 letters
- 39Goddess of peace crossword clue5 letters
- 40Isaac's father, in the Bible crossword clue7 letters
- 41Game with a bat crossword clue7 letters
- 42Gives permission crossword clue7 letters
- 44Proud and regal crossword clue7 letters
- 45Like some casts or teams crossword clue7 letters
- 46Actor Wheaton crossword clue3 letters
- 48Strive to achieve crossword clue6 letters
- 49Over the bounds crossword clue6 letters
- 54Composer Schumann crossword clue5 letters
- 55Susan G. ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization) crossword clue5 letters
- 56Transfer, as a tulip crossword clue5 letters
- 61It's unrefined crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Strict”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with S and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Strict” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 70 Across. It has appeared 5 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Strict” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is STERN. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.