NYT Crossword · 38 Across
“String around a cake box?” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, September 28, 2008 as 38 Across. The answer has 12 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 28, 2008 · 38 Across
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Across
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- 10Photo paper option crossword clue5 letters
- 15[How dare you!] crossword clue4 letters
- 19Song sung by Gwen in Broadway's "Chicago" crossword clue5 letters
- 20Radio host/pianist John crossword clue4 letters
- 21Greek market of old crossword clue5 letters
- 22"The Lion King" lioness crossword clue4 letters
- 23When jerks come out? crossword clue16 letters
- 26X out crossword clue4 letters
- 27Pertinent to the discussion crossword clue7 letters
- 28Kind of dialysis crossword clue5 letters
- 29Novice crossword clue6 letters
- 31"A Doll's House" wife crossword clue4 letters
- 32Wishes undone crossword clue4 letters
- 33Some people or food at parties crossword clue4 letters
- 34Nonkosher sandwiches crossword clue4 letters
- 41City near Tel Aviv crossword clue3 letters
- 44Moistens again crossword clue6 letters
- 46Once-in-a-lifetime exchange, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 47Texas county, river or forest that's a girl's first name crossword clue8 letters
- 49Vinegar: Prefix crossword clue5 letters
- 50AOL alternative crossword clue3 letters
- 52Bridge crossword clue9 letters
- 53Men or women who pinch? crossword clue13 letters
- 58"New Look" designer of 1947 crossword clue4 letters
- 59Charity's urging crossword clue6 letters
- 60Orbital point crossword clue5 letters
- 62Dope crossword clue6 letters
- 64Appeal to crossword clue3 letters
- 66Penseur's thought crossword clue4 letters
- 67Speck crossword clue3 letters
- 68Prefix with -crat crossword clue4 letters
- 70Hair stuff crossword clue3 letters
- 71Mushroom stalks crossword clue6 letters
- 73Dress-up costume piece crossword clue5 letters
- 75Month in a Faulkner title crossword clue6 letters
- 77One of Woody's stock at Woodstock crossword clue4 letters
- 78Nerd's essence? crossword clue13 letters
- 82Unlikely to run crossword clue9 letters
- 87Legal eagles' org. crossword clue3 letters
- 88Come up crossword clue5 letters
- 89Capital of South Australia crossword clue8 letters
- 90French Polynesia constituents crossword clue4 letters
- 93Lauds crossword clue6 letters
- 94Thrice, in prescriptions crossword clue3 letters
- 95Roast the other side of the marshmallow? crossword clue12 letters
- 99Novelist's need crossword clue4 letters
- 100W.W. II gun crossword clue4 letters
- 101"Let's just leave ___ that" crossword clue4 letters
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- 112A leveret is a young one crossword clue4 letters
- 113Discouraging comment to a cloner? crossword clue16 letters
- 117___ Center, home of the New Jersey Nets crossword clue4 letters
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- 121Eye part crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Monitor type, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 2Jolly laugh crossword clue4 letters
- 3Yak pack crossword clue4 letters
- 4Big East Conference team, for short crossword clue4 letters
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- 10They're attractive, but not necessarily to each other crossword clue7 letters
- 11Shocked crossword clue6 letters
- 12Awl, for one crossword clue4 letters
- 13Play about Capote crossword clue3 letters
- 14Salary crossword clue8 letters
- 15Bamboozles crossword clue5 letters
- 16Gyro meat crossword clue4 letters
- 17"Others" in a Latin phrase crossword clue4 letters
- 18Crown crossword clue4 letters
- 24Apple pocketfuls crossword clue5 letters
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- 30Fencing swords crossword clue5 letters
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- 34Uncouth youth crossword clue4 letters
- 35Poland's Walesa crossword clue4 letters
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- 37Altercation crossword clue5 letters
- 39Trig ratio crossword clue4 letters
- 40Sun Tzu's "The Art of ___" crossword clue3 letters
- 41Fabric that really breathes? crossword clue11 letters
- 42Low tie crossword clue6 letters
- 43Strawberry of note crossword clue6 letters
- 45Off-campus local crossword clue6 letters
- 48City near Milan crossword clue4 letters
- 50Outback buddy crossword clue4 letters
- 51Shooting sport crossword clue5 letters
- 52Second-century year crossword clue3 letters
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- 55Nagpur noble crossword clue5 letters
- 56Fern germ crossword clue5 letters
- 57These, to Juan crossword clue5 letters
- 61Rusty on the diamond crossword clue5 letters
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- 69Wahine's dance crossword clue4 letters
- 72Shooting game crossword clue4 letters
- 74Addams family cousin crossword clue3 letters
- 76Spaghetti ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 79Hops kiln crossword clue4 letters
- 80Analogy phrase crossword clue4 letters
- 81Battery part crossword clue4 letters
- 83A large number crossword clue5 letters
- 84JPEG or text crossword clue8 letters
- 85Score just before victory, maybe crossword clue4 letters
- 86Fall mo. crossword clue3 letters
- 90Weeping crossword clue7 letters
- 91Rimes with the 1996 hit "Blue" crossword clue5 letters
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- 93Goad crossword clue5 letters
- 96Garage container crossword clue6 letters
- 97Native American home crossword clue6 letters
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- 100Beginnings crossword clue5 letters
- 103Localities crossword clue5 letters
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- 105Level crossword clue4 letters
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- 107Whine crossword clue4 letters
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- 110Give orders like a drill sergeant crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “String around a cake box?”?
The answer has 12 letters. It starts with D and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “String around a cake box?” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, September 28, 2008, at 38 Across.
What is the answer to the “String around a cake box?” crossword clue?
The answer is DESSERTTWINE (12 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.