NYT Crossword · 55 Down
“Take down a peg” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, February 9, 2017 as 55 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Thursday, February 9, 2017 · 55 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Feb 9, 2017 · 55 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 30, 2002 · 25 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 22, 1999 · 51 Down · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, February 9, 2017.
Across
- 1Bit of resistance crossword clue3 letters
- 4Where or why, in Latin crossword clue3 letters
- 7Pats, e.g., before 1970 crossword clue6 letters
- 13Nowhere to be found, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 14Radius neighbor crossword clue4 letters
- 16Subject of a notable 2016 referendum crossword clue6 letters
- 17"The only serious thing in the world," per Oscar Wilde crossword clue3 letters
- 18Manhattan's ___ Village crossword clue4 letters
- 19Mercury, on the periodic table crossword clue6 letters
- 20Biography subtitled "The Invention of India" crossword clue5 letters
- 22Able but unwilling to read crossword clue9 letters
- 24It's debatable crossword clue5 letters
- 25Stadium cry crossword clue3 letters
- 26Trifling amount crossword clue3 letters
- 27Perceived intuitively crossword clue7 letters
- 30Exam that takes 2 hrs. and 45 mins. crossword clue4 letters
- 33It has a top and a bottom with nothing in between crossword clue6 letters
- 36Damage the reputation of crossword clue3 letters
- 37Do monumental work? crossword clue4 letters
- 38Trounce, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 39Get seen by, like, everyone crossword clue7 letters
- 42Bird whose wings are used as stabilizers, not for flying crossword clue3 letters
- 43Old English Christmas meat crossword clue4 letters
- 45France's ___ du Bourget crossword clue3 letters
- 46Joshed crossword clue6 letters
- 48Back in the day crossword clue4 letters
- 49Ljubljana resident crossword clue7 letters
- 51Fast-food inits. crossword clue3 letters
- 53"Vous êtes ___" crossword clue3 letters
- 54Words of compassion crossword clue5 letters
- 58Buckskins crossword clue9 letters
- 611953 prize for Churchill crossword clue5 letters
- 62Ride to the World Trade Center crossword clue6 letters
- 63Give ___ (yank) crossword clue4 letters
- 65It ends in diciembre crossword clue3 letters
- 66At original speed, musically crossword clue6 letters
- 67When repeated, Mork's sign-off crossword clue4 letters
- 68Motor oil brand crossword clue3 letters
- 69Like New York City drivers, in popular belief crossword clue6 letters
- 70Soak (up) crossword clue3 letters
- 71Oxford-to-London dir. crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Neighbor of a Yemeni crossword clue5 letters
- 256-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue5 letters
- 3Numbers class, in England crossword clue5 letters
- 441-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue8 letters
- 5Suffix with form crossword clue3 letters
- 6Comedian Aziz crossword clue6 letters
- 7Drive a getaway car for, say crossword clue4 letters
- 852-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue5 letters
- 9Surfer's tether crossword clue7 letters
- 1035-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue9 letters
- 11Film director Martin crossword clue4 letters
- 12Ocular malady crossword clue4 letters
- 15"Pond" crossword clue13 letters
- 21Designer Gernreich crossword clue4 letters
- 23"Rumor has it ..." crossword clue5 letters
- 28Early strings crossword clue5 letters
- 29Male duck crossword clue5 letters
- 31Crowning point crossword clue4 letters
- 32What a load might land with crossword clue4 letters
- 33Common clown name crossword clue4 letters
- 34Triumphant boast crossword clue4 letters
- 3510-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue9 letters
- 40Bona fide crossword clue5 letters
- 414-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue8 letters
- 44Phrase differently, as a question crossword clue7 letters
- 47Like the BBC's headquarters, architecturally crossword clue4 letters
- 50Prospects crossword clue6 letters
- 528-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue5 letters
- 562-Down, across the 15-Down crossword clue5 letters
- 57Avoid having an arranged marriage, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 58Honeybunch crossword clue4 letters
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- 60Past the regulation period, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 64One, to Juan crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Take down a peg”?
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 “Take down a peg” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at 55 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Take down a peg” crossword clue?
The answer is ABASE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.