NYT Crossword · 26 Across
“Things that scratch a scratching post” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, January 16, 2024 as 26 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 · Tuesday, January 16, 2024 · 26 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Across
- 1Publication that usually has only one contributor crossword clue4 letters
- 5Locale for a wedding crossword clue5 letters
- 10Whole bunch crossword clue4 letters
- 14Slimming surgery, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 15Writer Zora ___ Hurston crossword clue5 letters
- 16Bit of equipment for a skier or trekker crossword clue4 letters
- 17Nonstick cookware brand crossword clue4 letters
- 18Logical, as a syllogism crossword clue5 letters
- 19Stir up crossword clue4 letters
- 20Gesture involving hitting one's own hand in celebration crossword clue8 letters
- 22Was a no-show, say crossword clue6 letters
- 24Singer Nat King ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 25Not fast crossword clue4 letters
- 28Material for some jewelry at a surf shop crossword clue8 letters
- 32June birthstone crossword clue5 letters
- 33Protrusion crossword clue5 letters
- 34Many a C-Span interviewee, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 35For fear that crossword clue4 letters
- 36Records and documents crossword clue5 letters
- 37Game with nine rooms crossword clue4 letters
- 38Trains that run to O'Hare airport crossword clue3 letters
- 39Swindles crossword clue5 letters
- 40Physique crossword clue5 letters
- 41Criminal records? crossword clue8 letters
- 43Puts the kibosh on crossword clue5 letters
- 44A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow crossword clue4 letters
- 45Ohm's law unit crossword clue4 letters
- 46"Heavens!" crossword clue6 letters
- 49If this is exhausted, all is lost crossword clue8 letters
- 53Movie theater eponym crossword clue4 letters
- 54Like cards at a card table crossword clue5 letters
- 56About 5,280 ft., for Denver crossword clue4 letters
- 57___ vera crossword clue4 letters
- 58Still in the running, so to speak crossword clue5 letters
- 59Tick off crossword clue4 letters
- 60Don't pass crossword clue4 letters
- 61Alpine call crossword clue5 letters
- 62First-year law student … or what every answer in this puzzle has exactly crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Sandwiches with an easy-to-remember list of ingredients crossword clue4 letters
- 2Classic photo magazine crossword clue4 letters
- 3October birthstone crossword clue4 letters
- 4Green vehicle? crossword clue8 letters
- 5Blacksmiths' blocks crossword clue6 letters
- 6Depart crossword clue5 letters
- 7One of 24 in a Chaucer book crossword clue4 letters
- 8Athlete who boasted "I'm young; I'm handsome; I'm fast; I'm pretty and can't possibly be beat" crossword clue3 letters
- 9Things to keep an eye out for on a first date crossword clue8 letters
- 10Disorderly expansion crossword clue6 letters
- 11Rival magazine of 2-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 12Writer Wiesel crossword clue4 letters
- 13Fuse, as metal crossword clue4 letters
- 21Birds that sound like they'd taste bad? crossword clue4 letters
- 23Higher-priced seating section crossword clue4 letters
- 25Tennis great Monica crossword clue5 letters
- 26Singer Green crossword clue5 letters
- 27Cowboy's rope crossword clue5 letters
- 28Is a sore loser crossword clue5 letters
- 29Accelerated H.S. class with a long reading list crossword clue5 letters
- 30All ___ Day (November 2) crossword clue5 letters
- 31Luge, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 32Ordinary person, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 33Ship's wastewater crossword clue5 letters
- 36Sports-filled school event crossword clue8 letters
- 37Person held on a pedestal by a small group crossword clue8 letters
- 39Make less sharp crossword clue4 letters
- 40Latvian or Lithuanian crossword clue4 letters
- 42Small digging tool crossword clue6 letters
- 43Low-priced lodging crossword clue6 letters
- 45Device on a duct crossword clue5 letters
- 46German chancellor Scholz crossword clue4 letters
- 47Word often said before "Cómo estás?" crossword clue4 letters
- 48First pope in a line of 13 crossword clue4 letters
- 49Set (down) crossword clue4 letters
- 50Actress Lena or actor Ken crossword clue4 letters
- 51One-named "King of Football" crossword clue4 letters
- 52Daredevil Knievel crossword clue4 letters
- 55"Xanadu" band, for short crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Things that scratch a scratching post”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with C and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Things that scratch a scratching post” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 26 Across.
What is the answer to the “Things that scratch a scratching post” crossword clue?
The answer is CLAWS (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.