NYT Crossword · 49 Down
“Third-largest asteroid” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, October 24, 2008 as 49 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 · Friday, October 24, 2008 · 49 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Oct 24, 2008 · 49 Down · 5 letters
- Jan 9, 2000 · 22 Across · 5 letters
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Across
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- 15Old torturer crossword clue10 letters
- 16Latin trio member crossword clue4 letters
- 17Country whose capital is Palikir crossword clue10 letters
- 18Union member of the future: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 19Start to court crossword clue6 letters
- 20Company that developed NutraSweet crossword clue6 letters
- 22Worker that never gets tired crossword clue5 letters
- 26Jung's feminine side crossword clue5 letters
- 27Big name in oil crossword clue4 letters
- 31Postpones crossword clue6 letters
- 33Spying aid crossword clue3 letters
- 34Yellow primrose crossword clue5 letters
- 36Oscar winner after "Rocky" crossword clue9 letters
- 38Tops crossword clue7 letters
- 40We crossword clue7 letters
- 41Does some macramé work crossword clue9 letters
- 43Guys who make people look good crossword clue5 letters
- 44View from the Arlberg Pass crossword clue3 letters
- 45Applied, as paint crossword clue6 letters
- 47Bit of biblical graffiti crossword clue4 letters
- 48Novelist Binchy crossword clue5 letters
- 50"Married ... With Children" actress Sagal crossword clue5 letters
- 52Record listing crossword clue6 letters
- 54Mass stack crossword clue6 letters
- 59Genève and others crossword clue4 letters
- 60It's easy to burn crossword clue10 letters
- 64Target of un coup crossword clue4 letters
- 65Twin crossword clue10 letters
- 66Evening for Evangelo crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Chichi-___ (largest of Japan's Bonin Islands) crossword clue4 letters
- 2"O'Hara's Choice" novelist, 2003 crossword clue4 letters
- 3Sure winner crossword clue4 letters
- 4Obi accessory crossword clue4 letters
- 5Reason for a tryst crossword clue5 letters
- 6One whose lead is followed in the service crossword clue6 letters
- 7Rush crossword clue3 letters
- 8Some bracelets crossword clue3 letters
- 9Strand on an island? crossword clue3 letters
- 10Strands of biology crossword clue4 letters
- 11Bad lover? crossword clue5 letters
- 121992 film directed by and starring Edward James Olmos crossword clue10 letters
- 13Warden player in "Birdman of Alcatraz" crossword clue10 letters
- 14Simplify crossword clue10 letters
- 21Fall off crossword clue6 letters
- 23Unconventional sort crossword clue7 letters
- 24Every, in prescriptions crossword clue3 letters
- 25One taking a first step crossword clue7 letters
- 27Sexy numbers crossword clue10 letters
- 28Send crossword clue10 letters
- 29Berth place crossword clue10 letters
- 30Young rivals, often crossword clue4 letters
- 32Cancún kinsman crossword clue3 letters
- 35Family of 18th- and 19th-century painters crossword clue6 letters
- 37Vitiate crossword clue4 letters
- 39Calypso relative crossword clue3 letters
- 42Seraglio section crossword clue3 letters
- 46Home of the University of Delaware crossword clue6 letters
- 51Supporter of the mascot Handsome Dan crossword clue5 letters
- 53High-end shoe and handbag maker crossword clue4 letters
- 55Sitcom guy with a frequently upturned thumb, with "the" crossword clue4 letters
- 56Sum lead-in crossword clue4 letters
- 57Zip around France? crossword clue4 letters
- 58Sun-damaged crossword clue4 letters
- 61It's attached to a hoop crossword clue3 letters
- 62A hoop may be attached to it crossword clue3 letters
- 63Century-beginning year crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Third-largest asteroid”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with V and ends with A, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Third-largest asteroid” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, October 24, 2008, at 49 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Third-largest asteroid” crossword clue?
The answer is VESTA (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.