NYT Crossword · 7 Down
“Tuft-hunter” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, February 21, 1998 as 7 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.
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NYT Crossword · Saturday, February 21, 1998 · 7 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Feb 21, 1998 · 7 Down · 5 letters
- Feb 8, 1996 · 48 Down · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, February 21, 1998.
Across
- 1Camel, e.g. crossword clue9 letters
- 10Unwanted line crossword clue4 letters
- 14How to pirouette crossword clue9 letters
- 15Coughed (up) crossword clue5 letters
- 17Matured crossword clue9 letters
- 18Soprano Lehmann crossword clue5 letters
- 19Had down crossword clue4 letters
- 20Sole supporters? crossword clue10 letters
- 22"___ out!" crossword clue3 letters
- 23Plain crossword clue3 letters
- 24Formidable opponents crossword clue7 letters
- 25"___ is a jealous mistress": Emerson crossword clue3 letters
- 26Adriatic port crossword clue4 letters
- 27___ kwon do crossword clue3 letters
- 28Constant criticism crossword clue5 letters
- 31Greek city-state crossword clue5 letters
- 32Geographical abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 33Sandwich filler crossword clue4 letters
- 34Papal garment crossword clue5 letters
- 35Editor's scribble crossword clue4 letters
- 36Big inits. in movies crossword clue3 letters
- 37"Last Resorts" author, 1952 crossword clue5 letters
- 38Imperative and subjunctive crossword clue5 letters
- 39Palindromic animal crossword clue3 letters
- 40Lagerlöf's "The Wonderful Adventures of ___" crossword clue4 letters
- 41L'océan crossword clue3 letters
- 42Girl of a 1925 Broadway hit crossword clue7 letters
- 44Days long gone by crossword clue3 letters
- 45It borders N.J. crossword clue3 letters
- 48Fill a four-card flush, perhaps crossword clue10 letters
- 50Circus participant crossword clue4 letters
- 51Red ash crossword clue5 letters
- 52Crybabies crossword clue9 letters
- 54Roma, la città ___ fontane crossword clue5 letters
- 55Miscellanies crossword clue9 letters
- 56Aunts and uncles: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 57Accompany, as on a train crossword clue9 letters
Down
- 1Filled with oneself crossword clue5 letters
- 2Cuckoo crossword clue5 letters
- 3Character in a 60's TV spinoff crossword clue5 letters
- 4De novo crossword clue4 letters
- 5Car once called "The Gold Standard of Values" crossword clue3 letters
- 6Attempt crossword clue6 letters
- 8Sign in a restaurant crossword clue4 letters
- 9How grateful can one be? crossword clue9 letters
- 10Deli offerings crossword clue7 letters
- 11Big piece of lettuce crossword clue5 letters
- 12Corroborates crossword clue9 letters
- 13Pulled out crossword clue9 letters
- 16Parts of a carte on a cart? crossword clue8 letters
- 21Chilling, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 23Rap's Dr. ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 25___ rule crossword clue3 letters
- 26Big game crossword clue5 letters
- 28Took care of crossword clue8 letters
- 29Buffet table appliance crossword clue9 letters
- 30Worse than precarious crossword clue9 letters
- 31Anticipations of possible objections, in rhetoric crossword clue9 letters
- 34Misses crossword clue5 letters
- 35Old bronze coin crossword clue3 letters
- 37Brightest star in Scorpio crossword clue7 letters
- 38Cuckoo crossword clue3 letters
- 41Curfew, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 43"The Seven Year Itch" co-star crossword clue5 letters
- 44Order crossword clue5 letters
- 45Tip off crossword clue5 letters
- 46Monster: Prefix crossword clue5 letters
- 47Rope crossword clue5 letters
- 49Debate side crossword clue4 letters
- 50Bend crossword clue4 letters
- 53La saison d'___ crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Tuft-hunter”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with T and ends with Y, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Tuft-hunter” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, February 21, 1998, at 7 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Tuft-hunter” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is TOADY. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.