NYT Crossword · 131 Across
“Verse-writing” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, August 25, 2013 as 131 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 · Sunday, August 25, 2013 · 131 Across
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- Aug 25, 2013 · 131 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 21, 2004 · 29 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Sunday, August 25, 2013.
Across
- 1Item whose name is derived from the Latin "aquarius" crossword clue4 letters
- 5Auto parts giant crossword clue4 letters
- 9Pot user, maybe crossword clue5 letters
- 14Peyote and saguaro crossword clue5 letters
- 19Rossini's William Tell and others crossword clue9 letters
- 21Lump in one's throat crossword clue5 letters
- 22First acrylic fiber crossword clue5 letters
- 23Superlative for Sirius crossword clue9 letters
- 24Rush job? crossword clue11 letters
- 26Home security system component crossword clue6 letters
- 27Big kahunas crossword clue6 letters
- 29Stationery item: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 30Had crossword clue3 letters
- 31Log crossword clue6 letters
- 33Abbr. on a lawyer's stationery crossword clue3 letters
- 35Censure crossword clue6 letters
- 37Berry used to make gin crossword clue6 letters
- 40They have pluses and minuses crossword clue4 letters
- 42In ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 44___-pedi crossword clue4 letters
- 45Medicine label info crossword clue6 letters
- 47Putting out on an anniversary, maybe crossword clue9 letters
- 51Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights," for one crossword clue8 letters
- 53Lustrous fabric crossword clue6 letters
- 55Provide with a quality crossword clue5 letters
- 56Daisylike bloom crossword clue5 letters
- 57Massive ref. crossword clue3 letters
- 59Maze explorer crossword clue6 letters
- 61Turn over crossword clue4 letters
- 62Disencumber crossword clue3 letters
- 64Not beat crossword clue6 letters
- 66Collapses crossword clue7 letters
- 68Drain crossword clue3 letters
- 71White-suited "Dukes of Hazzard" villain crossword clue6 letters
- 73Spartan crossword clue6 letters
- 75___ Party crossword clue3 letters
- 76Some bio majors crossword clue7 letters
- 78Fails to crossword clue6 letters
- 80Court judgment crossword clue3 letters
- 82Barrett of gossip crossword clue4 letters
- 83"Phooey!" crossword clue6 letters
- 85___ Moines crossword clue3 letters
- 87Mentions crossword clue5 letters
- 91Apple line crossword clue5 letters
- 93Experience you might want to forget crossword clue6 letters
- 95Guaranteed crossword clue8 letters
- 97Darwin stopping point, with "the" crossword clue9 letters
- 99Founder of the Missionaries of Charity crossword clue6 letters
- 101Epitome of cool, with "the" crossword clue4 letters
- 102Lead singer on "Octopus's Garden" crossword clue5 letters
- 103Singer Peniston crossword clue4 letters
- 104Einstein and Camus crossword clue6 letters
- 106Hint-giving columnist crossword clue6 letters
- 109Three, for a short hole crossword clue3 letters
- 111Postwar prime minister crossword clue6 letters
- 113Simpson case judge crossword clue3 letters
- 11411th-century hero, with "El" crossword clue3 letters
- 116Religious art figures crossword clue6 letters
- 118Country crooner Randy crossword clue6 letters
- 123Emergency Broadcast System opening crossword clue11 letters
- 126Kind of treatment crossword clue9 letters
- 128Still goopy, as concrete crossword clue5 letters
- 129Poet/dramatist Federico García ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 130Pixar movie between "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" crossword clue9 letters
- 132Jerks crossword clue5 letters
- 133Some screens, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 134Glacial crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Goes down crossword clue4 letters
- 2Suffix with hard or soft crossword clue4 letters
- 3Girl's name that's also a place name crossword clue4 letters
- 4Semis crossword clue4 letters
- 5Unprepared crossword clue8 letters
- 6Hydrocarbon suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 7Basil sauce crossword clue5 letters
- 8One end of New York's Triborough Bridge crossword clue7 letters
- 9Cry of epiphany crossword clue4 letters
- 10Suggests crossword clue6 letters
- 11Director George crossword clue5 letters
- 12Bull or cow crossword clue3 letters
- 13Tear crossword clue4 letters
- 14Nike rival crossword clue8 letters
- 15Parenthesis shape crossword clue3 letters
- 16Butcher's tool crossword clue5 letters
- 17Layered dessert crossword clue5 letters
- 18Head of state? crossword clue5 letters
- 20He wrote "It is life near the bone where it is sweetest" crossword clue5 letters
- 25French waves crossword clue5 letters
- 28- crossword clue5 letters
- 32Kaley of "The Big Bang Theory" crossword clue5 letters
- 34Eccentric crossword clue5 letters
- 36- crossword clue6 letters
- 37Pantry lineup crossword clue4 letters
- 38Squad, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 39- crossword clue5 letters
- 41Author Zora ___ Hurston crossword clue5 letters
- 43Athlete's foot treatment crossword clue6 letters
- 44Where Charlie may ride forever, in song crossword clue3 letters
- 46Connecticut city crossword clue5 letters
- 47Carom crossword clue7 letters
- 48Words of explanation crossword clue5 letters
- 49Blue flick crossword clue5 letters
- 50Hollywood's Davis crossword clue5 letters
- 52Crow, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 54Byes crossword clue5 letters
- 58Thingamabobs crossword clue7 letters
- 60Cow's fly swatter crossword clue4 letters
- 63Dummy crossword clue4 letters
- 65Bad thing for a roommate to do crossword clue5 letters
- 67Sweater option crossword clue5 letters
- 68Rosemary piece crossword clue5 letters
- 69Rosemary feature crossword clue5 letters
- 70Like some codes crossword clue5 letters
- 72- crossword clue6 letters
- 74- crossword clue5 letters
- 771990s craze crossword clue6 letters
- 79Related on the mother's side crossword clue5 letters
- 81Renowned jeweler crossword clue5 letters
- 84Sag crossword clue5 letters
- 86Rug fiber crossword clue5 letters
- 88Jeff Bridges sci-fi classic crossword clue4 letters
- 89Start of a count-off crossword clue4 letters
- 90"___ who?" crossword clue3 letters
- 92TV show on which Charlie Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox crossword clue8 letters
- 94Best-selling author who once worked for Britain's MI6 crossword clue5 letters
- 96Markdown markers crossword clue8 letters
- 98Author Nin crossword clue5 letters
- 100New DNA evidence may lead to one crossword clue7 letters
- 103It's been shortening for over 100 years crossword clue6 letters
- 105- crossword clue5 letters
- 106Ask for money crossword clue5 letters
- 107Prefix with musicology crossword clue5 letters
- 108- crossword clue5 letters
- 110Imitation crossword clue5 letters
- 112Year the emperor Claudius was born crossword clue5 letters
- 1151991 P.G.A. champion John crossword clue4 letters
- 117- crossword clue4 letters
- 119Is unwell crossword clue4 letters
- 120Obscure crossword clue4 letters
- 121Skinny crossword clue4 letters
- 122Fuss crossword clue4 letters
- 124French possessive crossword clue3 letters
- 125"___ cool!" crossword clue3 letters
- 127British dessert, for short crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Verse-writing”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with P and ends with Y, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Verse-writing” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, August 25, 2013, at 131 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Verse-writing” crossword clue?
The answer is POESY (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.