NYT Crossword · 43 Down
“Wellspring” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, January 17, 2002 as 43 Down. The answer has 6 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 · Thursday, January 17, 2002 · 43 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jan 17, 2002 · 43 Down · 6 letters
- Mar 26, 1998 · 41 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, January 17, 2002.
Across
- 1Reworking of old material crossword clue4 letters
- 5Look closely crossword clue5 letters
- 10Vaulted area, perhaps crossword clue4 letters
- 14Comics canine crossword clue4 letters
- 15Barbara of "Gone With the Wind" crossword clue5 letters
- 16Five-time U.S. Open champ crossword clue4 letters
- 17Fighting words crossword clue15 letters
- 20Threaten to fall crossword clue6 letters
- 21Dove with a Pulitzer crossword clue4 letters
- 22___ particle crossword clue3 letters
- 23Separates crossword clue7 letters
- 25Ropes crossword clue7 letters
- 27See 52-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 28___ Pensacola (mil. center) crossword clue3 letters
- 30Smelly smoke crossword clue6 letters
- 31Christmas wish crossword clue5 letters
- 33They may fill yards crossword clue4 letters
- 34What 17- and 54-Across indicate crossword clue11 letters
- 37Sofer of soaps crossword clue4 letters
- 38"The Tempest" sprite crossword clue5 letters
- 39Rah-rah crossword clue6 letters
- 41Sushi selection crossword clue3 letters
- 42Base of a crocus stem crossword clue4 letters
- 46It may be shown on a tree crossword clue7 letters
- 48One with a yen crossword clue7 letters
- 50Feminizing suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 51Old radio's "My Friend ___" crossword clue4 letters
- 53Go with the wind crossword clue6 letters
- 54Fighting words crossword clue15 letters
- 57Donizetti's "Tornami a dir che m'ami," e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 58Rest stop sights crossword clue5 letters
- 59Having southerly breezes crossword clue4 letters
- 60Lieutenant: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 61Beehive, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 62Hand demand? crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Place to feel a jet stream? crossword clue6 letters
- 2Classical symbol of wisdom crossword clue6 letters
- 3Toughens crossword clue6 letters
- 4Shackle crossword clue6 letters
- 5Necessity for an opening act? crossword clue8 letters
- 6It may get stuffed: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 748-Across's look crossword clue4 letters
- 8Stop-off crossword clue5 letters
- 9Doesn't just please crossword clue6 letters
- 10Cause of some spots crossword clue3 letters
- 11Jane Goodall, to Louis Leakey crossword clue8 letters
- 12Trips overseas crossword clue7 letters
- 13Flow out crossword clue6 letters
- 18Football Hall-of-Famer Dawson crossword clue3 letters
- 19Kind of comb crossword clue7 letters
- 24Yemen's capital crossword clue5 letters
- 26Evergreen oak crossword clue4 letters
- 29South American capital crossword clue5 letters
- 31Just barely crossword clue7 letters
- 32Raced down? crossword clue5 letters
- 34Lewis Carroll and others crossword clue8 letters
- 35Haloed one, in Le Havre crossword clue4 letters
- 36Air crossword clue8 letters
- 37Catastrophic crossword clue7 letters
- 39Good witch of note crossword clue6 letters
- 40Bad witch, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 42Big California industry crossword clue6 letters
- 44Product crossword clue6 letters
- 45Stevenson scoundrel crossword clue6 letters
- 47Hanged Irish patriot crossword clue5 letters
- 49Algonquian-speaking people crossword clue3 letters
- 52With 27-Across, Fort Lee, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 55The Little Giant crossword clue3 letters
- 56Nonexistent crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Wellspring”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with O and ends with N, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Wellspring” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 17, 2002, at 43 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Wellspring” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is ORIGIN. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.