NYT Crossword · 27 Across
“Windows precursor” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 22, 2017 as 27 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, August 22, 2017 · 27 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Aug 22, 2017 · 27 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 20, 2009 · 35 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, August 22, 2017.
Across
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- 10Shout after a stressful week crossword clue4 letters
- 14Mrs. Peacock's game crossword clue4 letters
- 15Cello bow application crossword clue5 letters
- 16Plead with, say crossword clue4 letters
- 17Fire hydrant attachment crossword clue4 letters
- 18Managed to irk crossword clue5 letters
- 19It's a big blow crossword clue4 letters
- 20Pixar's "Monsters, ___" crossword clue3 letters
- 21Orally crossword clue7 letters
- 23Nonverbal "yes" crossword clue3 letters
- 24R&B singer Bryson crossword clue5 letters
- 26___ Levin, author of "Rosemary's Baby" crossword clue3 letters
- 29Undergraduate law deg. crossword clue3 letters
- 30Nothing crossword clue3 letters
- 31Clumsy fellow crossword clue3 letters
- 32Egg ___ yung (Chinese dish) crossword clue3 letters
- 33Newborn horses crossword clue5 letters
- 35"This instant!" crossword clue3 letters
- 37Make an approach like a bird of prey crossword clue7 letters
- 39Common churchyard conifer crossword clue7 letters
- 42Destiny crossword clue6 letters
- 43Spiritual center, in yoga crossword clue6 letters
- 44Look for crossword clue5 letters
- 45___-Man crossword clue3 letters
- 48"Nothing for me, thanks" crossword clue5 letters
- 49Adm. Horatio Nelson, for one crossword clue9 letters
- 52Superexcited crossword clue4 letters
- 55Glowing bit in a fire crossword clue5 letters
- 56Aborted plan crossword clue4 letters
- 60Rorschach test shape crossword clue4 letters
- 61Show leniency toward crossword clue5 letters
- 62"The very ___!" crossword clue4 letters
- 63No-brainer? crossword clue4 letters
- 64Freak out crossword clue5 letters
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- 67Thus far crossword clue5 letters
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Down
- 1TV blocking device crossword clue5 letters
- 2Companionless crossword clue5 letters
- 3Where the Crimson Tide play crossword clue10 letters
- 4Lay eyes on crossword clue3 letters
- 5Out-of-control revelry crossword clue4 letters
- 6Get a close-up of by camera crossword clue8 letters
- 7City almost at the end of the Columbia River crossword clue7 letters
- 8In a ceremonial manner crossword clue8 letters
- 9Hard-to-undo tie crossword clue4 letters
- 10Yank crossword clue3 letters
- 11Red River Valley city in the upper Midwest crossword clue10 letters
- 12House that's cool to live in? crossword clue5 letters
- 13Puts money in, as a meter crossword clue5 letters
- 21Go up and down, as a buoy crossword clue3 letters
- 22Plan for hosp. patients crossword clue3 letters
- 25State university city in the Midwest crossword clue11 letters
- 28Sunny city with a famous pier crossword clue11 letters
- 32"Here are my thoughts," online crossword clue4 letters
- 33Something thrown in frustration crossword clue3 letters
- 341/60 of a min. crossword clue3 letters
- 36Used to be crossword clue4 letters
- 37Calypso-influenced genre crossword clue3 letters
- 38"I'd rather go naked than wear fur" org. crossword clue4 letters
- 40Fan sound crossword clue4 letters
- 41Consume crossword clue3 letters
- 45Argentine grassland crossword clue6 letters
- 46Original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal crossword clue6 letters
- 47French sweetie crossword clue6 letters
- 50Italian motor scooter crossword clue5 letters
- 51Not hunched over crossword clue5 letters
- 52Group with the hit "Waterloo" crossword clue4 letters
- 53Grab (onto) crossword clue4 letters
- 54Exude, as charm crossword clue4 letters
- 57Musk, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 58Infection cause crossword clue4 letters
- 59Tasting of wood, as some chardonnays crossword clue4 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Windows precursor”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with M and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Windows precursor” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at 27 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Windows precursor” crossword clue?
The answer is MSDOS (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.