"___, actually ..." NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 28 May 2026

Showing 52 Matching Answers

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WELL
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
HealthyCrossword Clue
Dowser's objectiveCrossword Clue
Source of water, or oilCrossword Clue
Clearly in good healthCrossword Clue
Water sourceCrossword Clue
Man-made water sourceCrossword Clue
Dicky's opposite lift-shaft?Crossword Clue
My deep holeCrossword Clue
"The thing is . . ."Crossword Clue

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INDEED
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CertainlyCrossword Clue
Without doubtCrossword Clue
"Truly!"Crossword Clue
"That it is"Crossword Clue
CertainlyCrossword Clue
"True"Crossword Clue
"Quite so"Crossword Clue
"No doubt"Crossword Clue
Quite popular and moving record?Crossword Clue
Popular act for sureCrossword Clue

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INFACT
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"Actually . . ."Crossword Clue
Held by fine performance as it happensCrossword Clue
ReallyCrossword Clue
“To tell the truth...”Crossword Clue
"Believe it or not ..."Crossword Clue
Truth be toldCrossword Clue
Popular energy source contains drug, actuallyCrossword Clue
"Actually ..."Crossword Clue

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INPOINTOFFACT
13 Letters

54%
INTRUTH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Honestly . . ."Crossword Clue
Really, it's where to find Naomi saving timeCrossword Clue
ReallyCrossword Clue
Where Naomi's tale's told — about time, reallyCrossword Clue
As a matter of factCrossword Clue
One set of books introduces character in the other set, actuallyCrossword Clue
ReallyCrossword Clue
As a matter of factCrossword Clue
"Actually ..."Crossword Clue
"Actually ..."Crossword Clue

48%
ASIT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
“Be that ___ may...”Crossword Clue
Harry Styles song, "___ ___ Was"Crossword Clue
___ wereCrossword Clue
"___ just so happens ..."Crossword Clue
"___ happens ..."Crossword Clue
“Be that ___ may...”Crossword Clue
"___ stands now..."Crossword Clue
"Strange ___ may seem ... "Crossword Clue
"___ happens..."Crossword Clue
"___ happens ... "Crossword Clue

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ASITHAPPENS
11 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
"By a stroke of luck ..."Crossword Clue
"Funny you should ask . . ."Crossword Clue
Live by chanceCrossword Clue

48%
INPERSON
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Face-to-faceCrossword Clue
Face-to-faceCrossword Clue
Reporting liveCrossword Clue
Face-to-faceCrossword Clue
Not remotelyCrossword Clue
One name for each child actually presentCrossword Clue
Ron's pine — being bodily presentCrossword Clue

48%
INTHEFLESH
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Present, physicallyCrossword Clue

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IMPLICIT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
IndirectCrossword Clue
Avoidance of pretensionCrossword Clue
Absolute little devil sanctionedCrossword Clue
Understood inexperience must lack boundariesCrossword Clue
Absolute straightforwardness putting outsiders offCrossword Clue
Complete rascal not breaking law!Crossword Clue
Suggested not breaking any laws on terrorCrossword Clue
Suggested not breaking any laws on terrorCrossword Clue
Understood criminals exchanged pounds for politicianCrossword Clue
Inherent in the nature of somethingCrossword Clue

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ONGOING
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In progressCrossword Clue
UnderwayCrossword Clue
Not yet overCrossword Clue
In progressCrossword Clue
In progressCrossword Clue
Arrangement for noon gig is in progressCrossword Clue
Cricket side disappearing or continuing?Crossword Clue
Cricket side disappearing or continuing?Crossword Clue
UnfinishedCrossword Clue
CurrentCrossword Clue

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REALLY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Is that so?"Crossword Clue
"No kidding?"Crossword Clue
"Is that so?"Crossword Clue
"Oh, yeah?"Crossword Clue
In factCrossword Clue
Marry a second time, and that’s no jokeCrossword Clue
"Are you serious?"Crossword Clue
"Are you pulling my leg?"Crossword Clue
Certainly join forces again?Crossword Clue
Very competitive in the end entering car raceCrossword Clue

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DEFACTO
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ActualCrossword Clue
In reality, if not officiallyCrossword Clue
ActualCrossword Clue
In realityCrossword Clue
In realityCrossword Clue
Ate up most of ham, in realityCrossword Clue
In realityCrossword Clue
In actualityCrossword Clue
Really scoffed about performer finishing earlyCrossword Clue
In actualityCrossword Clue

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INFARCT
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Heart attack may be actually about rightCrossword Clue
Dead heart, say, is actually about rightCrossword Clue
Dead heart, say, is actually about rightCrossword Clue
Dying tissue effectively consumes radiusCrossword Clue
Actually accepting instruction to take dead tissueCrossword Clue

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IPSOFACTO
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Item of furniture for a penny? Cot broken, inevitablyCrossword Clue
IntrinsicallyCrossword Clue
By its very nature, in lawCrossword Clue

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SPECIOUS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Son cherished? Not right, but superficially plausibleCrossword Clue
False product description? Ring us after oneCrossword Clue
False son cherished - father ultimately coming outCrossword Clue
Convincing at first, but flawedCrossword Clue
Goggles, receiving promise to pay thats deceptiveCrossword Clue
Questionable short detail on debt noticesCrossword Clue
Deceptively pleasingCrossword Clue
Plausible but falseCrossword Clue
Deceptively convincingCrossword Clue
Phoney copies us, phoney looking good initiallyCrossword Clue

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TACT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DiplomacyCrossword Clue
Savoir faireCrossword Clue
DiscretionCrossword Clue
DiplomacyCrossword Clue
DiplomacyCrossword Clue
SensitivityCrossword Clue
Conflict resolution skillCrossword Clue
Diplomat's assetCrossword Clue
Diplomat's skillCrossword Clue
Knowing what not to say, sayCrossword Clue

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ATOLL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tropical ringCrossword Clue
Coral formationCrossword Clue
Island ringCrossword Clue
Reef around a lagoonCrossword Clue
Part of MicronesiaCrossword Clue
Coral islandCrossword Clue
Ring-shaped islandCrossword Clue
One of 32 in the country of KiribatiCrossword Clue
Ring around a lagoonCrossword Clue
Ring-shaped coral formationCrossword Clue

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FRENCHWINDOW
12 Letters

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INESSE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ExistentCrossword Clue
Latin for "actually existing"Crossword Clue
Actually existingCrossword Clue
Actually existingCrossword Clue
Not hypotheticalCrossword Clue
Existing skill female's lacking up frontCrossword Clue
Actually existingCrossword Clue
ExistentCrossword Clue
RealCrossword Clue
Actually beingCrossword Clue

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INFLATE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Blow upCrossword Clue
Exaggerate — blow upCrossword Clue
Raise in plain environment, initiallyCrossword Clue
Acquiring new apartment? Thats swell!Crossword Clue
Make too much of where fifth tenant lives?Crossword Clue
Blow up stylish apartment with bit of explosiveCrossword Clue
Swell occupying fifth apartment?Crossword Clue
Blow up lines following shelling around plainCrossword Clue
Blow upCrossword Clue
Put air into smart apartment close to AldgateCrossword Clue

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MANTIS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Praying" insect with spiny raptorial forelegsCrossword Clue
"Praying" insectCrossword Clue
Smallest member of the Furious Five, in the "Kung Fu Panda" franchiseCrossword Clue
Predatory insectCrossword Clue
"Praying" insectCrossword Clue
Insect with a single ear found on its chestCrossword Clue
See 4 DownCrossword Clue
Seth Rogen's "Kung Fu Panda" voice roleCrossword Clue
Praying insectCrossword Clue
It may follow prayingCrossword Clue

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CIAO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Departing wordCrossword Clue
Casual farewell often used outside its language of originCrossword Clue
Italian farewellCrossword Clue
Florentine farewellCrossword Clue
"Adios!"Crossword Clue
"Arrivederci" alternativeCrossword Clue
"Toodles, dahling"Crossword Clue
"Gotta bounce!"Crossword Clue
Parting wordCrossword Clue
Italian greetingCrossword Clue

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ETHEREAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Exquisitely delicateCrossword Clue
Light and delicateCrossword Clue
OtherworldlyCrossword Clue
UnearthlyCrossword Clue
Finally settle the legitimate fineCrossword Clue
GossamerCrossword Clue
OtherworldlyCrossword Clue
Heavenly round these parts and othersCrossword Clue
Heavenly woman pens touching articleCrossword Clue
Delicate and French, that man getting physicalCrossword Clue

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HOVE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Resort hotel beside old abandoned vicarageCrossword Clue
Linger endlessly in south coast locationCrossword Clue
Moved to Sussex coastCrossword Clue
Seaside resort in East SussexCrossword Clue
___ to: halted, nauticallyCrossword Clue
Stopped at sea, with "to"Crossword Clue
No end to dismal accommodation in resortCrossword Clue
Moved in a nautical fashion along the coast from BrightonCrossword Clue
Coastal location offering Beethovens Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and EighthCrossword Clue
Wretched dwelling inadequate for south coast locationCrossword Clue

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INFRACT
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Break actually taken without resistanceCrossword Clue
Break actually is around end of summerCrossword Clue

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IRONY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It might be dramatic or cosmicCrossword Clue
Dramatic deviceCrossword Clue
Naming a tiny dog "Bruiser," e.gCrossword Clue
Hallmark of a typical Greek tragedyCrossword Clue
Humor with a twistCrossword Clue
"The ___ is not lost on me"Crossword Clue
Like the element Fe?Crossword Clue
Dramatic ___ (storytelling device)Crossword Clue
"At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick DouglassCrossword Clue
Literary twistCrossword Clue

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NEWCASTLE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Football team nicknamed the MagpiesCrossword Clue
d. Citys young line-up with core of talentCrossword Clue
City on the TyneCrossword Clue
Settle in comfortably around Watts, California, a port cityCrossword Clue
Magpies making latest move in 24Crossword Clue
Magpies making latest move in 24Crossword Clue
English coal mining cityCrossword Clue
Recently acquired players, wingers from Lausanne City (Crossword Clue
Fresh group of people have left for the cityCrossword Clue
Modern fortification somewhere in Northeast EnglandCrossword Clue

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QUELL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Put downCrossword Clue
Put downCrossword Clue
Put down pen, heart being overwhelmed by end of verseCrossword Clue
SubdueCrossword Clue
Stop, as an uprisingCrossword Clue
Bring under controlCrossword Clue
Question length put downCrossword Clue
SuppressCrossword Clue
Bring under controlCrossword Clue
Suppress completelyCrossword Clue

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ASAMATTEROFFACT
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
"Well, actually . . ."Crossword Clue
Raging at fame, or fat cats, in realityCrossword Clue
Truly clever chap needed in statecraft of a new orderCrossword Clue

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PUTRIGHT
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Shot on green, briefly to one side, straightened outCrossword Clue

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RASED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Leveled, in LondonCrossword Clue
Wiped out old section of paper as editorCrossword Clue
When filling cherry cut ornamentallyCrossword Clue
Flattened to the groundCrossword Clue
Some facades arbitrarily knocked back and demolishedCrossword Clue
Unfortunate dears brought lowCrossword Clue
Brought up to lose ego, being put downCrossword Clue
Built with no one inside and demolishedCrossword Clue
Demolished, in DevonCrossword Clue
Destroyed, Miliband trails Right asCrossword Clue

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REQUITAL
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Give up blocking genuine compensationCrossword Clue
Go through pure satisfactionCrossword Clue
Stop probing genuine compensationCrossword Clue
Hear about ruin with unusual surroundings and returnCrossword Clue
PaybackCrossword Clue

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WARHORSE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Much-performed play, in more ways than oneCrossword Clue
Nag in a fightCrossword Clue
Veteran soldier who rears batsCrossword Clue
Veteran soldier was hero, shot crossing riverCrossword Clue
Old campaignerCrossword Clue
A queen needing husband in inferior play (3,5)Crossword Clue
Arab in conflict?Crossword Clue
Knight's steedCrossword Clue
Novelist sounding harsh, we hear, in familiar pieceCrossword Clue
A case of rubbish in inferior playCrossword Clue

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AUSTIN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Keep ___ Weird": motto of a Texas cityCrossword Clue
"Keep ___ Weird" (Texas city slogan)Crossword Clue
City where Whole Foods startedCrossword Clue
Texas city home to the Mexic-Arte MuseumCrossword Clue
Texas city where Eeyore's Birthday Party is held annuallyCrossword Clue
Capital of TexasCrossword Clue
A metal-plated American car of oldCrossword Clue
Largest U.S. city starting with "A"Crossword Clue
Members of an Augustinian mendicant OrderCrossword Clue
Capital of TexasCrossword Clue

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BLEEP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Censor, informallyCrossword Clue
Swear off?Crossword Clue
Cover-up for a curseCrossword Clue
Censor noiseCrossword Clue
It drowns out bad languageCrossword Clue
Sound covering a curse wordCrossword Clue
Censor soundCrossword Clue
[$@#%!]Crossword Clue
CensorCrossword Clue
Sonic signalCrossword Clue

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CANAL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Waterway used for public transportation in VeniceCrossword Clue
Lock settingCrossword Clue
Venetian waterwayCrossword Clue
Ear piece?Crossword Clue
It may have locks on itCrossword Clue
Lock siteCrossword Clue
This one relates to PanamaCrossword Clue
Human-made waterwayCrossword Clue
Ear partCrossword Clue
Creation by a locks smith?Crossword Clue

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COYOTE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Trickster figure in Native American folkloreCrossword Clue
Jackal kinCrossword Clue
University of South Dakota athleteCrossword Clue
Wile E., in the Looney Tunes cartoonsCrossword Clue
Wolf relativeCrossword Clue
Jackal cousinCrossword Clue
Wild dog's withdrawn, having turned up to eat, initiallyCrossword Clue
Native American tricksterCrossword Clue
Reserved hotel inside for Wile Ethelbert?Crossword Clue
Reserved hotel inside for Wile Ethelbert?Crossword Clue

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ENVISAGE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Imagine Wenger naked, embodying very international sex appealCrossword Clue
Consider lives in Geneva orderedCrossword Clue
Imagine English travel permit giving name at lastCrossword Clue
Think of English faceCrossword Clue
Imagine vines developing with timeCrossword Clue
Make a mental image ofCrossword Clue
Imagine seeing a criminal stealing Victoria's crownCrossword Clue
Imagine seeing a criminal stealing Victorias crownCrossword Clue
Said to begrudge gurus pictureCrossword Clue
See veins damaged with advance in yearsCrossword Clue

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INSTAL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Set up for useCrossword Clue
Erection of some flats, ninety put inCrossword Clue
Erection of some flats, ninety put inCrossword Clue
Points in short typeface set up ready for useCrossword Clue
Points in short typeface set up ready for useCrossword Clue
Put into placeCrossword Clue
See 2dCrossword Clue
Set up - dictator got in, in frontCrossword Clue
Isnt having change of heart - a learner put in placeCrossword Clue
Put into placeCrossword Clue

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BIRTHDAYSUIT
12 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Item in Giorgio Armani's 50th anniversary collection?Crossword Clue
In Dubai try this swimming? Better not!Crossword Clue
The raw bananas: I try a dish, butCrossword Clue
Everyone arrives in this type of party clothingCrossword Clue
A British duty to arrange garb for streakers?Crossword Clue

26%
EWOOD
5 Letters

26%
EXFACTO
7 Letters

26%
HOVEL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small dwellingCrossword Clue
Small wretched dwellingCrossword Clue
E Sussex town student accommodation which is very basicCrossword Clue
Squalid dwellingCrossword Clue
ShackCrossword Clue
Rude dwellingCrossword Clue
On the south coast, starting life in a squalid dwellingCrossword Clue
Squalid dwellingCrossword Clue
Southern seaside town with large house of ill reputeCrossword Clue
Depressing digsCrossword Clue

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INSPIRIT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Non-physicallyCrossword Clue
Not physically, sayCrossword Clue
Encourage with popular drinkCrossword Clue
Where alcohol is found to encourage and enlivenCrossword Clue
Emotionally, if not physicallyCrossword Clue
Cheer home Eric, essentially, during doubleCrossword Clue
Cheer home Eric, essentially, during doubleCrossword Clue
Encourage - apparently thus when you cant be at a place where you should be?Crossword Clue
Psychically, if not physicallyCrossword Clue
Fill with Courage, popular drinkCrossword Clue

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REALISM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Showing things as they areCrossword Clue
Acceptance of the facts of lifeCrossword Clue
Artistic style of boxer's, with rapid movement aroundCrossword Clue
Truthful representation, in artCrossword Clue
Pragmatic approach is adopted by field of studyCrossword Clue
Style for Edward Hopper and George BellowsCrossword Clue
Style with verisimilitude is in Sphere”Crossword Clue
Genre that represents things as they areCrossword Clue
Indifferent mailers approach to artCrossword Clue
Common sense tips of air miles collectingCrossword Clue

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URSA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Latin for "bear"Crossword Clue
Constellation word before Major or MinorCrossword Clue
Constellation bearCrossword Clue
Bear up?Crossword Clue
___ MajorCrossword Clue
Bear in constellation namesCrossword Clue
___ MinorCrossword Clue
___ MajorCrossword Clue
Latin for "bear" in constellation namesCrossword Clue
___ MinorCrossword Clue

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BASILICA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
St Peter’s in Vatican City, for instanceCrossword Clue
Roman Catholic church with special privilegesCrossword Clue
Pound I contributed to plain area in big churchCrossword Clue
Church walls in Barcelona perhaps quartzCrossword Clue
Church walls in Barcelona perhaps quartzCrossword Clue
Church like St Peter's in the Vatican CityCrossword Clue
Saint in charge with a large churchCrossword Clue
Its quartz, to a degreeCrossword Clue
Fellow in charge at Australian churchCrossword Clue
Elements important part of glass architectural formCrossword Clue

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FINESSER
8 Letters

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GASLAMP
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Talk on 50A lightCrossword Clue
Blow into hole in burnerCrossword Clue
Light rabbit punchCrossword Clue
Something burning, opening blast rents asunderCrossword Clue
Attack in space seen in old-fashioned lightCrossword Clue
Quaint lightCrossword Clue
Early nightlightCrossword Clue
Groundbreaking 19th-century light fixtureCrossword Clue

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NAMESAKE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Any "Jr.," to his fatherCrossword Clue
One with identical designation means Kea must be changedCrossword Clue
Reveal wine - another Rose?Crossword Clue
Poor Sam A. Keen and his double?Crossword Clue
Joint titleholderCrossword Clue
Joint titleholderCrossword Clue
Makes an idiotic error, initially, supplying homonymCrossword Clue
Seek a man out who may be confused with another?Crossword Clue
Seek a man out. One with familiar calling?Crossword Clue
Seek a man — one with an intimate connection?Crossword Clue

23%
GOALLESSDRAW
12 Letters

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Across

Surname of two Indian prime ministersCrossword Clue

Fly-by-night types?Crossword Clue

Go (for)Crossword Clue

Drew Carey, Halle Berry or Guy Fieri, originallyCrossword Clue

Baroque instrumentCrossword Clue

Long-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" (incorrectly)Crossword Clue

Walking-around money for Pavarotti?Crossword Clue

VetoCrossword Clue

Whistling stickup man on "The Wire"Crossword Clue

Cry of frustrationCrossword Clue

McGwire's rival in 1990s M.L.BCrossword Clue

Hajj destinationCrossword Clue

Baseball team formerly known as the Colt .45sCrossword Clue

Preacher's gift?Crossword Clue

Fly catcher?Crossword Clue

Kind of a drag?Crossword Clue

ParrotCrossword Clue

PerceptiveCrossword Clue

Icy passage to Antarctica's McMurdo StationCrossword Clue

Get ___ (shine scholastically)Crossword Clue

Muscle exercised with a shoulder press, familiarlyCrossword Clue

Billionaire MuskCrossword Clue

5 and 8 go into 42, for example?Crossword Clue

Fan of "I" statementsCrossword Clue

Dissect with a diagramCrossword Clue

Start of many first-year course namesCrossword Clue

Lawman who got out of DodgeCrossword Clue

60 minutiCrossword Clue

Local leader is prohibited?Crossword Clue

ClearCrossword Clue

Bum around EuropeCrossword Clue

Intentional creasesCrossword Clue

Org. targeting Walter White on "Breaking Bad"Crossword Clue

Changes the locks?Crossword Clue

Acted all crabby?Crossword Clue

"___, actually ..." NYT Crossword Clue

Showing 52 Matching Answers

WELL

9 RELATED CLUES

INDEED

10 RELATED CLUES

INFACT

8 RELATED CLUES

INPOINTOFFACT

INTRUTH

10 RELATED CLUES

ASIT

10 RELATED CLUES

ASITHAPPENS

3 RELATED CLUES

INPERSON

7 RELATED CLUES

INTHEFLESH

1 RELATED CLUES

IMPLICIT

10 RELATED CLUES

ONGOING

10 RELATED CLUES

REALLY

10 RELATED CLUES

DEFACTO

10 RELATED CLUES

INFARCT

5 RELATED CLUES

IPSOFACTO

3 RELATED CLUES

SPECIOUS

10 RELATED CLUES

TACT

10 RELATED CLUES

ATOLL

10 RELATED CLUES

FRENCHWINDOW

INESSE

10 RELATED CLUES

INFLATE

10 RELATED CLUES

MANTIS

10 RELATED CLUES

CIAO

10 RELATED CLUES

ETHEREAL

10 RELATED CLUES

HOVE

10 RELATED CLUES

INFRACT

2 RELATED CLUES

IRONY

10 RELATED CLUES

NEWCASTLE

10 RELATED CLUES

QUELL

10 RELATED CLUES

ASAMATTEROFFACT

3 RELATED CLUES

PUTRIGHT

1 RELATED CLUES

RASED

10 RELATED CLUES

REQUITAL

5 RELATED CLUES

WARHORSE

10 RELATED CLUES

AUSTIN

10 RELATED CLUES

BLEEP

10 RELATED CLUES

CANAL

10 RELATED CLUES

COYOTE

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ENVISAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

INSTAL

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