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EARLY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PrimitiveCrossword Clue
Ahead of scheduleCrossword Clue
Like an eager party guest, perhapsCrossword Clue
When many show up to a job interviewCrossword Clue
In advanceCrossword Clue
How nervous travelers arrive at the airportCrossword Clue
Word before "retirement" or "riser"Crossword Clue
In the wee hours of the morningCrossword Clue
Before sunriseCrossword Clue
Not late like an aristocrat?Crossword Clue

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UNTIMELY
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
InopportuneCrossword Clue
BBC loses case most originally see as inopportuneCrossword Clue
The Spanish mutiny about working earlyCrossword Clue
Minutely prepared yet prematureCrossword Clue

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UNRIPE
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Green, sayCrossword Clue
Not ready for eating and travelling in PeruCrossword Clue
Too greenCrossword Clue
Not ready to be eaten yetCrossword Clue
Still green, maybeCrossword Clue
Green, maybeCrossword Clue
Not ready to eatCrossword Clue
University exercises right to be included, but its not readyCrossword Clue
Ground in Peru is still greenCrossword Clue

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FOREJUDGMENT
12 Letters

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LEAKS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unauthorized streams?Crossword Clue
Problems for pipes or PR firmsCrossword Clue
Garden hose problemsCrossword Clue
Security issuesCrossword Clue
Ways reporters get some secret informationCrossword Clue
Plumbing issuesCrossword Clue
Plumbing problemsCrossword Clue
Plumbing woesCrossword Clue
Plumbing problemsCrossword Clue
Jobs for plumbersCrossword Clue

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RASH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
InjudiciousCrossword Clue
ImpulsiveCrossword Clue
HastyCrossword Clue
Recklessly hastyCrossword Clue
HastyCrossword Clue
HastyCrossword Clue
Acting without thinkingCrossword Clue
Reaction to poison oakCrossword Clue
Result of a bug bite, perhapsCrossword Clue
Poison ivy symptomCrossword Clue

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DROPPAGE
8 Letters

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BEFORETIME
10 Letters

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ILLTIMED
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Too early or too lateCrossword Clue
InopportuneCrossword Clue
Sick notes daughter produces at inopportune momentCrossword Clue
Opposite of fortuitousCrossword Clue
InopportuneCrossword Clue
Like bad jokes, limited supply left to crackCrossword Clue

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POE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"The Raven" authorCrossword Clue
"Lenore" poetCrossword Clue
Macabre poetCrossword Clue
"The Raven" poetCrossword Clue
He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous workCrossword Clue
"The Tell-Tale Heart" authorCrossword Clue
“Some Words With a Mummy” writerCrossword Clue
"The Force Awakens" pilot DameronCrossword Clue
“The Raven” writerCrossword Clue
Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste DupinCrossword Clue

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SPOILERS
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Show ruinersCrossword Clue
Features of some film reviewsCrossword Clue
Parts of reviews you might not want to readCrossword Clue
Unwelcome giveawaysCrossword Clue
Subjects of some alertsCrossword Clue

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EDNA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ Mode ("The Incredibles" fashion designer)Crossword Clue
"Show Boat" novelist FerberCrossword Clue
"The Simpsons" teacher KrabappelCrossword Clue
Poet ___ St. Vincent MillayCrossword Clue
___ Mode of "The Incredibles"Crossword Clue
"The Gift of Southern Cooking" chef LewisCrossword Clue
Pulitzer winner FerberCrossword Clue
"Country Girl" author O'BrienCrossword Clue
"The Incredibles" supersuit designer ModeCrossword Clue
Chef Lewis who specialized in Southern cookingCrossword Clue

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LEAK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Air mattress issueCrossword Clue
Pipe dream? Just the opposite!Crossword Clue
Air mattress problemCrossword Clue
Bad thing to springCrossword Clue
Coxswain's nightmareCrossword Clue
Faucet problemCrossword Clue
Disclosure taken by peerCrossword Clue
Problem for a homeowner or government workerCrossword Clue
Hissing tire's problemCrossword Clue
Security issueCrossword Clue

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RASHER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fried sliceCrossword Clue
Slice of baconCrossword Clue
Spots case for employer being less prudentCrossword Clue
Fried food more reckless?Crossword Clue
Bacon servingCrossword Clue
Some ham actors last meeting with actor JaneCrossword Clue
More reckless - bit of a pig?Crossword Clue
Bacon portionCrossword Clue
Bacons getting increasingly hot-headedCrossword Clue
Bacon's getting increasingly hot-headedCrossword Clue

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ABORT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Call off, as a missionCrossword Clue
CancelCrossword Clue
"Stop the launch!"Crossword Clue
Scrub, as a missionCrossword Clue
End abruptlyCrossword Clue
Liftoff-canceling commandCrossword Clue
Call off, as a takeoffCrossword Clue
Scrub a launchCrossword Clue
"Call off the mission!"Crossword Clue
Command to cancel a countdownCrossword Clue

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ACCIDENTALDEATH
15 Letters

51%
CHICKENS
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Fraidy-catsCrossword Clue
Coop groupCrossword Clue
It's hard to make outCrossword Clue

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EARLGREY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tea’s dull after real bubblyCrossword Clue
Tea? Good, about to come in before expected time!Crossword Clue
Tea flavoured with bergamotCrossword Clue
Peer right inside large foreign hollowed-out entityCrossword Clue
Good soldiers come in first thing with teaCrossword Clue
Tea named for William IV's prime ministerCrossword Clue
Tea flavoured with bergamotCrossword Clue
William IV's prime ministerCrossword Clue
Work unit comes back in before time for teaCrossword Clue
A lordly brew?Crossword Clue

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PEARLY
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Alleged quality of the gates to heaven?Crossword Clue
Like some kings to take power ahead of timeCrossword Clue
Costermonger beginning to peddle with the larks?Crossword Clue
Smooth and tough Arctic explorer saving lives, originallyCrossword Clue
___ white: how a shark shows its teeth in Bobby Darin's version of Mack the KnifeCrossword Clue
Come out again and gather fruitCrossword Clue
Parking in good time to reach such gates, onell be lateCrossword Clue
Like heavenly gatesCrossword Clue

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SURLY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CantankerousCrossword Clue
BelligerentCrossword Clue
GrumpyCrossword Clue
In a bad moodCrossword Clue
Surely dropping cigarette end is rudeCrossword Clue
Surely dropping cigarette end is rudeCrossword Clue
Definitely having no end of petulance?Crossword Clue
Non-civil English county about to be swept away by lake!Crossword Clue
Non-civil English county about to be swept away by lake!Crossword Clue
Irritably unfriendlyCrossword Clue

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CHRISTMASCREEP
14 Letters

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BULL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Raging ___"Crossword Clue
Taurus symbolCrossword Clue
See 18Crossword Clue
Taurus symbolCrossword Clue
Papal issueCrossword Clue
(Red [?) market]Crossword Clue
Zodiac symbolCrossword Clue
Site for some cape workCrossword Clue
"No way that's true"Crossword Clue
Bovine maleCrossword Clue

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COLLAPSES
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Support left at part of church at Southend comes apartCrossword Clue
Joses pal locates somewhat upset foundersCrossword Clue

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DIEONONESFEET
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Come to an unexpected end, as addition to private bill going through Parliament?Crossword Clue

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EARLINESS
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Condition of premature baby: wrinkles between sides of headCrossword Clue
Condition of premature baby: wrinkles between sides of headCrossword Clue
Queues stopping organs arriving ahead of scheduleCrossword Clue
With inexperienced cast I found inarticulateCrossword Clue
Not being tardy is nobleman having basically intelligent headCrossword Clue
Basis of health, wealth and wisdom ones seen in noble headCrossword Clue
Wear lines somewhat showing prematurityCrossword Clue

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FLORID
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Excessively ornateCrossword Clue
Red in the faceCrossword Clue
RuddyCrossword Clue
Ruddy loud member of the peerage, ones admittedCrossword Clue
Fussy using old currency demanding date for newCrossword Clue
Lid for jars, ornateCrossword Clue
Extravagant American leaving Sunshine StateCrossword Clue
Ruddy girl's relievedCrossword Clue
Ruddy girls relievedCrossword Clue
RuddyCrossword Clue

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HASTIEST
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Most impulsive atheists being nastyCrossword Clue
Most headlongCrossword Clue

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ROMANO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pecorino ___ (cheese)Crossword Clue
Pecorino ___ cheeseCrossword Clue
Ray on one's TVCrossword Clue
Italian-style cheeseCrossword Clue
Pecorino ___ cheeseCrossword Clue
Parmesan alternativeCrossword Clue
Trattoria toppingCrossword Clue
Asiago alternativeCrossword Clue
Sharp Italian cheeseCrossword Clue
Pecorino ___ (salty cheese)Crossword Clue

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MISCHIEF
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Male is leading bad behaviourCrossword Clue
ImpishnessCrossword Clue
Capers in mains, oddly, yours truly fed to cookCrossword Clue
Capers in mains, oddly, yours truly fed to cookCrossword Clue
Trouble from school next to motorway — that is loudCrossword Clue
Trouble from school next to motorway - that is loudCrossword Clue
In retrospect, Im beginning to suspect bogus fiche is some kind of prankCrossword Clue
Nearly miss greatest shenanigansCrossword Clue
Trouble from Bonds boss, say?Crossword Clue
NaughtinessCrossword Clue

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ABITPREVIOUS
12 Letters

45%
MIMI
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Bosch" actress RogersCrossword Clue
Apt name for a narcissist?Crossword Clue
Opera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-upCrossword Clue
"Rent" character based on a seamstress in "La Bohème"Crossword Clue
“La Bohème” heroineCrossword Clue
"La Bohème" characterCrossword Clue
"Out Tonight" singer in the musical "RENT"Crossword Clue
Mariah Carey nicknameCrossword Clue
"Rent" roleCrossword Clue
"The Emancipation of ___" (Mariah Carey album)Crossword Clue

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NOHOPER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One has no prospect of successCrossword Clue
Certain loserCrossword Clue
Dud mobile phone operator cleared outCrossword Clue
Theatre work ... um ... non-starterCrossword Clue
Asian drama work not a likely failureCrossword Clue
One with a record of failing; loserCrossword Clue
Mobile phone ring right for loserCrossword Clue
Nary a little laugh for a loserCrossword Clue
One with little chance of successCrossword Clue
NY neighbourhood for each and every schmuckCrossword Clue

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EARLYBIRD
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Animal who catches the worm, they sayCrossword Clue
Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue?Crossword Clue
I err badly, fooling around for a lark?Crossword Clue
One who gets the worm, in a sayingCrossword Clue
Archaeopterix? Maybe I err badly (5,4)Crossword Clue
Almost out of new porridge, one will surely get the breakfastCrossword Clue
Worm catcher?Crossword Clue
First flier gets the breakfast?Crossword Clue

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LARDNER
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Ring in librariesCrossword Clue
Ring the writer left before running errandCrossword Clue
Ring in a libraryCrossword Clue

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PEARLYGATES
11 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Entrance to Heaven?Crossword Clue
In disguise, stage player makes heavenly entrance (6,5)Crossword Clue
Place of judgement where Penny advanced tycoonCrossword Clue
Heavenly hued philanthropist Bil?Crossword Clue
Where one will meet St Peter?Crossword Clue

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SOONERS
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Oklahoma State rivalsCrossword Clue
Big 12 rival of the LonghornsCrossword Clue
Longhorn rivalsCrossword Clue
Longhorns' rivalsCrossword Clue
Neighbors of LonghornsCrossword Clue

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COLLABORATION
13 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Left workplace with speech on company teamworkCrossword Clue
Sailor comes to Scottish island with speech - gets folk working togetherCrossword Clue
Joint work by fifty in company science room, with speech followingCrossword Clue
Working together, almost arrest bishop before speechCrossword Clue
Alliance taking company line prior to Labour speechCrossword Clue

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PUTTHECATOUT
12 Letters

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NYT - September 16, 2025 Crossword Clues

Across

Relatives, informallyCrossword Clue

Carved bit of jewelryCrossword Clue

Figure outCrossword Clue

Pub pintfulCrossword Clue

___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference)Crossword Clue

Frog's soundCrossword Clue

*High-status American Express offeringCrossword Clue

Cause of food poisoning, for shortCrossword Clue

Thin and gracefulCrossword Clue

Revolutionary TrotskyCrossword Clue

Barbie's boyfriendCrossword Clue

"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singerCrossword Clue

*Task for a locksmithCrossword Clue

Science fiction princessCrossword Clue

DestinyCrossword Clue

*Motion of receding wavesCrossword Clue

Office paper fastenerCrossword Clue

Spanish articleCrossword Clue

Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations"Crossword Clue

Lennon's loveCrossword Clue

Japanese soup flavoringCrossword Clue

*Bottom of the oceanCrossword Clue

Drinking aidsCrossword Clue

"At Last" singer JamesCrossword Clue

*Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-freeCrossword Clue

Not bad, but not greatCrossword Clue

DonkeyCrossword Clue

Monk's hoodCrossword Clue

Theater employeeCrossword Clue

Shade akin to creamCrossword Clue

Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred cluesCrossword Clue

Strung alongCrossword Clue

Rock with a crystal-filled cavityCrossword Clue

HwyCrossword Clue

Highly skilledCrossword Clue

Opposite of deleteCrossword Clue

Floppy part of a beagleCrossword Clue

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Showing 38 Matching Answers

EARLY

10 RELATED CLUES

UNTIMELY

4 RELATED CLUES

UNRIPE

9 RELATED CLUES

FOREJUDGMENT

LEAKS

10 RELATED CLUES

RASH

10 RELATED CLUES

DROPPAGE

BEFORETIME

ILLTIMED

6 RELATED CLUES

POE

10 RELATED CLUES

SPOILERS

5 RELATED CLUES

EDNA

10 RELATED CLUES

LEAK

10 RELATED CLUES

RASHER

10 RELATED CLUES

ABORT

10 RELATED CLUES

ACCIDENTALDEATH

CHICKENS

3 RELATED CLUES

EARLGREY

10 RELATED CLUES

PEARLY

8 RELATED CLUES

SURLY

10 RELATED CLUES

CHRISTMASCREEP

BULL

10 RELATED CLUES

COLLAPSES

2 RELATED CLUES

DIEONONESFEET

1 RELATED CLUES

EARLINESS

7 RELATED CLUES

FLORID

10 RELATED CLUES

HASTIEST

2 RELATED CLUES

ROMANO

10 RELATED CLUES

MISCHIEF

10 RELATED CLUES

ABITPREVIOUS

MIMI

10 RELATED CLUES

NOHOPER

10 RELATED CLUES

EARLYBIRD

8 RELATED CLUES

LARDNER

3 RELATED CLUES

PEARLYGATES

5 RELATED CLUES

SOONERS

5 RELATED CLUES

COLLABORATION

5 RELATED CLUES

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NYT - September 16, 2025 Crossword Clues

Across

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