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Exact puzzle match· New York Times · May 16, 2025· 4 letters
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- Seen in 3 puzzles · nytVITAL5 lettersanswer page
- Seen in 3 puzzles · nytNEED4 lettersanswer page
- Seen in 2 puzzles · nytNECESSARY9 lettersanswer page
- Seen in 2 puzzles · nytNEEDED6 lettersanswer page
- Seen in 2 puzzles · nytKEY3 lettersanswer page
- Seen in 1 puzzle · nytOIL3 lettersanswer page
- Seen in 1 puzzle · nytINHERENT8 lettersanswer page
Puzzle appearances
- 2025-05-16 — NYT · across 45 · 4 letters
- 1996-05-16 — NYT · across 9 · 4 letters
- 2006-10-18 — NYT · down 56 · 4 letters
- 1995-10-18 — NYT · down 8 · 5 letters
- 2007-08-23 — NYT · down 47 · 5 letters
- 2018-01-26 — NYT · across 22 · 5 letters
- 2002-03-07 — NYT · across 60 · 4 letters
- 2003-03-23 — NYT · down 25 · 4 letters
- 1995-04-21 — NYT · down 2 · 4 letters
- 1997-12-31 — NYT · across 33 · 9 letters
- 2015-11-02 — NYT · down 34 · 9 letters
- 2004-03-26 — NYT · down 44 · 6 letters
- 2004-04-05 — NYT · across 22 · 6 letters
- 1997-05-11 — NYT · down 119 · 3 letters
- 2003-08-24 — NYT · down 106 · 3 letters
- 2025-01-19 — NYT · across 63 · 3 letters
- 1998-06-18 — NYT · down 3 · 8 letters
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