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Answer: NEO.
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Across
- 1. Collect
- 6. Shortening for bakers
- 9. Triangular bones that fuse in adulthood
- 14. Assembles
- 17. "You didn't fool me"
- 18. ___-Assyrian Empire, once the world's strongest military power
- 19. Annoyance in the middle of a season, perhaps
- 20. Top suit
- 21. Generational disconnects
- 23. First Muppet to appear on the Billboard Hot 100
- 24. Takes the field?
- 25. Package filler, often
- 27. Yahoo rival
- 28. Leaves aside?
- 29. Spiral-shelled mollusks
- 31. Spanish city that's home to the Alhambra
- 34. Declining late in life
- 35. Beef cut in Santa Maria-style barbecue
- 36. Likely lobby locale in D.C.
- 38. Restaurant option that lacks options
- 39. Makes haste
- 40. In-network grp.
- 42. Channel
- 43. Phisher's collection, for short
- 44. Doozy
- 46. What one of the letters in the luxury conglomerate LVMH stands for
- 48. Baseball's "Master Melvin"
- 49. Corruption below deck, perhaps
- 51. ___-ace (queer identity)
- 52. Colorful knit top with Scottish origins
- 55. Board game variant used as a last-resort tiebreaker
- 56. Fumes
- 57. Are, in Spanish
- 58. Couldn't not
Down
- 1. Natural process we all go through
- 2. Leave everything behind
- 3. Never ever
- 4. ___Believes Cup, annual women's soccer tournament
- 5. Finalizes, with "up"
- 6. Some concerning forecasts, in weather-speak
- 7. Coffee rings, e.g.
- 8. Campaign activity
- 9. Directive in many a stovetop recipe
- 10. N.L. East rival of NYM
- 11. Like Junior Mints and Raisinets
- 12. What a retrospective aims to produce
- 13. One side in ancient Greece's Battle of the 300 Champions
- 15. Mature
- 16. "Euphoria" synonym that, like "Euphoria," is also the name of a hit TV show
- 22. Sendups
- 24. "Bare" bottom?
- 26. Infiltrators of a sort
- 28. Medicare component
- 29. Oft-repeated bit of onomatopoeia
- 30. Once named
- 32. Pike, for instance: Abbr.
- 33. Longtime animated TV character who hasn't had a speaking role since 2017
- 37. One's parents, in modern slang
- 38. Stops digging
- 41. Got by
- 43. Change seats?
- 44. "Better sound through research" brand
- 45. Gown go-with
- 47. Core location
- 49. Freaks (out)
- 50. Lighting, sound production, etc.
- 53. Unprocessed
- 54. ___ moment
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Collect Crossword Clue
- 6A Shortening for bakers Crossword Clue
- 9A Triangular bones that fuse in adulthood Crossword Clue
- 14A Assembles Crossword Clue
- 17A “You didn’t fool me” Crossword Clue
- 18A ___-Assyrian Empire, once the world’s strongest military power Crossword Clue
- 19A Annoyance in the middle of a season, perhaps Crossword Clue
- 20A Top suit Crossword Clue
- 21A Generational disconnects Crossword Clue
- 23A First Muppet to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 Crossword Clue
- 24A Takes the field? Crossword Clue
- 25A Package filler, often Crossword Clue
- 27A Yahoo rival Crossword Clue
- 28A Leaves aside? Crossword Clue
- 29A Spiral-shelled mollusks Crossword Clue
- 31A Spanish city that’s home to the Alhambra Crossword Clue
- 34A Declining late in life Crossword Clue
- 35A Beef cut in Santa Maria-style barbecue Crossword Clue
- 36A Likely lobby locale in D.C. Crossword Clue
- 38A Restaurant option that lacks options Crossword Clue
- 39A Makes haste Crossword Clue
- 40A In-network grp. Crossword Clue
- 42A Channel Crossword Clue
- 43A Phisher’s collection, for short Crossword Clue
- 44A Doozy Crossword Clue
- 46A What one of the letters in the luxury conglomerate LVMH stands for Crossword Clue
- 48A Baseball’s “Master Melvin” Crossword Clue
- 49A Corruption below deck, perhaps Crossword Clue
- 51A ___-ace (queer identity) Crossword Clue
- 52A Colorful knit top with Scottish origins Crossword Clue
- 55A Board game variant used as a last-resort tiebreaker Crossword Clue
- 56A Fumes Crossword Clue
- 57A Are, in Spanish Crossword Clue
- 58A Couldn’t not Crossword Clue
- 1D Natural process we all go through Crossword Clue
- 2D Leave everything behind Crossword Clue
- 3D Never ever Crossword Clue
- 4D ___Believes Cup, annual women’s soccer tournament Crossword Clue
- 5D Finalizes, with “up” Crossword Clue
- 6D Some concerning forecasts, in weather-speak Crossword Clue
- 7D Coffee rings, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 8D Campaign activity Crossword Clue
- 9D Directive in many a stovetop recipe Crossword Clue
- 10D N.L. East rival of NYM Crossword Clue
- 11D Like Junior Mints and Raisinets Crossword Clue
- 12D What a retrospective aims to produce Crossword Clue
- 13D One side in ancient Greece’s Battle of the 300 Champions Crossword Clue
- 15D Mature Crossword Clue
- 16D “Euphoria” synonym that, like “Euphoria,” is also the name of a hit TV show Crossword Clue
- 22D Sendups Crossword Clue
- 24D “Bare” bottom? Crossword Clue
- 26D Infiltrators of a sort Crossword Clue
- 28D Medicare component Crossword Clue
- 29D Oft-repeated bit of onomatopoeia Crossword Clue
- 30D Once named Crossword Clue
- 32D Pike, for instance: Abbr. Crossword Clue
- 33D Longtime animated TV character who hasn’t had a speaking role since 2017 Crossword Clue
- 37D One’s parents, in modern slang Crossword Clue
- 38D Stops digging Crossword Clue
- 41D Got by Crossword Clue
- 43D Change seats? Crossword Clue
- 44D “Better sound through research” brand Crossword Clue
- 45D Gown go-with Crossword Clue
- 47D Core location Crossword Clue
- 49D Freaks (out) Crossword Clue
- 50D Lighting, sound production, etc. Crossword Clue
- 53D Unprocessed Crossword Clue
- 54D ___ moment Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “___-Assyrian Empire, once the world’s strongest military power” What’s a good option?
NEO is a common synonym for ___-Assyrian Empire, once the world’s strongest military power.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “___-Assyrian Empire, once the world’s strongest military power” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 7 2025.
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