Answer: LASS.
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Across
- 1. Walks softly
- 5. Impossible to contact by ordinary means
- 15. "___, sing America"
- 16. Feature focused on investigation and resolution
- 17. Turf
- 18. Downward-facing dog?
- 19. ___ text (label for a screen reader)
- 20. ___ Robert Jr., 2020 Gold Glove Award winner
- 21. Encrust
- 22. What might be caught Red-handed?
- 24. Cracker topper
- 27. Raise
- 28. Popular vacation spot
- 32. Talks up
- 33. It's not worth what it seems
- 34. Kick out
- 35. Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica
- 36. Fine-textured wood used in musical instruments
- 37. Unfettered flow of goods
- 39. It might turn up a turnip
- 40. Software clients
- 41. Minuscule
- 42. "That's my opinion, too"
- 43. Components of some makeovers
- 45. Boatload
- 48. First-rate, in slang
- 49. R&B's ___ Hill
- 50. "Be kind!"
- 54. First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature
- 55. What holding one's thumb up might indicate
- 56. "How could ___?"
- 57. Cooking byproduct sometimes called "liquid gold"
- 58. Rescues, maybe
Down
- 1. Fragrant rice dish
- 2. Day and night
- 3. "Must I spell it out further?"
- 4. Turf
- 5. Like practices associated with pentacles
- 6. Enfeebled
- 7. Some scuba diving gear
- 8. "OMG, I didn't need to know that!"
- 9. "She's everything. ___ just Ken" (2023 movie tagline)
- 10. Genre heard at many raves, for short
- 11. Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her
- 12. Asian royal
- 13. "Don't worry about me"
- 14. Have the audacity
- 20. Colleen
- 23. Emotionally complex, in a way
- 24. James Baldwin's "If ___ Street Could Talk"
- 25. One-named singer in the 2023 hit "Prada"
- 26. What one might subscribe to
- 28. "I'll let that ___ …"
- 29. Not to be repeated
- 30. Seeking comment?
- 31. Title heroine who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you"
- 32. Stir-fry protein option
- 33. This, too, shall pass
- 35. Squeeze
- 38. Not yet final, in brief
- 39. Number of kings en España named Felipe
- 41. Position at a food company
- 43. Throng
- 44. Boardroom group
- 45. Mail
- 46. Superboy's crush
- 47. Holiday lead-ins
- 48. Entice
- 51. Antidiscrimination legis. of 1990
- 52. ___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack)
- 53. Long period
- 54. What a boat shouldn't do
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Walks softly Crossword Clue
- 5A Impossible to contact by ordinary means Crossword Clue
- 15A “___, sing America” Crossword Clue
- 16A Feature focused on investigation and resolution Crossword Clue
- 18A Downward-facing dog? Crossword Clue
- 19A ___ text (label for a screen reader) Crossword Clue
- 20A ___ Robert Jr., 2020 Gold Glove Award winner Crossword Clue
- 21A Encrust Crossword Clue
- 22A What might be caught Red-handed? Crossword Clue
- 24A Cracker topper Crossword Clue
- 27A Raise Crossword Clue
- 28A Popular vacation spot Crossword Clue
- 32A Talks up Crossword Clue
- 33A It’s not worth what it seems Crossword Clue
- 34A Kick out Crossword Clue
- 35A Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica Crossword Clue
- 36A Fine-textured wood used in musical instruments Crossword Clue
- 37A Unfettered flow of goods Crossword Clue
- 39A It might turn up a turnip Crossword Clue
- 40A Software clients Crossword Clue
- 41A Minuscule Crossword Clue
- 42A “That’s my opinion, too” Crossword Clue
- 43A Components of some makeovers Crossword Clue
- 45A Boatload Crossword Clue
- 48A First-rate, in slang Crossword Clue
- 49A R&B’s ___ Hill Crossword Clue
- 50A “Be kind!” Crossword Clue
- 54A First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature Crossword Clue
- 55A What holding one’s thumb up might indicate Crossword Clue
- 56A “How could ___?” Crossword Clue
- 57A Cooking byproduct sometimes called “liquid gold” Crossword Clue
- 58A Rescues, maybe Crossword Clue
- 1D Fragrant rice dish Crossword Clue
- 2D Day and night Crossword Clue
- 3D “Must I spell it out further?” Crossword Clue
- 4D Turf Crossword Clue
- 5D Like practices associated with pentacles Crossword Clue
- 6D Enfeebled Crossword Clue
- 7D Some scuba diving gear Crossword Clue
- 8D “OMG, I didn’t need to know that!” Crossword Clue
- 9D “She’s everything. ___ just Ken” (2023 movie tagline) Crossword Clue
- 10D Genre heard at many raves, for short Crossword Clue
- 11D Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her Crossword Clue
- 12D Asian royal Crossword Clue
- 13D “Don’t worry about me” Crossword Clue
- 14D Have the audacity Crossword Clue
- 20D Colleen Crossword Clue
- 23D Emotionally complex, in a way Crossword Clue
- 24D James Baldwin’s “If ___ Street Could Talk” Crossword Clue
- 25D One-named singer in the 2023 hit “Prada” Crossword Clue
- 26D What one might subscribe to Crossword Clue
- 28D “I’ll let that ___ …” Crossword Clue
- 29D Not to be repeated Crossword Clue
- 30D Seeking comment? Crossword Clue
- 31D Title heroine who says “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you” Crossword Clue
- 32D Stir-fry protein option Crossword Clue
- 33D This, too, shall pass Crossword Clue
- 35D Squeeze Crossword Clue
- 38D Not yet final, in brief Crossword Clue
- 39D Number of kings en España named Felipe Crossword Clue
- 41D Position at a food company Crossword Clue
- 43D Throng Crossword Clue
- 44D Boardroom group Crossword Clue
- 45D Mail Crossword Clue
- 46D Superboy’s crush Crossword Clue
- 47D Holiday lead-ins Crossword Clue
- 48D Entice Crossword Clue
- 51D Antidiscrimination legis. of 1990 Crossword Clue
- 52D ___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack) Crossword Clue
- 53D Long period Crossword Clue
- 54D What a boat shouldn’t do Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “Colleen” What’s a good option?
LASS is a common synonym for Colleen.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “Colleen” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 9 2025.
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