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Answer: SPINSATALE.
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Across
- 1. Obstinate fool
- 4. Co. badges, e.g.
- 7. Keeps burning, say
- 13. Apt name for a fretful fellow
- 14. Yogi's accessory
- 15. Goes off track
- 16. Jabber
- 17. Chang or Eng Bunker, notably
- 19. Just managed, with "out"
- 21. Mix up
- 22. Recoils suddenly
- 23. ___ Haute, Ind.
- 25. On its way
- 27. Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.
- 32. Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___
- 34. Percolated
- 37. Balm additive
- 38. Observes Ramadan, say
- 40. Stretchiness
- 41. National park that's home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide
- 43. Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha
- 45. Provider of crucial testimony
- 47. Unbuckled seatbelt alert
- 48. Zigzag
- 51. Solomonic figures
- 55. Craft drafts, for short
- 58. Sporty auto feature
- 59. Copyright wrongs
- 62. Sounds heard during a cuteness overload
- 63. Took to the sky
- 64. Young 'un
- 65. Soccer star Messi, familiarly
- 66. Approach
- 67. Spot for wallowing
- 68. One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk
Down
- 1. To date
- 2. Sticking point for a gardener?
- 3. Celestial phenomena observed at perigees
- 4. Some online exchanges, in brief
- 5. Speaker's spot
- 6. Walks or runs
- 7. French possessive
- 8. Bridge support
- 9. Swearword
- 10. Aussie's neighbor
- 11. Nobel laureate Wiesel
- 12. Figs. with two dashes
- 15. Jeter in Cooperstown
- 18. Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters
- 20. Strongly suggested
- 24. Fig. at a train station
- 26. Titan maker
- 28. Really killing it, so to speak
- 29. Strand in a cell
- 30. The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces
- 31. Does some creative accounting?
- 32. Meander (about)
- 33. Saint Martin, par exemple
- 35. Actress Mendes
- 36. Torre ___ Greco, Italy
- 39. Celebration whose full name translates as "festival of the first day"
- 42. Menlo Park, N.J., famously
- 44. Hem, but not haw
- 46. Screwy
- 49. I, for one
- 50. Surrey town known for its salt
- 51. Most bulk email
- 52. Thomas ___ Edison
- 53. Appreciation
- 54. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer
- 56. Certain vipers
- 57. X-rated material
- 60. ___ Lingus
- 61. Stratego piece
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Obstinate fool Crossword Clue
- 4A Co. badges, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 7A Keeps burning, say Crossword Clue
- 13A Apt name for a fretful fellow Crossword Clue
- 14A Yogi’s accessory Crossword Clue
- 15A Goes off track Crossword Clue
- 16A Jabber Crossword Clue
- 17A Chang or Eng Bunker, notably Crossword Clue
- 19A Just managed, with “out” Crossword Clue
- 21A Mix up Crossword Clue
- 22A Recoils suddenly Crossword Clue
- 23A ___ Haute, Ind. Crossword Clue
- 25A On its way Crossword Clue
- 27A Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 32A Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___ Crossword Clue
- 34A Percolated Crossword Clue
- 37A Balm additive Crossword Clue
- 38A Observes Ramadan, say Crossword Clue
- 40A Stretchiness Crossword Clue
- 41A National park that’s home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide Crossword Clue
- 43A Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha Crossword Clue
- 45A Provider of crucial testimony Crossword Clue
- 47A Unbuckled seatbelt alert Crossword Clue
- 48A Zigzag Crossword Clue
- 51A Solomonic figures Crossword Clue
- 55A Craft drafts, for short Crossword Clue
- 58A Sporty auto feature Crossword Clue
- 59A Copyright wrongs Crossword Clue
- 62A Sounds heard during a cuteness overload Crossword Clue
- 63A Took to the sky Crossword Clue
- 64A Young ‘un Crossword Clue
- 65A Soccer star Messi, familiarly Crossword Clue
- 66A Approach Crossword Clue
- 67A Spot for wallowing Crossword Clue
- 68A One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk Crossword Clue
- 1D To date Crossword Clue
- 2D Sticking point for a gardener? Crossword Clue
- 3D Celestial phenomena observed at perigees Crossword Clue
- 4D Some online exchanges, in brief Crossword Clue
- 5D Speaker’s spot Crossword Clue
- 6D Walks or runs Crossword Clue
- 7D French possessive Crossword Clue
- 8D Bridge support Crossword Clue
- 9D Swearword Crossword Clue
- 10D Aussie’s neighbor Crossword Clue
- 11D Nobel laureate Wiesel Crossword Clue
- 12D Figs. with two dashes Crossword Clue
- 15D Jeter in Cooperstown Crossword Clue
- 18D Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle’s circled letters Crossword Clue
- 20D Strongly suggested Crossword Clue
- 24D Fig. at a train station Crossword Clue
- 26D Titan maker Crossword Clue
- 28D Really killing it, so to speak Crossword Clue
- 29D Strand in a cell Crossword Clue
- 30D The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces Crossword Clue
- 31D Does some creative accounting? Crossword Clue
- 32D Meander (about) Crossword Clue
- 33D Saint Martin, par exemple Crossword Clue
- 35D Actress Mendes Crossword Clue
- 36D Torre ___ Greco, Italy Crossword Clue
- 39D Celebration whose full name translates as “festival of the first day” Crossword Clue
- 42D Menlo Park, N.J., famously Crossword Clue
- 44D Hem, but not haw Crossword Clue
- 46D Screwy Crossword Clue
- 49D I, for one Crossword Clue
- 50D Surrey town known for its salt Crossword Clue
- 51D Most bulk email Crossword Clue
- 52D Thomas ___ Edison Crossword Clue
- 53D Appreciation Crossword Clue
- 54D Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer Crossword Clue
- 56D Certain vipers Crossword Clue
- 57D X-rated material Crossword Clue
- 60D ___ Lingus Crossword Clue
- 61D Stratego piece Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “Does some creative accounting?” What’s a good option?
SPINSATALE is a common synonym for Does some creative accounting?.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “Does some creative accounting?” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 11 2025.
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