Answer: SICKNESS.
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Across
- 1. Word with chocolate or computer
- 5. Thompson or Stone of 2021's "Cruella"
- 9. Fragment
- 14. Sci-fi novel with giant sandworms
- 15. Help for a faltering business
- 16. Type of hunter-gatherer diet
- 17. "Smile for the photo, dude!"
- 19. Able to bend smoothly
- 20. Fragment
- 21. Mythological instruments of vengeance
- 22. Contractor's pipe material, for short
- 24. "Work on your enunciation, bro!"
- 26. Omen
- 28. Little bit of work
- 29. "The most beautiful deception of all," per Debussy
- 30. Tedious work
- 31. Much social media humor
- 33. "That is messed up, girl!"
- 39. ___ and foremost
- 40. Origin crossers
- 42. Marshland
- 45. Org. whose officers train at Camp Peary
- 46. Cause to jump, say
- 49. "Protect the quarterback, buddy!"
- 52. Pupil's place
- 53. Best way to sing
- 54. What "sostenuto" means in music
- 56. Cuba ___ (drink)
- 57. "That's unbelievable, love!"
- 60. Diarist Nin
- 61. Leave out
- 62. Finger
- 63. Seems to point to
- 64. "Damned if ___ …"
- 65. Put on a schedule
Down
- 1. Atlanta-based govt. agency
- 2. "Come again?"
- 3. How some funds are held
- 4. What old paint might do
- 5. Smallest three-syllable number
- 6. Tin lizzie
- 7. Language in which "Kia ora" means "Hello"
- 8. Director Lee
- 9. Goes for the expensive option, say
- 10. Sticky, as a situation
- 11. Nissan sedan
- 12. Try again
- 13. "That ___ ring a bell"
- 18. One of two on a record
- 21. Physicist Enrico
- 22. Afterthought's afterthought: Abbr.
- 23. Plug-in Chevy
- 25. Geese formations
- 27. Cry near quittin' time
- 31. Colorado summer hrs.
- 32. Classic cookie cutter shape
- 34. Something feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school
- 35. Shoshone, e.g.
- 36. Biblical birthright barterer
- 37. Not from within
- 38. Depend (on)
- 41. "Get it?"
- 42. Forensics HQ in Quantico, Va.
- 43. Cause of some turbulent weather
- 44. "That's halfway decent!"
- 46. Like a good poker face
- 47. Look after
- 48. Cry of frustration
- 50. Marie who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different science fields
- 51. Ectoplasmic residue
- 55. Many ages
- 57. "Mind. Blown."
- 58. Brooding music genre
- 59. So far
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Word with chocolate or computer Crossword Clue
- 5A Thompson or Stone of 2021’s “Cruella” Crossword Clue
- 14A Sci-fi novel with giant sandworms Crossword Clue
- 15A Help for a faltering business Crossword Clue
- 16A Type of hunter-gatherer diet Crossword Clue
- 17A “Smile for the photo, dude!” Crossword Clue
- 19A Able to bend smoothly Crossword Clue
- 20A Fragment Crossword Clue
- 21A Mythological instruments of vengeance Crossword Clue
- 22A Contractor’s pipe material, for short Crossword Clue
- 24A “Work on your enunciation, bro!” Crossword Clue
- 26A Omen Crossword Clue
- 28A Little bit of work Crossword Clue
- 29A “The most beautiful deception of all,” per Debussy Crossword Clue
- 30A Tedious work Crossword Clue
- 31A Much social media humor Crossword Clue
- 33A “That is messed up, girl!” Crossword Clue
- 39A ___ and foremost Crossword Clue
- 40A Origin crossers Crossword Clue
- 42A Marshland Crossword Clue
- 45A Org. whose officers train at Camp Peary Crossword Clue
- 46A Cause to jump, say Crossword Clue
- 49A “Protect the quarterback, buddy!” Crossword Clue
- 52A Pupil’s place Crossword Clue
- 53A Best way to sing Crossword Clue
- 54A What “sostenuto” means in music Crossword Clue
- 56A Cuba ___ (drink) Crossword Clue
- 57A “That’s unbelievable, love!” Crossword Clue
- 60A Diarist Nin Crossword Clue
- 61A Leave out Crossword Clue
- 62A Finger Crossword Clue
- 63A Seems to point to Crossword Clue
- 64A “Damned if ___ …” Crossword Clue
- 65A Put on a schedule Crossword Clue
- 1D Atlanta-based govt. agency Crossword Clue
- 2D “Come again?” Crossword Clue
- 3D How some funds are held Crossword Clue
- 4D What old paint might do Crossword Clue
- 5D Smallest three-syllable number Crossword Clue
- 6D Tin lizzie Crossword Clue
- 7D Language in which “Kia ora” means “Hello” Crossword Clue
- 8D Director Lee Crossword Clue
- 9D Goes for the expensive option, say Crossword Clue
- 10D Sticky, as a situation Crossword Clue
- 11D Nissan sedan Crossword Clue
- 12D Try again Crossword Clue
- 13D “That ___ ring a bell” Crossword Clue
- 18D One of two on a record Crossword Clue
- 21D Physicist Enrico Crossword Clue
- 22D Afterthought’s afterthought: Abbr. Crossword Clue
- 23D Plug-in Chevy Crossword Clue
- 25D Geese formations Crossword Clue
- 27D Cry near quittin’ time Crossword Clue
- 31D Colorado summer hrs. Crossword Clue
- 32D Classic cookie cutter shape Crossword Clue
- 34D Something feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school Crossword Clue
- 35D Shoshone, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 36D Biblical birthright barterer Crossword Clue
- 37D Not from within Crossword Clue
- 38D Depend (on) Crossword Clue
- 41D “Get it?” Crossword Clue
- 42D Forensics HQ in Quantico, Va. Crossword Clue
- 43D Cause of some turbulent weather Crossword Clue
- 44D “That’s halfway decent!” Crossword Clue
- 46D Like a good poker face Crossword Clue
- 47D Look after Crossword Clue
- 48D Cry of frustration Crossword Clue
- 50D Marie who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different science fields Crossword Clue
- 51D Ectoplasmic residue Crossword Clue
- 55D Many ages Crossword Clue
- 57D “Mind. Blown.” Crossword Clue
- 58D Brooding music genre Crossword Clue
- 59D So far Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “Something feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school” What’s a good option?
SICKNESS is a common synonym for Something feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “Something feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 21 2025.
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