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Answer: EPEES.
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Across
- 1. Three-player trick-taking game
- 5. Supermarket tabloids, informally
- 9. Walkways
- 14. Difficult air to see through
- 15. Dog biter
- 16. Greek theater
- 17. Pitchers' stats
- 18. Short stiletto shoe
- 20. Voice below soprano
- 22. Locale for a person with a green thumb
- 23. 'N Sync bandmate of Justin Timberlake
- 26. Black Friday or Cyber Monday event
- 29. Letters before a criminal's alias
- 30. Vaccine-approving org.
- 31. Finger … or what a finger dials on a phone
- 32. "Affirmative!"
- 33. Floor model
- 35. Slanted edges, as on mirrors
- 36. What a first crush might be dismissed as
- 38. Author Louisa May ___
- 41. Slugger Sammy
- 42. ___ de Janeiro
- 45. Like cursive handwriting, typically
- 46. Yahoo alternative
- 47. Finish
- 48. Cash dispensers
- 49. Spot that may be affected by a charley horse
- 53. Bandit at sea
- 55. Small case for needles
- 56. Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally
- 60. West Point, in brief
- 62. 2015 Adele hit that won three Grammys
- 63. Adolescent woe
- 64. The first word of 18-, 23-, 36-, 49- or 56-Across is one
- 65. Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel
- 66. Squealed, as an informant
- 67. ___ gin fizz
Down
- 1. "Thar ___ blows!"
- 2. Sing-along activity at a bar
- 3. Colorful shrubs in the genus Rhododendron
- 4. In an irritable mood
- 5. ___ Stadium, former D.C. sports venue
- 6. Boxer who "stung like a bee"
- 7. Outset
- 8. Lucifer
- 9. Setting for "Make Way for Ducklings"
- 10. Sticky stuff
- 11. Like most first-year college students
- 12. Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers?
- 13. Longtime sketch comedy show, in brief
- 19. Before, poetically
- 21. Not working, as a police officer
- 23. Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet
- 24. Skilled
- 25. Pack (down)
- 27. Rapper ___ Nas X
- 28. U.F.O. crew
- 31. Lower one's estimation of
- 34. Yiddish laments
- 35. ___ buddy
- 36. Treat on a stick that you lick
- 37. Bread purchase
- 38. Styled after
- 39. Parking place
- 40. Put together, as a scrapbook
- 42. Disengagement due to a conflict of interest
- 43. Left hanging between two stages
- 44. Praiseful poem
- 49. Half-___ (coffee order)
- 50. Bronze statue in Rockefeller Center
- 51. High-end German camera brand
- 52. Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks
- 54. Some bygone theaters
- 56. Revolutionary Guevara
- 57. No-longer-cool way to say "cool"
- 58. First channel to offer 24-hour reporting
- 59. Beer barrel
- 61. "Affirmative!" at sea
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Three-player trick-taking game Crossword Clue
- 5A Supermarket tabloids, informally Crossword Clue
- 9A Walkways Crossword Clue
- 14A Difficult air to see through Crossword Clue
- 15A Dog biter Crossword Clue
- 16A Greek theater Crossword Clue
- 17A Pitchers’ stats Crossword Clue
- 18A Short stiletto shoe Crossword Clue
- 20A Voice below soprano Crossword Clue
- 22A Locale for a person with a green thumb Crossword Clue
- 23A ‘N Sync bandmate of Justin Timberlake Crossword Clue
- 26A Black Friday or Cyber Monday event Crossword Clue
- 29A Letters before a criminal’s alias Crossword Clue
- 30A Vaccine-approving org. Crossword Clue
- 31A Finger … or what a finger dials on a phone Crossword Clue
- 32A “Affirmative!” Crossword Clue
- 33A Floor model Crossword Clue
- 35A Slanted edges, as on mirrors Crossword Clue
- 36A What a first crush might be dismissed as Crossword Clue
- 38A Author Louisa May ___ Crossword Clue
- 41A Slugger Sammy Crossword Clue
- 42A ___ de Janeiro Crossword Clue
- 45A Like cursive handwriting, typically Crossword Clue
- 46A Yahoo alternative Crossword Clue
- 47A Finish Crossword Clue
- 48A Cash dispensers Crossword Clue
- 49A Spot that may be affected by a charley horse Crossword Clue
- 53A Bandit at sea Crossword Clue
- 55A Small case for needles Crossword Clue
- 56A Movie marketed toward a primarily female audience, informally Crossword Clue
- 60A West Point, in brief Crossword Clue
- 62A 2015 Adele hit that won three Grammys Crossword Clue
- 63A Adolescent woe Crossword Clue
- 64A The first word of 18-, 23-, 36-, 49- or 56-Across is one Crossword Clue
- 65A Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel Crossword Clue
- 66A Squealed, as an informant Crossword Clue
- 67A ___ gin fizz Crossword Clue
- 1D “Thar ___ blows!” Crossword Clue
- 2D Sing-along activity at a bar Crossword Clue
- 3D Colorful shrubs in the genus Rhododendron Crossword Clue
- 4D In an irritable mood Crossword Clue
- 5D ___ Stadium, former D.C. sports venue Crossword Clue
- 6D Boxer who “stung like a bee” Crossword Clue
- 7D Outset Crossword Clue
- 8D Lucifer Crossword Clue
- 9D Setting for “Make Way for Ducklings” Crossword Clue
- 10D Sticky stuff Crossword Clue
- 11D Like most first-year college students Crossword Clue
- 12D Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers? Crossword Clue
- 13D Longtime sketch comedy show, in brief Crossword Clue
- 19D Before, poetically Crossword Clue
- 21D Not working, as a police officer Crossword Clue
- 23D Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet Crossword Clue
- 24D Skilled Crossword Clue
- 25D Pack (down) Crossword Clue
- 27D Rapper ___ Nas X Crossword Clue
- 28D U.F.O. crew Crossword Clue
- 31D Lower one’s estimation of Crossword Clue
- 34D Yiddish laments Crossword Clue
- 35D ___ buddy Crossword Clue
- 36D Treat on a stick that you lick Crossword Clue
- 37D Bread purchase Crossword Clue
- 38D Styled after Crossword Clue
- 39D Parking place Crossword Clue
- 40D Put together, as a scrapbook Crossword Clue
- 42D Disengagement due to a conflict of interest Crossword Clue
- 43D Left hanging between two stages Crossword Clue
- 44D Praiseful poem Crossword Clue
- 49D Half-___ (coffee order) Crossword Clue
- 50D Bronze statue in Rockefeller Center Crossword Clue
- 51D High-end German camera brand Crossword Clue
- 52D Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks Crossword Clue
- 54D Some bygone theaters Crossword Clue
- 56D Revolutionary Guevara Crossword Clue
- 57D No-longer-cool way to say “cool” Crossword Clue
- 58D First channel to offer 24-hour reporting Crossword Clue
- 59D Beer barrel Crossword Clue
- 61D “Affirmative!” at sea Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel” What’s a good option?
EPEES is a common synonym for Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “Swords whose points were once dipped in dye before a duel” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 16 2025.
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