Dear ___ (letter start) Crossword Clue

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Dear ___ (letter start) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a title used before the name of knight or baronet
2. term of address for a man

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LETTER (noun)
1. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
2. an award earned by participation in a school sport
LETTER (verb)
1. mark letters on or mark with letters
2. set down or print with letters
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (4/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Paths for lobbed tennis balls

5. Tribe of Arizona

9. Flinch, say

14. Short blast from a horn

15. Actor McGregor of "Trainspotting"

16. Han Solo's response to Leia's "I love you"

17. Singer's recovery period

19. Catch my drift?

20. Shop

21. Spot for a soak

24. Pumice or basalt

29. Chemical that speeds up a fruit's aging process

32. Film director Coen

33. "Our Lips ___ Sealed" (hit by the Go-Go's)

34. Youngest woman ever elected to Congress, familiarly

36. Betraying surprise, in a way

39. Spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"

44. Big name in microprocessors

45. "Who's Who in the Cast" blurb

46. Tie-breaking periods, for short

47. How a picture book may be read at bedtime

50. ___ of hand (magician's skill)

53. Congressional history

56. Palindrome akin to "Aha!"

57. Work well together

58. Florida’s ___-Dade County

62. Jousting weapon

65. Device worn by a video gamer … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 39- and 53-Across

68. Basic piano chord

69. Notes of indebtedness

70. Gets eyes on

71. Sends frisky messages

72. Strong soapmaking solutions

73. Like bourbon

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Down

1. Four-wheelers, in brief

2. Word before beer or after square

3. Pixar film with the Oscar-winning song "Remember Me"

4. "Feed a cold, ___ a fever" (dubious medical advice)

5. That girl

6. Have debts

7. Many an Olive Garden entree

8. Sounding good, as a musical instrument

9. 18-wheeler

10. Barely get (by)

11. Snack with celery, peanut butter and raisins

12. "Peanuts" or "Pickles"

13. Do some booty-shaking

18. Spinks who defeated Muhammad Ali

22. One-eighth of a byte

25. Titular Shakespearean king

26. Remove outer parts from, as a photo

27. Burn until black

28. Prego alternative

29. Sitar virtuoso Shankar

30. Tehran's land

31. Grammy-winning a cappella group famous for their Christmas albums

35. Chicago slugger

37. Late-night host Meyers

38. 'Hey! Over here!'

40. Place to purchase pastrami

41. North Carolina university

42. Catchall category: Abbr.

43. Sport on a horse

48. Sheepskin boot brand.

49. Role for Mike Myers in the Austin Powers movies

51. Columnist Bombeck

52. Doubling-down assertion

53. Battery measure

54. Chicago airport

55. “The Jetsons” boy

59. On the waves

60. Gentle and submissive

61. ___-bitsy

63. Garfield in the funny pages, e.g.

64. Magazine bigwigs, in brief

66. Gradation of color

67. Letter before tee

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