McIntosh (or Macintosh) component Crossword Clue

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McIntosh (or Macintosh) component Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
2. a small group of indispensable persons or things
(verb)
1. remove the core or center from

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MCINTOSH (noun)
1. early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
MACINTOSH (noun)
1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
2. a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CERO

More NYT Crossword (1/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Small bouquets

7. In that case

11. Cleopatra's killer

14. One of a record 30+ for Beyoncé

15. Short piano piece

17. *Improvises

18. One who's hanging around

19. It begins with Alfa and ends with Zulu

21. The Falcons, on scoreboards

24. Follower of "T."

25. Figure depicted in Michelangelo's "Pietà"

26. Hellenistic storytelling

32. Parade spoiler

33. East Coast convenience store chain with a reduplicative name

34. Modern pickup spot for delivery drivers

42. Flatbread from India

43. Fight night souvenir, perhaps

44. Historic destination for Pueblo pilgrimages

50. Düsseldorf denial

51. Video game creature often depicted with green skin

52. One place to find a Brazilian

53. Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is

59. Group of orcas

60. Groups of scouts

64. Suddenly motivated, with "under"

65. Stuck

66. 'Amen!'

67. Romeo or Juliet, notably

68. D flat equivalent

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Down

1. Tour overseer, for short

2. Chicago airport code

3. ___ Minella ("The Muppet Show" Muppet)

4. Poker declaration

5. Set sail

6. The "S" of A.B.S.

7. Mallorca por ejemplo

8. One pitied by Mr. T, in a catchphrase

9. Scissor cut

10. Words with one's right hand raised

11. Novel feature of the 1974 Olds Toronado

12. Visibly disdainful

13. Shindig

16. "I love you," in Spanish

20. Prefix for element #8

21. Indian tourist city

22. Transport between terminals

23. 'Star Wars' princess

27. Split ___ (New Wave band whose name sounds like a hair problem)

28. American author whose life span closely coincided with Halley's comet visits

29. Sarcastic laugh syllable

30. Be behind

31. ___-di-dah

35. See 47-Down

36. Negative logic gate that works similarly to "and"

37. Sports grp. for Coco Gauff

38. Not lease, say

39. One-eighties

40. Unappetizing food

41. Europe's highest volcano

44. Computer whiz

45. Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals"

46. ___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown

47. With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia

48. Any poster on Yelp, essentially

49. Squirrel’s hoard

50. Just now

54. West side?

55. Mayberry boy of ’60s TV

57. Port of Yemen

58. One famously preparing for a flood

61. … ___ lack thereof

62. Brita competitor

63. Pennzoil competitor

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