More crafty Crossword Clue

We have the 5-letter answer for More crafty crossword clue, last seen in the NYT Midi Crossword July 23, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CRAFTY (adjective)
1. marked by skill in deception
MORE (adjective)
1. (comparative of `much’ used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
2. (comparative of `many’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
MORE (noun)
1. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
MORE (adverb)
1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

SLIER
(5 letters)
CAGIER
(6 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More NYT Midi Crossword (7/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. Lust and envy, for two

5. Disney villain who says "I was first in line, until the little hairball was born"

9. ___ Gallagher, lead guitarist of Oasis

10. 'This can't be good . . .'

11. Just a stone's throw ___

12. Some fishing gear

13. Removed the skin of, as a fruit

15. Miniature

16. What a picture might be displayed in

18. Tax filing expert, for short

20. One-named Nigerian singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator"

22. Legendary British director of the 1959 film hinted at by the circled letters

25. 'What a shame'

26. Currency in Cologne but not Copenhagen

27. Ham operator?

28. Good-looking fella

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Down

1. ___, crackle, pop

2. State that's got 99 counties, and Mitchell is one

3. Dire, as injuries

5. Child with "Jr." after his name, maybe

6. Berated

7. Buy-in at the start of a poker hand

8. ___-colored glasses

14. Sprinkle, as of seasoning

17. Spiked clubs used in medieval times

18. African country NE of Cameroon

19. Heap

21. Light brown hue with a French name

23. CBS show that helped popularize forensic science

24. Defeated in a boxing match, for short

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