Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Crossword Clue

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Subject of Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. estrangement from god
2. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
(verb)
1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
2. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCARLET (adjective)
1. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
SCARLET (noun)
1. a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
HAWTHORNE (noun)
1. United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (8/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita"

10. One's opponents

14. Uncool

18. Untold

19. Down Under runners

21. Caramel-filled candy

22. Word following bear or honey

23. _ATSO_ and _EKYL_

27. Astonished, informally

28. With 45-Across, many a correspondent

29. Do business

30. Uncle in Uruguay

31. Water nymph of Greek myth

33. Poet's muse

34. Memorial ___ Kettering (New York City medical facility)

36. _RAVES

41. It may be petrified

42. Acknowledge

43. El ___, Tex.

44. Sass

45. See 28-Across

47. Eggy quaff

48. Trudge

50. Approaching

54. Some funerary selections

56. SAG_

60. Stands for speakers

62. Preserver of freshness

63. Sent

64. Place for a sailor's anchor, informally

67. Hunk

70. Disapproving syllables

72. It may be mental

73. Out, in a way

75. "That's cool, man"

77. Words that may open doors

79. _NIGHT

83. Learning method

87. Guard, as a goal

88. Get rid of

89. "Yadda, yadda"

90. Squeaker … or squealer

92. Home improvement initials

93. Italian wine city

95. Fiber also known as viscose

97. Toddler's jumping spot on a rainy day

99. FRAN_

104. More reasonable

105. Interprets

106. Suspended musical instruments

107. Vein contents

108. Calm

111. Title that becomes loftier when an E is added

112. Escort to a penthouse, say

116. _IALO_

120. Even

121. Carry on

122. Tender cut

123. Pie portions, shapewise

124. Crones

125. Gas brand that sounds like two letters of the alphabet

126. Invention originally developed as a yellow dye

127. Refuse to budge

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Down

1. Striplings

2. Texter's 'Then again . . .'

3. Bananas

4. Chants

5. Briefly swam

6. Home to more than 1,500 languages: Abbr.

7. Affixed, as a patch

8. Let's do this!

9. Macadamia for one

10. Closely following

11. Racing vehicle

12. Napoleon exile site

13. No longer relevant

14. Inc., abroad

15. Childish comeback

16. Maid of Sherwood Forest

17. Many a printer

20. Consequences of supply chain problems

24. Cross

25. Dizzying gallery works

26. Pauses while playing

32. Treasure or desert follower

33. Ewoks' home moon

35. Job that may involve jumping through hoops

36. Form of detective fiction

37. Channel for gaming enthusiasts?

38. Actress Skye

39. Words after check, follow or catch

40. Bum

41. Reason to take a shot

46. Some odoriferous gifts

48. Smartphone predecessors, for short

49. Female rapper with a longtime feud with Foxy Brown

51. "Diminutive" Greek letter

52. Nickname that omits "-ory"

53. London park

55. Chemistry test?

57. Travel bag

58. Bag

59. Not very favorable, as some 84-Down

61. Car with a stylized lightning bolt logo

64. Thai money

65. Gotcha

66. Group with a tartan

68. It may drive one to distraction, in brief

69. Thumbnail, maybe

71. A-lister

74. Sauce traditionally made in a mortar

76. Steal

78. Attach with a click

80. Carpenter's spacer

81. Ophthalmology concerns

82. 'Green' sci.

84. 2 to 5, say

85. Infraction at an arcade

86. ___ of Horus (Egyptian symbol of healing)

91. Element used in bulb filaments

94. "Shoo!"

95. Display some emotion, perhaps

96. Member of the N.F.L.'s "Big Blue," in brief

98. Prepares to puree, perhaps, as papayas

99. Fantasy realm ruled by King Caspian

100. Feature of Anthony Robles, a 2011 N.C.A.A. national champion wrestler

101. Shows pride in one's appearance, in a way

102. Result in

103. Producer of a call to arms

104. Go ___ (fail)

109. Poop

110. School grps.

111. Hide

113. Vet

114. Western Indians

115. Subtle summons

117. Fingers

118. Park place?

119. Road recklessness of a sort, for short

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