Where the rubber meets the road? Crossword Clue

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Where the rubber meets the road? Crossword Answer

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SOLE

(4 letters)

TIRE

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. tread or stomp heavily or roughly
2. put down or press the foot, place the foot
(noun)
1. a step in walking or running
2. structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

Hint 2: Clue Definition

RUBBER (noun)
1. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
2. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
RUBBER (verb)
1. coat or impregnate with rubber
RUBBER (adjective)
1. returned for lack of funds

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SOLE
(4 letters)
TIRE
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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DATER

More NYT Crossword (6/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Bluffer's giveaway

5. Dessert that wiggles

10. Obsessive captain of fiction

14. “___, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio”

15. Like a loud crowd

16. Trio minus one

17. Pontiff's emblem with three horizontal bars

19. Martial art with shoulder throws

20. On the line

21. Bottom of a long column, say

23. "Capisce?"

24. Spearheaded

25. Think pieces, for short

28. Incensed

29. Amigo

32. Ancient Brit for whom a language was named

34. Opening of a news article, in journalism lingo

35. It scratches the itch

36. Hemingway tale about an elderly fisherman, with "The" ... or a phonetic hint to four sets of circled letters in this puzzle?

39. Party with glowsticks

40. Smidgens

41. The Beatles’ “Back in the ____”

42. Crustaceans sometimes called "mudbugs"

44. Test for a future Ph.D.

45. Monsieur, in Madrid

46. Fishing tool

47. Maple tree harvest

53. "That's my next move"

55. "... ???"

57. Open some bubbly with a bang

59. "Logan" actor Jackman

60. "The Price Is Right" unveiling

61. Cleveland's lake

62. Be a good dog say

63. Half-goat follower of Dionysus

64. Honeybunch

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Down

1. Patatas bravas and croquetas, e.g.

2. Fill with joy

3. Momentary slip

4. Exam for a future J.D.

5. Very muscular, in slang

6. Dropped the ball

7. "Facilities," in Britain

8. Place for the highest-scoring golfer

9. Ish

10. College-credit class that says sayonara to H.S.?

11. Really booked it

12. Charitable contributions, collectively

13. Dude

18. Fingers-in-ears syllables

22. Word with tank or tip

26. Less sweet, as a wine

27. "House" actress Ward

28. Like an image just begging to be captioned and shared

29. Word appearing on the nickel but not the dime or quarter, surprisingly

30. Casino calculations

31. Rendezvoused with

32. Blinding light

33. Upper hand

34. Put down gently

36. Green-skinned World of Warcraft characters

37. Org. with Bulls and Bucks

38. Obstacle to overcome

43. "The Chronic" rapper, informally

44. Animal symbol of the University of Minnesota

46. Fancy-schmancy

47. [Zzzz]

48. Light-filled lobbies

49. Game with a World Series held in Las Vegas

51. Plates to share, informally

52. Cartoon explorer who teaches Spanish

54. Crushed, as a test

55. Word sung over 100 times in "___ Are You" by the ___

56. Center of activity

58. Part of a speedway or the stomach

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