Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"

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  1. 1Bub
  2. 4Rapper with back-to-back triple-platinum albums in 2000 and 2001
  3. 10Meas. that becomes a third of its size if its second letter is removed
  4. 14Hundredths of a Swedish krona
  5. 15It might drip onto an urban sidewalk, informally
  6. 16What a spooked horse might do
  7. 17"To ___ is human, but it feels divine": Mae West
  8. 18Shoveling?
  9. 20Show-stopping device
  10. 22Godmother in Guatemala, perhaps
  11. 23Space for venting?
  12. 24Martini?
  13. 28Ancient speakers of Nahuatl
  14. 29Tie score ender
  15. 30Steamed
  16. 31Country known as the "Land of a Million Elephants"
  17. 32Ear piece
  18. 34Farm mother
  19. 35Bandito?
  20. 39Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"
  21. 42Like many an atrium
  22. 43Button often pressed moments before noticing a typo
  23. 46Mound stat
  24. 47Limo passenger, perhaps
  25. 48Following
  26. 49Sublet?
  27. 53Reversal
  28. 54Fair-hiring inits. since 1964
  29. 55Some victories, for short
  30. 57Rockette?
  31. 61Parisian boulevard
  32. 62Ursula's lackeys in "The Little Mermaid"
  33. 63Cry of joy
  34. 64"What's the ___?"
  35. 65Jet stream direction
  36. 66"My bad!"
  37. 67___ E. King, "Stand by Me" singer

Down

  1. 1___ Hennessy Louis Vuitton, French luxury goods holding company
  2. 2What a car service might await
  3. 3Corona o Dos Equis
  4. 4Jacksonville N.F.L. player, familiarly
  5. 5Vinegary
  6. 6Testy chance encounter
  7. 7Remove some metadata from, on social media
  8. 8Diminutive, diminutively
  9. 9Bastille Day season
  10. 10Gospel
  11. 11It might be pushed back by "just one more story"
  12. 12Michigan city in Simon & Garfunkel's "America"
  13. 13Opposite of follow
  14. 19It dissolves in H2O
  15. 21Good way to come out
  16. 25Member of the South Asian diaspora
  17. 26Tabloid talk show host Povich
  18. 27International grocery chain founded in Germany
  19. 32Moves in a left-left-right-right footstep pattern
  20. 33Norse god of war
  21. 36Brand that rhymes with what it helps remove
  22. 37Internet equivalent of an R rating
  23. 38"Understand?"
  24. 39Asylum seeker
  25. 40Country whose name comes from the Latin phrase for "Red Sea"
  26. 41Cars with clutches
  27. 44Act of pleasant stress relief
  28. 45Titular solver of many a medical mystery in 2000s TV
  29. 47___ diagram
  30. 48Hebrew for "My Lord"
  31. 50Grain milled into flour
  32. 51Fabled storyteller
  33. 52Gets "warmer"
  34. 56In view
  35. 58"Well, well, well!"
  36. 59Rock's ___ Fighters
  37. 60New do hue?

The answer to “Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"” in the New York Times crossword is REM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 10, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 39-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"” answer

REM (3 letters)

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Why the answer is REM

REM is the 3-letter solution that fits "Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 10, 2025 (39-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does REM mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of REM is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a unit of effective absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in human tissue, loosely equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays

When else has “Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"” appeared?

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April 10, 2025 (most recent) → REM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"”?

The answer is REM, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"”?

3 letters: REM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 10, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 39-Across.

Can “Letters aptly missing from "d_ _a_ state"” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for April 10, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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