Metal from a mine

Latest answer — August 04, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Letters on a radio switch
  2. 5"Cómo está ___?" ("How are you?," in Spanish)
  3. 10Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route
  4. 14Garment seen in Hindi cinema
  5. 15Glistened
  6. 16Like a grade of B+, say
  7. 17Seed covering
  8. 18Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022
  9. 20Rotary phone feature
  10. 21Garment from Playtex or Maidenform
  11. 22"Meet the Press" group
  12. 23Image from a drone
  13. 27Metal from a mine
  14. 28Bills with George Washington's face
  15. 29Small dish served in Spain
  16. 31Accra's country
  17. 34Path of a baseball pop-up
  18. 35Doozy
  19. 39"Keep dreaming!"
  20. 43Opposite of "nope"
  21. 44"Star Wars" saga heroine
  22. 45Desert plants
  23. 46Home of the New York Mets until 2008
  24. 48College mil. program
  25. 50"___, amas, amat ..." (Latin 101 conjugation)
  26. 53Outlet from the heart's left ventricle
  27. 58Dance to "The Blue Danube," e.g.
  28. 60E.P.A.-banned pesticide
  29. 61Get an F
  30. 62Poet with the essay collection "Sister Outsider"
  31. 65Home services app that lists local vendors
  32. 66Jumping-off point for an inventor
  33. 67Grown-up
  34. 68Pest control brand
  35. 69Four years, for a U.S. president
  36. 70Trait transmitters
  37. 71One of 26, approximately, in a marathon

Down

  1. 1Carne ___ (grilled meat dish)
  2. 2Decluttering maven Kondo
  3. 3Monastery resident
  4. 4Very, very small fractions
  5. 5In working order
  6. 6Musical counterparts of flats
  7. 7Bat mitzvah reading
  8. 8Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him
  9. 9TV room
  10. 10H2O, in Mexico
  11. 11Emphatic rejection
  12. 12Slugger Maris
  13. 13"Skyfall" singer
  14. 19Music genre from Tokyo
  15. 24Scrambled word: Abbr.
  16. 25Other: Sp.
  17. 26R.p.m. indicator
  18. 30Wool-producing ranch
  19. 31Merry
  20. 32Go quickly, quaintly
  21. 33Actress de Armas
  22. 34___ port in a storm
  23. 36Short lines at the register?
  24. 37Permit
  25. 38Prefix with cycle or code
  26. 40Black-and-white cookie
  27. 41In the neighborhood
  28. 42When Hamlet duels with Laertes in "Hamlet"
  29. 47Smog, e.g.
  30. 48Enigma
  31. 49Groups of eight musicians
  32. 50Hang around for
  33. 51"Harold and ___" (1971 black comedy)
  34. 52From further in the past
  35. 54Successful dash to the end zone, in brief
  36. 55Hawaiian porch
  37. 56Prayer ___
  38. 57Skip over, as the "i" in "family"
  39. 59Transit option to N.Y.C.'s Roosevelt Island
  40. 63Fall behind
  41. 64Beethoven's "___ to Joy"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Letters on a radio switch — Answer: AMFM
  2. 5. "Cómo está ___?" ("How are you?," in Spanish) — Answer: USTED
  3. 10. Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route — Answer: AGRA
  4. 14. Garment seen in Hindi cinema — Answer: SARI
  5. 15. Glistened — Answer: SHONE
  6. 16. Like a grade of B+, say — Answer: GOOD
  7. 17. Seed covering — Answer: ARIL
  8. 18. Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022 — Answer: AARONJUDGE
  9. 20. Rotary phone feature — Answer: DIAL
  10. 21. Garment from Playtex or Maidenform — Answer: BRA
  11. 22. "Meet the Press" group — Answer: PANEL
  12. 23. Image from a drone — Answer: AERIALPHOTO
  13. 27. Metal from a mine — Answer: ORE
  14. 28. Bills with George Washington's face — Answer: ONES
  15. 29. Small dish served in Spain — Answer: TAPA
  16. 31. Accra's country — Answer: GHANA
  17. 34. Path of a baseball pop-up — Answer: ARC
  18. 35. Doozy — Answer: LULU
  19. 39. "Keep dreaming!" — Answer: AINTGONNAHAPPEN
  20. 43. Opposite of "nope" — Answer: YEAH
  21. 44. "Star Wars" saga heroine — Answer: REY
  22. 45. Desert plants — Answer: CACTI
  23. 46. Home of the New York Mets until 2008 — Answer: SHEA
  24. 48. College mil. program — Answer: ROTC
  25. 50. "___, amas, amat ..." (Latin 101 conjugation) — Answer: AMO. Hint: This is the Latin love for 'I love'! ❤️
  26. 53. Outlet from the heart's left ventricle — Answer: AORTICVALVE
  27. 58. Dance to "The Blue Danube," e.g. — Answer: WALTZ
  28. 60. E.P.A.-banned pesticide — Answer: DDT
  29. 61. Get an F — Answer: FAIL
  30. 62. Poet with the essay collection "Sister Outsider" — Answer: AUDRELORDE
  31. 65. Home services app that lists local vendors — Answer: ANGI
  32. 66. Jumping-off point for an inventor — Answer: IDEA
  33. 67. Grown-up — Answer: ADULT
  34. 68. Pest control brand — Answer: RAID
  35. 69. Four years, for a U.S. president — Answer: TERM
  36. 70. Trait transmitters — Answer: GENES
  37. 71. One of 26, approximately, in a marathon — Answer: MILE

Down

  1. 1. Carne ___ (grilled meat dish) — Answer: ASADA
  2. 2. Decluttering maven Kondo — Answer: MARIE
  3. 3. Monastery resident — Answer: FRIAR
  4. 4. Very, very small fractions — Answer: MILLIONTHS
  5. 5. In working order — Answer: USABLE
  6. 6. Musical counterparts of flats — Answer: SHARPS
  7. 7. Bat mitzvah reading — Answer: TORAH
  8. 8. Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him — Answer: ENO
  9. 9. TV room — Answer: DEN
  10. 10. H2O, in Mexico — Answer: AGUA
  11. 11. Emphatic rejection — Answer: GODNO
  12. 12. Slugger Maris — Answer: ROGER
  13. 13. "Skyfall" singer — Answer: ADELE
  14. 19. Music genre from Tokyo — Answer: JPOP
  15. 24. Scrambled word: Abbr. — Answer: ANAG
  16. 25. Other: Sp. — Answer: OTRA
  17. 26. R.p.m. indicator — Answer: TACH
  18. 30. Wool-producing ranch — Answer: ALPACAFARM
  19. 31. Merry — Answer: GAY
  20. 32. Go quickly, quaintly — Answer: HIE
  21. 33. Actress de Armas — Answer: ANA
  22. 34. ___ port in a storm — Answer: ANY
  23. 36. Short lines at the register? — Answer: UPC
  24. 37. Permit — Answer: LET. Hint: Give someone the green light to proceed! 🚦
  25. 38. Prefix with cycle or code — Answer: UNI
  26. 40. Black-and-white cookie — Answer: OREO
  27. 41. In the neighborhood — Answer: NEAR
  28. 42. When Hamlet duels with Laertes in "Hamlet" — Answer: ACTV
  29. 47. Smog, e.g. — Answer: HAZE
  30. 48. Enigma — Answer: RIDDLE
  31. 49. Groups of eight musicians — Answer: OCTETS
  32. 50. Hang around for — Answer: AWAIT
  33. 51. "Harold and ___" (1971 black comedy) — Answer: MAUDE
  34. 52. From further in the past — Answer: OLDER
  35. 54. Successful dash to the end zone, in brief — Answer: TDRUN
  36. 55. Hawaiian porch — Answer: LANAI
  37. 56. Prayer ___ — Answer: VIGIL
  38. 57. Skip over, as the "i" in "family" — Answer: ELIDE
  39. 59. Transit option to N.Y.C.'s Roosevelt Island — Answer: TRAM
  40. 63. Fall behind — Answer: LAG
  41. 64. Beethoven's "___ to Joy" — Answer: ODE

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The answer to “Metal from a mine” in the New York Times crossword is ORE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 4, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 27-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.

“Metal from a mine” answer

ORE (3 letters)

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ORE is the 3-letter solution that fits "Metal from a mine" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 4, 2025 (27-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “Metal from a mine”?

The answer is ORE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 4, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Metal from a mine”?

3 letters: ORE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 4, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 27-Across.

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