Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"

Latest answer — January 28, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Wagner heroine
  2. 7Words before date or speed
  3. 11Like some scientists and dashes
  4. 14Go off track
  5. 15Old-fashioned prelude to a duel
  6. 16Big bird
  7. 17The 68 participants in the N.C.A.A. March Madness tournament, e.g.
  8. 19Quick drink
  9. 20Staff
  10. 21Deserve
  11. 22In the buff
  12. 23Rank below marquess
  13. 25Convenience
  14. 28Michelangelo's David and the Venus de Milo, for two
  15. 33A, in Aachen
  16. 34The "S" of CBS: Abbr.
  17. 35Like some remedies or teas
  18. 37Sow's sniffer
  19. 39Listen here
  20. 41Cheers (for)
  21. 42Bit of shut-eye
  22. 44C-worthy
  23. 46Young fellow
  24. 47Purim or Rosh Hashanah
  25. 50Mononymous Irish singer
  26. 51Pop
  27. 52The ___ of Avon
  28. 55Doesn't keep
  29. 57Sgt. or cpl.
  30. 60Bowl over
  31. 61Old TV series featuring the creepy main character Barnabas Collins
  32. 65Drag accessory
  33. 66Et ___ (and others)
  34. 67Place for a lace
  35. 68With 69-Across, courtroom directive ... or, homophonically, what the starts of 17-, 28-, 47-and 61-Across are
  36. 69See 68-Across
  37. 70Tranquil

Down

  1. 1T.S.A. requirements
  2. 2Nostradamus, for one
  3. 3Cookie with its name on it
  4. 4Item on a fire truck
  5. 5Stop running
  6. 6In one's golden years
  7. 7App customer
  8. 8Venus, but not Serena
  9. 9Many a tartan cap
  10. 10Photo ___
  11. 11List of options
  12. 12Surrounded by
  13. 13Trick
  14. 18"Honor Thy Father" author
  15. 22Prefix with -logical
  16. 24Choose not to participate
  17. 26"Feels so good!"
  18. 27Olympics no-no
  19. 28Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"
  20. 29Make ___ of (jot down)
  21. 30Secret store
  22. 31Virus first discovered in 1976
  23. 32Skewered Indonesian dish
  24. 33F1 neighbor
  25. 36It's taken to start a trip
  26. 38Like bachelors
  27. 40Fowl poles?
  28. 43Therapist's maj.
  29. 45Walks through water
  30. 482024 campaign name
  31. 49It's up when you're angry
  32. 52___ ghanouj
  33. 53Way off base?
  34. 54Bona fide
  35. 56Steinbeck's Tom Joad, e.g.
  36. 58___ slaw
  37. 59Clive of "Inside Man"
  38. 61___ es Salaam, Tanzania
  39. 62"Beef" star Wong
  40. 63House vote
  41. 64French holy title: Abbr.

The answer to “Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"” in the New York Times crossword is MINAJ — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 28, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 28-Down. 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.

“Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"” answer

MINAJ (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MINAJ

MINAJ is the 5-letter solution that fits "Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 28, 2025 (28-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"” appeared?

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January 28, 2025 (most recent) → MINAJ. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"”?

The answer is MINAJ, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 28, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"”?

5 letters: MINAJ.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 28, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 28-Down.

Can “Nicki with the 2014 hit "Anaconda"” 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?

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