Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?

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  1. 1Deer sir?
  2. 5Free trial version
  3. 9Caspian or Mediterranean
  4. 12Designer ___ Boss
  5. 13Typographical embellishment
  6. 14Go across
  7. 15"Su-u-ure"
  8. 16Something green in a greenhouse
  9. 17Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)
  10. 18Popular board game adapted from India [1]
  11. 20They quickly spread online
  12. 21"Soldier, stop!"
  13. 22Page (through)
  14. 23Challenge for student drivers [2]
  15. 30Metals in mines
  16. 31Actor Stonestreet of "Modern Family"
  17. 32Apt zodiac sign for Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion
  18. 33Vitality
  19. 34Scoundrel's deeds
  20. 37A pair
  21. 38Card game whose name is something players cry
  22. 39Assistant
  23. 40Anthropologist Margaret
  24. 41Never stop having fun [3]
  25. 46"___ the night before Christmas ..."
  26. 47Word repeated in "___ ye, ___ ye!"
  27. 48Cube maker Erno
  28. 50Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?
  29. 55World's largest country with a four-letter name
  30. 56Underpinning
  31. 57Home of Columbus
  32. 58A single time
  33. 59Up in the air
  34. 60Zero
  35. 61"What a shame!"
  36. 62Test the weight of
  37. 63Backyard storage space

Down

  1. 1Steamer or cruiser
  2. 2Oom-pah instrument
  3. 3Follower of New or teen
  4. 4Hidden snags
  5. 5Key to the right of "+" and "=" on a Mac keyboard
  6. 6What Taylor Swift calls the stages of her career
  7. 75x5-square crossword
  8. 8Frequently, in poetry
  9. 9Email winnower
  10. 10Effortlessness
  11. 11Tiny hill builders
  12. 13Characterize?
  13. 14Orate
  14. 19Nickname akin to Harry
  15. 20Compassion
  16. 22Den
  17. 23Short-term kind of store
  18. 24Sports locale
  19. 25Give a debriefing (to)
  20. 26Prime use for a crowbar
  21. 27Opposite of post-
  22. 28Starting to learn
  23. 29"Oh boy!"
  24. 34Watercraft for an Inuit
  25. 35Small bites
  26. 36Accessibility law inits.
  27. 40Leaves stranded
  28. 42Strong string
  29. 43What misers take to an extreme
  30. 44Bread maker's supply
  31. 45___ Beesly, character who has the last line in the finale of "The Office"
  32. 48Civil uprising
  33. 49Caterer's containers
  34. 50Whitish
  35. 51Starting, timewise
  36. 52"This looks like trouble!"
  37. 53Number in a nonet
  38. 54Follower of pointy or pigeon
  39. 56Expression of contempt

The answer to “Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?” in the New York Times crossword is PARAMOUNT — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 50-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.

“Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?” answer

PARAMOUNT (9 letters)

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Why the answer is PARAMOUNT

PARAMOUNT is the 9-letter solution that fits "Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 8, 2026 (50-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PARAMOUNT mean?

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

(adjective)

  • more important than anything else; supreme
  • having supreme power

When else has “Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?” appeared?

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June 8, 2026 (most recent) → PARAMOUNT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?”?

The answer is PARAMOUNT, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?”?

9 letters: PARAMOUNT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 50-Across.

Can “Of the highest importance ... or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?” 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 June 8, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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