Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?

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Across

  1. 1U.S.'s oldest continuous women's professional sports org.
  2. 5Sample sake, say
  3. 8___ salmon
  4. 14They're mined, all mined!
  5. 15Kissing on a park bench, e.g., for short
  6. 16"Fingers crossed!"
  7. 17Gives a thumbs-up
  8. 19Take to the sky
  9. 20Vex
  10. 21Pollen producer
  11. 23Texter's "I can't believe this"
  12. 24Made a scene?
  13. 26"I cannot ___ anybody anything; I can only make them think": Socrates
  14. 30"Hijack" actor Idris
  15. 32"Nope!"
  16. 34Middling mark
  17. 35Recruit successfully, as a reluctant participant
  18. 37Signs of spring
  19. 39At the moment
  20. 41Finger foods served on a toothpick, maybe
  21. 42"Taste the rainbow" candy
  22. 44Perplex
  23. 45Sunbather's goal
  24. 46First-person shooter video game franchise
  25. 4799% fat-free, say
  26. 48Jazz legend Shaw
  27. 50Gave it a go
  28. 52Surveillance device, informally
  29. 55Followed the leader
  30. 57Plenty o'
  31. 59Road sign with a unidirectional arrow
  32. 62Compliment on the green
  33. 64The Blenheim in England, for one
  34. 65"___ soon?"
  35. 66Spooky-sounding lake
  36. 67Reeks
  37. 68"Wowza!"
  38. 69Bears' lairs

Down

  1. 1Is nuts for
  2. 2Type of event run by the 1-Across
  3. 3Grasp a central idea
  4. 4Sailing, say
  5. 5Ian Fleming figure
  6. 6"I.e.," spelled out
  7. 7Frenchman who developed an anthrax vaccine
  8. 8Decorative pillowcase
  9. 9Make noticeable progress
  10. 10Offer a thought
  11. 11Hawaii's Mauna ___
  12. 12Fig. at a body shop
  13. 13A deer, a female deer
  14. 18Betray
  15. 22Like some temporary committees
  16. 25Common cooking oil
  17. 27Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?
  18. 28Relinquishes
  19. 29Hermann who wrote "Siddhartha"
  20. 31One side of the political aisle, with "the"
  21. 33Functional
  22. 35Believer in Jah, familiarly
  23. 36Herr Schindler in "Schindler's List"
  24. 38"Roll Tide!" school, in brief
  25. 40Eudora ___, Pulitzer-winning author for "The Optimist's Daughter"
  26. 43Kia S.U.V.
  27. 49Sioux City native
  28. 51"A pain in the neck," e.g.
  29. 53Actor Sean of "Stranger Things"
  30. 54Aussie buds
  31. 56So-called "windows to the soul"
  32. 58Take in the paper?
  33. 59Photo ___
  34. 60Revolutionary Turner
  35. 61Horror director Roth
  36. 63Gear tooth

The answer to “Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?” in the New York Times crossword is ACUPUNCTURE — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 11, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 27-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.

“Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?” answer

ACUPUNCTURE (11 letters)

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Why the answer is ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE is the 11-letter solution that fits "Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 11, 2025 (27-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ACUPUNCTURE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a form of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted in the skin at specific points along what are considered to be lines of energy (meridians), used in the treatment of various physical and mental conditions

When else has “Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?” appeared?

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March 11, 2025 (most recent) → ACUPUNCTURE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?”?

The answer is ACUPUNCTURE, a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 11, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?”?

11 letters: ACUPUNCTURE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 11, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 27-Down.

Can “Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?” 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.

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