Delegation sent abroad to promote exports

Latest answer — August 09, 2026

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A trade mission is a delegation sent to another country to encourage exports and business relationships. The grid removes the space from the two-word phrase.

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Definition
Business delegates meeting during an international trade mission.

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  1. 1Rapper Flo --
  2. 5Replenish
  3. 10Many rented homes: Abbr.
  4. 14Inscribed stone slab
  5. 19Part of DNA
  6. 20Justice Kagan
  7. 21Sandbox toy
  8. 22Like charged atoms
  9. 23Expert in “the Force”
  10. 25-- -Chinese
  11. 26Spanish for “chicken”
  12. 27False: Prefix
  13. 28Delegation sent abroad to promote exports
  14. 31Pint or quart
  15. 35Preminger and Klemperer
  16. 36Critical hosp. wards
  17. 37$$$ dispenser
  18. 38Grimy stuff
  19. 40Liberal-leaning sort
  20. 43Jamaican pop music
  21. 44Essential-oil extraction using hot vapor
  22. 48Shrewd
  23. 50British lav
  24. 51Honest- -- (genuine)
  25. 52Pecan, e.g.
  26. 53-- -do-well
  27. 55Many four-yr. degrees
  28. 57Gear teeth
  29. 60Actor in “The Fall” and “The Tourist”
  30. 65College transcript fig.
  31. 67Defiant sort
  32. 71Brass or woodwind: Abbr.
  33. 72Deliver a note virtually
  34. 74Macabre
  35. 75Fetch
  36. 76Kong, e.g.
  37. 77Gem with a cut inspired by swirling flower petals
  38. 79Baseballer Clendenon or astronaut Eisele
  39. 81Poppa
  40. 82Hwy. intersections
  41. 83Osaka sash
  42. 86Drama show lgth., often
  43. 89U. URL ender
  44. 92Hilo hellos
  45. 96Was a drifter
  46. 101Raw rock
  47. 102Mexican, e.g.
  48. 103“I really appreciate it!,” to texters
  49. 104“Ho-hum”
  50. 105Classic comic Johnson
  51. 106Furrier John Jacob --
  52. 108Asset of a kindly doctor
  53. 112One-step or hesitation waltz
  54. 115Hankerings
  55. 116Insurer with a “spokesduck”
  56. 117Ship’s wheel
  57. 118Artistic blend ... or a literal feature of 10 long answers in this puzzle?
  58. 123U.S. patriot Thomas
  59. 124On the ocean
  60. 125“-- a drink!”
  61. 126Actor Neeson
  62. 127Horse gaits
  63. 128Nest dweller
  64. 129With sorrow
  65. 130Part of A.D.

Down

  1. 1British rule in old India
  2. 2Winter chipping tools
  3. 3Had zero effect
  4. 4Farewells
  5. 5Tally again
  6. 6Lofty rails
  7. 7Tennis barrier
  8. 8Ethyl ending
  9. 9Toad’s bumps
  10. 10Beekeepers
  11. 11Gratify, as base instincts
  12. 12Ebbing thing
  13. 13Replay effect, in brief
  14. 14Nurses Earl Grey, say
  15. 15Overly lenient
  16. 16Join, as the service
  17. 17Pal of Stitch
  18. 18Inflation subj.
  19. 24Singer Anita called the “Queen of Cantopop”
  20. 29Designer Gernreich
  21. 30“That’s good enough”
  22. 31Sister of Bart and Maggie
  23. 32Old screen siren West
  24. 33And others, for short
  25. 34Arsenal stuff
  26. 39Stand-up comic Notaro
  27. 41Debt memo
  28. 42Doc checking tonsils
  29. 44Turn the car in the direction of
  30. 45Started a golf hole, with “off”
  31. 46Act evilly
  32. 47Pro record spinner who doesn’t travel a lot for gigs
  33. 49Consolidated
  34. 54Country singer Cash
  35. 56“It’s the end of --”
  36. 58Very much
  37. 59Appear to be the case
  38. 60“The -- is up!”
  39. 61“I’ll take that as --”
  40. 62Soup flavor enhancer, for short
  41. 63Agent, in brief
  42. 64LA-to-IN dir.
  43. 65Helium, e.g.
  44. 66Crusty treat
  45. 68Frat guy
  46. 69German “a”
  47. 70Conducted
  48. 73Exemplary
  49. 78Suffix with class or period
  50. 80A lack of space
  51. 81Made extremely exasperated
  52. 83Night hooter
  53. 84Sheep sound
  54. 85Gem with an engraved design
  55. 87D.C. summer setting
  56. 88Bundling farm machine
  57. 90“G.I. Jane” star Moore
  58. 91Wielded
  59. 93Intruded
  60. 94Like a pumpless well
  61. 95Fortuneteller
  62. 97Outlying
  63. 98Tempts
  64. 99Roman 2,600
  65. 100--/her
  66. 105Actress Lansbury
  67. 107Fix, as a fixer-upper
  68. 109Highway rigs
  69. 110Like mire
  70. 111Ulna’s place
  71. 112Absorbed
  72. 113Over yonder
  73. 114Actor Arnaz
  74. 119-- nutshell
  75. 120Marked, as a ballot box
  76. 121Wiggling fish
  77. 122“Te --” ("I love you,” in Baja)

The answer to “Delegation sent abroad to promote exports” in the Premier crossword is TRADEMISSION — a 12-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on August 9, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 28-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.

“Delegation sent abroad to promote exports” answer

TRADEMISSION (12 letters)

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What is the answer to “Delegation sent abroad to promote exports”?

The answer is TRADEMISSION, a 12-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on August 9, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Delegation sent abroad to promote exports”?

12 letters: TRADEMISSION.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Premier crossword on August 9, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 28-Across.

Can “Delegation sent abroad to promote exports” have a different answer?

Yes — Premier 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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