Apt clue for the circled letters Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Apt clue for the circled letters” from the New York Times crossword of June 29, 2025? It has 15 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 29, 2025
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MOUSEERADICATOR is the answer to “Apt clue for the circled letters”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 15-letter answer that starts with M.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: SCUIODMARROETEA.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with M and ends with R.
More clues from the New York Times (June 29, 2025)
Across
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- 18. Consideration in the dating scene4 letters, starts with TTYPE
- 19. TV or radio station5 letters, starts with AAIRER
- 20. Capitulate4 letters, starts with CCAVE
- 21. Sacrificial site5 letters, starts with AALTAR
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- 25. Famed actress who portrayed Queen Christina in 1933's "Queen Christina"5 letters, starts with GGARBO
- 26. The Washington Monument, e.g.7 letters, starts with OOBELISK
- 27. Twistable piece on Mr. Potato Head3 letters, starts with AARM
- 28. Eclectic cuisine style6 letters, starts with FFUSION
- 29. Apt clue for the circled letters19 letters, starts with TTOLKIENTREECREATURE
- 35. Makes amends?5 letters, starts with EEDITS
- 37. Relative of a zither4 letters, starts with LLYRE
- 38. Caroler's tune4 letters, starts with NNOEL
- 39. Mind-clearing chants3 letters, starts with OOMS
- 40. Takes down to the studs4 letters, starts with GGUTS
- 41. "Mighty" Mudville batter5 letters, starts with CCASEY
- 43. Staff symbol for violists5 letters, starts with CCCLEF
- 45. Goon3 letters, starts with AAPE
- 46. Apt clue for the circled letters17 letters, starts with NNINETIMESOUTOFTEN
- 53. Tart or torte7 letters, starts with DDESSERT
- 55. R.p.m. gauge, for short4 letters, starts with TTACH
- 56. "Parks and Recreation" character who says "Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something"3 letters, starts with RRON
- 57. Stadium chant3 letters, starts with OOLE
- 58. Corp. worker concerned with employee development5 letters, starts with HHRREP
- 60. Choice on "Let's Make a Deal"4 letters, starts with DDOOR
- 62. What duelists and doodlers do4 letters, starts with DDRAW
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- 71. Employee welfare org.4 letters, starts with OOSHA
- 72. Issue with a scratched record4 letters, starts with SSKIP
- 73. Stick out5 letters, starts with BBULGE
- 74. He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous work3 letters, starts with PPOE
- 75. See 75-Down3 letters, starts with PPIE
- 78. Some GPS calculations4 letters, starts with EETAS
- 80. Ax handlers, perhaps7 letters, starts with RROADIES
- 84. Apt clue for the circled letters17 letters, starts with OOURHOMENEARTHESUN
- 89. A.F.L.-___3 letters, starts with CCIO
- 90. Hardware/software expert, in brief5 letters, starts with IITPRO
- 91. Exposed5 letters, starts with OOUTED
- 92. Variety of plant whose name is pronounced differently in the U.K. than the U.S.4 letters, starts with HHERB
- 93. "Geez Louise!"3 letters, starts with MMAN
- 95. Some fine art4 letters, starts with OOILS
- 97. Remaining4 letters, starts with TTOGO
- 98. Kentucky Derby prize5 letters, starts with RROSES
- 99. Apt clue for the circled letters19 letters, starts with CCASTAREALLYLONGLOOK
- 104. Ajar, say6 letters, starts with UUNSHUT
- 105. ___ Park, suburb of Chicago3 letters, starts with OOAK
- 106. "Hey Ya" hip-hop duo7 letters, starts with OOUTKAST
- 109. Product in the paint department5 letters, starts with SSTAIN
- 110. Apt clue for the circled letters15 letters, starts with MMOUSEERADICATOR
- 115. Write by hand not using cursive5 letters, starts with PPRINT
- 116. Previously4 letters, starts with OONCE
- 117. "The ___ is …"5 letters, starts with TTHING
- 118. At this point4 letters, starts with HHERE
- 119. Stuff thrown over one's shoulder in an act of superstition4 letters, starts with SSALT
- 120. Paint brand with an animal in its logo4 letters, starts with BBEHR
- 121. "Ditto!"5 letters, starts with SSODOI
- 122. Onetime high-speed fliers, for short4 letters, starts with SSSTS
Down
- 1. "So what's ___ you?"4 letters, starts with IITTO
- 2. Initialism directed at the overly inquisitive4 letters, starts with MMYOB
- 3. Things you hope your dinner guests bring9 letters, starts with AAPPETITES
- 4. Alternatives to cabernets7 letters, starts with MMERLOTS
- 5. Copenhagen language, to locals5 letters, starts with DDANSK
- 6. Woman who is told "Don't Lose That Number" in a Steely Dan title5 letters, starts with RRIKKI
- 7. The D-backs, on sports tickers3 letters, starts with AARI
- 8. "I'll take 'Crossword Clues' for $2,000, please, ___!"3 letters, starts with KKEN
- 9. Bit of work3 letters, starts with EERG
- 10. Eight more than a dozen5 letters, starts with SSCORE
- 11. Nonprofessionals6 letters, starts with LLAYMEN
- 12. Fertilized ones become embryos3 letters, starts with OOVA
- 13. Come together3 letters, starts with GGEL
- 14. Cry following a countdown8 letters, starts with BBLASTOFF
- 15. Open, light-filled area6 letters, starts with AATRIUM
- 16. Works, works, works6 letters, starts with LLABORS
- 17. Bagpipe's sound5 letters, starts with DDRONE
- 21. ___ fresca (refreshing Latin American beverage)4 letters, starts with AAGUA
- 23. Afflicts4 letters, starts with AAILS
- 24. Like a $2 bill4 letters, starts with RRARE
- 28. Became the duty of6 letters, starts with FFELLTO
- 30. Besides4 letters, starts with EELSE
- 31. Russian rebuff4 letters, starts with NNYET
- 32. "You don't know what you're missing!"5 letters, starts with TTRYIT
- 33. Pixar film that takes place in the Land of the Dead4 letters, starts with CCOCO
- 34. Happen again5 letters, starts with RRECUR
- 35. Old-style "OMG!"4 letters, starts with EEGAD
- 36. Fool4 letters, starts with DDUPE
- 41. Wispy streaks in the sky5 letters, starts with CCIRRI
- 42. Pile of chips, maybe5 letters, starts with AANTES
- 44. Many, many moons3 letters, starts with EEON
- 46. ___ ball4 letters, starts with NNERF
- 47. Did as expected on the links7 letters, starts with MMADEPAR
- 48. Class with many graphs, in brief4 letters, starts with EECON
- 49. "Beat it!"4 letters, starts with SSHOO
- 50. Sped4 letters, starts with TTORE
- 51. Stylish vigor4 letters, starts with EELAN
- 52. California ___, amphibian whose slippery skin produces a toxin lethal to humans4 letters, starts with NNEWT
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- 59. There are eight in a gallon: Abbr.3 letters, starts with PPTS
- 61. Seasoning blend3 letters, starts with RRUB
- 62. Contacted on social media, for short4 letters, starts with DDMED
- 63. Fuzz4 letters, starts with PPOPO
- 64. Not worth ___4 letters, starts with AASOU
- 65. Entertainer who doesn't sound very selfish?4 letters, starts with CCHER
- 66. ___-Ball4 letters, starts with SSKEE
- 67. "Runaway Bride" actress Wilson4 letters, starts with RRITA
- 68. Breastfeed5 letters, starts with NNURSE
- 69. Obscure5 letters, starts with CCLOUD
- 70. Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad"4 letters, starts with EEGAN
- 75. With 75-Across, hearty baked entree3 letters, starts with PPOT
- 76. Bring to the country6 letters, starts with IIMPORT
- 77. Hair-raising5 letters, starts with EEERIE
- 79. Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time5 letters, starts with SSTOOL
- 81. They barely scratch the surface9 letters, starts with IICESKATES
- 82. Name on Irish stamps4 letters, starts with EEIRE
- 83. Blubbers4 letters, starts with SSOBS
- 85. "… if you get my drift"8 letters, starts with HHINTHINT
- 86. The Big Easy, in brief4 letters, starts with NNOLA
- 87. Cousin of a Nebula Award4 letters, starts with HHUGO
- 88. School founded as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of ___ besyde Windesore4 letters, starts with EETON
- 92. Pipes smoked at some lounges7 letters, starts with HHOOKAHS
- 93. Phrase meant to be repeated6 letters, starts with MMANTRA
- 94. Attack6 letters, starts with AASSAIL
- 96. Incompetent person, so to speak6 letters, starts with SSLOUCH
- 97. Rug rat4 letters, starts with TTYKE
- 98. Campus mil. group4 letters, starts with RROTC
- 99. Thresholds5 letters, starts with CCUSPS
- 100. Patty or Selma, to Bart and Lisa4 letters, starts with AAUNT
- 101. Tattoo-removing option5 letters, starts with LLASER
- 102. "You couldn't be more wrong!"5 letters, starts with GGODNO
- 103. Video game brother5 letters, starts with LLUIGI
- 107. Ilk4 letters, starts with SSORT
- 108. Square root of nueve4 letters, starts with TTRES
- 110. Group of Black Friday shoppers, say3 letters, starts with MMOB
- 111. Half and half3 letters, starts with OONE
- 112. "We come in peace" speakers, in brief3 letters, starts with EETS
- 113. Pi follower3 letters, starts with RRHO
- 114. Help3 letters, starts with AAID
Seen before
This clue also appeared in the New York Times on June 29, 2025, June 29, 2025, June 29, 2025, June 29, 2025, June 29, 2025.
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Questions
What is the answer to “Apt clue for the circled letters”?
MOUSEERADICATOR, 15 letters.
When was “Apt clue for the circled letters” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of June 29, 2025, and 6 more times before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
15 letters, starting with M.