Country whose name Americans spell with a "z" Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Country whose name Americans spell with a "z"” from the New York Times crossword of August 17, 2025? It has 6 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, AUGUST 17, 2025
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BRASIL is the answer to “Country whose name Americans spell with a "z"”. It means a dyewood.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A dyewood.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ARBLIS.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with B and ends with L.
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Across
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- 14. One of music's Three B's4 letters, starts with BBACH
- 18. They're paving the way8 letters, starts with RROADGANG
- 20. Island with ferries to Ibiza7 letters, starts with MMINORCA
- 21. Tangent line?4 letters, starts with AALSO
- 22. One of the better morning beverages?16 letters, starts with NNOTYOURAVERAGEOJ
- 24. Zoom background option4 letters, starts with BBLUR
- 25. Hrs. for Augusta in August3 letters, starts with EEDT
- 26. "___ Q" (1968 hit)5 letters, starts with SSUZIE
- 27. Styling substance3 letters, starts with GGEL
- 28. "C'mon, the car door's open!"5 letters, starts with GGETIN
- 29. Avoid ___ (GPS option)5 letters, starts with TTOLLS
- 32. Slice of the economy6 letters, starts with SSECTOR
- 35. First non-English-language film to win Best Picture8 letters, starts with PPARASITE
- 37. Just one inning left after this?17 letters, starts with TTHEEIGHTHUNDERWAY
- 40. Annual gala locale, with "the"3 letters, starts with MMET
- 41. Meat sauce in Italian cooking4 letters, starts with RRAGU
- 42. Go-getter sorts6 letters, starts with TTYPEAS
- 43. Trifling4 letters, starts with MMERE
- 45. View from the Quai d'Orsay5 letters, starts with SSEINE
- 47. Character with a Jamaican accent in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"9 letters, starts with SSEBASTIAN
- 51. How a mountain road may rise or fall7 letters, starts with SSTEEPLY
- 54. Threads, e.g.3 letters, starts with AAPP
- 57. Query of worry8 letters, starts with AAREYOUOK
- 59. Units on a multimeter4 letters, starts with OOHMS
- 60. Seasoning preference when eating Maryland blue crab?11 letters, starts with EEXTRAOLDBAY
- 64. Berry plant related to a hawthorn4 letters, starts with SSLOE
- 65. The lion in summer?3 letters, starts with LLEO
- 66. "So here's my question ..."7 letters, starts with IIASKYOU
- 67. Humorous ending with hater3 letters, starts with AADE
- 68. Sephora competitor4 letters, starts with UULTA
- 70. Two-pound tomahawk steak, for instance?11 letters, starts with JJUMBOENTREE
- 74. Underwater respirator4 letters, starts with GGILL
- 75. Home on the internet, perhaps8 letters, starts with MMAINPAGE
- 77. Prescriptions, for short3 letters, starts with RRXS
- 78. Arouses7 letters, starts with EEXCITES
- 80. Slimy scheme for profit9 letters, starts with MMONEYGRAB
- 83. Listing that might include an explanation of benefits5 letters, starts with CCLAIM
- 84. Anchors provide this4 letters, starts with NNEWS
- 85. Casual shoe6 letters, starts with LLOAFER
- 89. New Jersey?4 letters, starts with CCALF
- 91. A.C.C. school3 letters, starts with UUVA
- 93. "Do I *really* wanna start an online bidding war? Hmm ..."?17 letters, starts with TTOEBAYORNOTTOEBAY
- 99. Czech brew8 letters, starts with PPILSENER
- 101. Move (over)6 letters, starts with SSCOOCH
- 102. Michael of R.E.M.5 letters, starts with SSTIPE
- 103. The government, at times5 letters, starts with TTAXER
- 104. What Pomeranians do3 letters, starts with YYAP
- 106. The (middle) sound of "silence"5 letters, starts with SSCHWA
- 108. "___ but a scratch"3 letters, starts with TTIS
- 109. Creature in Magic: The Gathering4 letters, starts with OOGRE
- 110. Give an extra perk to a cigarette smoker?16 letters, starts with TTOSSINTHEASHTRAY
- 115. Finish filming4 letters, starts with WWRAP
- 116. ___ Attucks, Revolutionary War casualty who posthumously became an abolitionist symbol7 letters, starts with CCRISPUS
- 117. Cherish8 letters, starts with TTREASURE
- 118. No side4 letters, starts with NNAYS
- 119. Become gooey over, as cheese atop a hot burger6 letters, starts with MMELTON
- 120. They're usually found to the left of Q's7 letters, starts with TTABKEYS
Down
- 1. Actor Will of "BoJack Horseman"6 letters, starts with AARNETT
- 2. British cry of approval6 letters, starts with GGOODOH
- 3. Scary snake7 letters, starts with RRATTLER
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- 5. Obstruction to teamwork, maybe3 letters, starts with EEGO
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- 7. Sudden surge6 letters, starts with OONRUSH
- 8. Round Table title3 letters, starts with SSIR
- 9. "___ cerveza, por favor"3 letters, starts with UUNA
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- 14. Sweethearts5 letters, starts with BBABES
- 15. One of the best coffee beverages ever?13 letters, starts with AALLTIMEAULAIT
- 16. Top execs, collectively6 letters, starts with CCSUITE
- 17. Charlotte N.B.A. player6 letters, starts with HHORNET
- 19. Montreal newspaper continuously published since 1778, with "The"7 letters, starts with GGAZETTE
- 20. Get-together6 letters, starts with MMEETUP
- 23. French city from which a soup gets its name5 letters, starts with VVICHY
- 28. Merriment, in one spelling6 letters, starts with GGAYETY
- 30. Doesn't own, say6 letters, starts with LLEASES
- 31. Largest college fraternity in the U.S., familiarly5 letters, starts with SSIGEP
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- 34. Nutrition figs.4 letters, starts with RRDAS
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- 39. Suffix with journal3 letters, starts with EESE
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- 46. Greek goddess of the night3 letters, starts with NNYX
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- 49. Palindromic constellation3 letters, starts with AARA
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- 51. Latin for "only"5 letters, starts with SSOLUM
- 52. What fugitives are on6 letters, starts with TTHELAM
- 53. What might confirm the worst for an athlete's injury?13 letters, starts with EEMOTIONALXRAY
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- 55. Old El ___ (Tex-Mex brand)4 letters, starts with PPASO
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- 63. ...4 letters, starts with DDOTS
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- 81. In the style of3 letters, starts with AALA
- 82. School bathroom sign4 letters, starts with BBOYS
- 83. Spin a yarn, perhaps?7 letters, starts with CCROCHET
- 86. Progressive inits. in the U.S. Congress3 letters, starts with AAOC
- 87. Puts icing on6 letters, starts with FFROSTS
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- 110. Vintage film channel3 letters, starts with TTCM
- 111. Milestone for a start-up, for short3 letters, starts with IIPO
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Questions
What is the answer to “Country whose name Americans spell with a "z"”?
BRASIL, 6 letters: a dyewood.
When was “Country whose name Americans spell with a "z"” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of August 17, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with B.