Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain” from the New York Times crossword of May 3, 2026? It has 7 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, MAY 3, 2026
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DRESSUP is the answer to “Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 7-letter answer that starts with D.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: RSDSPEU.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with D and ends with P.
More clues from the New York Times (May 3, 2026)
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- 11. Perched on7 letters, starts with SSATATOP
- 18. Place for pigs to wallow7 letters, starts with MMUDHOLE
- 20. Shawarma wrap4 letters, starts with PPITA
- 21. "I'm here to learn"7 letters, starts with TTEACHME
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- 23. Moisture barrier supplies13 letters, starts with PPLASTICSHEETS
- 26. 23-Across, oddly?10 letters, starts with GGIVESADARN
- 28. Vert. counterpart3 letters, starts with HHOR
- 29. Geological layers6 letters, starts with SSTRATA
- 30. They got the votes3 letters, starts with IINS
- 31. Saint Barthélemy, par exemple3 letters, starts with IILE
- 32. Sugar suffix3 letters, starts with OOSE
- 34. Father of Deimos4 letters, starts with AARES
- 35. A hard job10 letters, starts with NNOEASYTASK
- 40. 35-Across, oddly?10 letters, starts with SSTICKYPADS
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- 44. Cleveland-to-Akron dir.3 letters, starts with SSSE
- 45. Ryder of "Stranger Things"6 letters, starts with WWINONA
- 46. Office memo starter4 letters, starts with IINRE
- 48. Leprechaun's land4 letters, starts with EERIN
- 50. Conflict-averse7 letters, starts with NNODRAMA
- 55. Fictional diary writer12 letters, starts with BBRIDGETJONES
- 60. 55-Across, oddly?8 letters, starts with LLOWDIGIT
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- 62. Lock lips, in London4 letters, starts with SSNOG
- 63. Drive-___ menu4 letters, starts with TTHRU
- 65. Like the best bets6 letters, starts with SSAFEST
- 66. Abandoned4 letters, starts with LLEFT
- 68. Off-center4 letters, starts with AAWRY
- 70. Time gone by4 letters, starts with YYORE
- 72. Ending with the name Ann or Nan4 letters, starts with EETTE
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- 76. Spots for grazing4 letters, starts with LLEAS
- 78. Pond scum, e.g.4 letters, starts with FFILM
- 80. Craven behind the camera3 letters, starts with WWES
- 81. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author8 letters, starts with KKENKESEY
- 83. 81-Across, oddly?12 letters, starts with CCHILDSUPPORT
- 87. Political understanding7 letters, starts with EENTENTE
- 88. ___ Ed4 letters, starts with PPHYS
- 89. Book before Nehemiah4 letters, starts with EEZRA
- 90. Boot camp shout6 letters, starts with TTENHUT
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- 103. 99-Across, oddly?10 letters, starts with TTHINKPIECE
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- 106. Summer hours in N.Y.C.3 letters, starts with EEDT
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- 108. Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re3 letters, starts with AACA
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- 125. Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain7 letters, starts with DDRESSUP
- 126. "Glad that's over!"4 letters, starts with PPHEW
- 127. Spot for charity, say, in brief3 letters, starts with PPSA
- 128. Newsroom staffers, for short3 letters, starts with EEDS
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- 1. "Just picture this!"7 letters, starts with IIMAGINE
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- 3. Man cave fixture7 letters, starts with HHDTVSET
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- 11. Adds with a spoon, say7 letters, starts with SSTIRSIN
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- 14. Zwei quadrupled4 letters, starts with AACHT
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- 36. Parched4 letters, starts with AARID
- 37. Named names4 letters, starts with SSANG
- 38. Belgian battle site in W.W. I5 letters, starts with YYPRES
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Questions
What is the answer to “Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain”?
DRESSUP, 7 letters.
When was “Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of May 3, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
7 letters, starting with D.