Steel support for concrete Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Steel support for concrete” from the New York Times crossword of March 18, 2025? It has 5 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, MARCH 18, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times (March 18, 2025)

Across

1. One might be supporting or speaking
5. Cardamom-spiced brew
9. Disneyland transport
13. Greek god whose name sounds like a zodiac sign
14. Achieve on merit
15. Steel support for concrete
17. 1976 #1 novelty song by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
19. Like the stereotypical gym membership purchased on New Year's Day
21. Google : Android :: Apple : ___
22. Hit, as with snowballs
23. Pub drink
24. Something used on a golf course … or worn on a golf course
25. Icy shower
27. "You goofball!"
30. Weightlifter's injury
32. Tabby
33. Broke off, as a relationship
34. First-year college student's assignment, perhaps
36. "Help!"
38. Amount printed in red
39. Dance fad of the 1970s
42. Cowboy boot attachment
44. Channel for "Dexter" and "Homeland"
45. "S.N.L." alum Carvey
46. Van Gogh's "Bedroom in ___"
48. Long time
50. Whom to call when you have a packed house?
54. Bourbon brand whose name originated from a hunting expedition
57. Principle
58. Moody music genre
59. Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships, informally
60. "___ Lives," 2023 film nominated for Best Picture
62. One managing a Fortune 500 company's fortunes, for short
63. Make harmless, as a snake
65. Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. … or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across
67. Because
68. Actor Alan of "M*A*S*H"
69. Rim
70. Like a game headed into overtime
71. Many a BuzzFeed posting
72. "___ there, done that"

Down

1. Pickled vegetable in kimbap
2. Baltimore baseballer
3. Lower in rank
4. "Exit full screen" key
5. Give over
6. Schleps
7. Region that includes parts of Greenland and Norway
8. Fountain pen filler
9. "Honest to goodness!"
10. Go back on one's word
11. ___ Dhabi
12. Tusked Ice Age mammal
16. Peanut-butter-and-chocolate candy brand
18. Menu item
20. Title pages?
23. "Curiously strong" mint
26. Stood the test of time
28. A wish might be made on a loose one
29. Like someone with an "O.O.O." auto-reply set up, perhaps
31. Torah holders
35. "What a lifesaver!"
37. Con
39. Talking sheer nonsense
40. Person who has skill with a skillet
41. Extremely complicated, as a problem
42. Cut, as logs
43. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and others
47. Posture
49. Like many a Mount Everest guide
51. Make hard to read
52. Safe haven
53. Like some bases or hearts
55. Strongly encouraged
56. Gridiron units
61. "Immediately," in the operating room
64. Darth Vader's boyhood nickname
65. Playmate
66. Super Bowl's mo.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Steel support for concrete”?

REBAR, 5 letters: a steel rod for use in reinforced concrete.

When was “Steel support for concrete” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of March 18, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with R.