Placates Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Placates” from the Universal crossword of April 8, 2026? It has 8 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

UNIVERSAL, APRIL 8, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the Universal (April 8, 2026)

Across

1. Southpaw's preferred limb
8. Egyptian cobra
11. Purpose
14. Greek river gods' father
15. Tide pool dweller also called an asteroid
17. *With 19-Across, exceeding 40 weekly hours on the clock
18. Hurtles
19. See 17-Across
20. One in a hundred?
21. Get up
23. Place for a plaque in a park
24. Verbalize
26. Bad: Prefix
27. See 28-Across
28. *With 27-Across, widespread religious belief
29. Slot machine fruits
32. Backsplash pieces
33. Forever, hyperbolically
34. Bronze and Iron, for two
36. Word after "travel" or "double"
39. Placates
43. *With 44-Across, subtotal on a receipt
44. See 43-Across
46. Female Rhode Island Red or Plymouth Rock
47. Consume
48. Gambling and sweets, to some
49. Sense scents
51. Mourns
53. See 55-Across
54. Took a chunk from
55. *With 53-Across, warm base layer
58. Go back in
59. Emit
60. Cart puller
61. Passports and driver's licenses: Abbr.
62. "I've got this one"

Down

1. ___ blow (unfair attack)
2. Environment: Prefix
3. Like good soil, but unlike most mules
4. Brand of spicy chips
5. "Jujutsu Kaisen" genre
6. Old Norse alphabet component
7. Umami seasoning initialism
8. Upward climb
9. Google action
10. Dry up
11. Spork or spatula
12. New Mexico's capital
13. Workplaces for some RNs
16. Look at
20. Fried rice morsels
21. Cinemark alternative
22. Pep squad's syllable
23. Insects necessary for producing mead
25. "Indeed"
27. Loud noise
28. "Mona ___"
30. "Do you ___ or own?"
31. Wet or dry decay
32. Garment with a graphic variety
34. Gorillas and gibbons
35. Satnav network
36. One at a blackjack table, perhaps
37. Positions in hockey and soccer
38. Large properties
39. They meet at the origin
40. Sarah of 42-Down
41. Unadon protein
42. NBC show since '75
44. Like rear windows, often
45. Cast members
48. 20-ounce Starbucks size
49. Corn kernels and avocado pits
50. Nintendo kart racer
52. Opposite of max.
53. "Come again?"
54. One for sports is typically wireless
55. Uni + bi
56. It gives you bills: Abbr.
57. Stan of Marvel

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Questions

What is the answer to “Placates”?

APPEASES, 8 letters: to bring to a state of peace or contentment.

When was “Placates” last seen in a crossword?

In the Universal crossword of April 8, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

8 letters, starting with A.