“Common assignment for editorial assistants ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?”
This clue appeared as 54-Across in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The answer has 9 letters.
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The clue “Common assignment for editorial assistants ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?” ran in the NYT Crossword on February 5, 2025 as 54-Across. Its answer is a 9-letter word that starts with S and ends with E, with 3 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Common assignment for editorial assistants ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?” clue?+
The answer is SLUSHPILE (9 letters), from the NYT Crossword of February 5, 2025.
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We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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