Crossword clue

“Person everyone's talking about … or what you'll be after unlocking the lock and completing this puzzle?”

This clue appeared as 42-Down in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, July 6, 2025. The answer has 12 letters.

Answer · 12 lettersFirst appearance
BREAKOUTSTAR
Letters12
Starts withB
Ends withR
Vowels5

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The clue “Person everyone's talking about … or what you'll be after unlocking the lock and completing this puzzle?” ran in the NYT Crossword on July 6, 2025 as 42-Down. Its answer is a 12-letter word that starts with B and ends with R, with 5 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.

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What is the answer to the “Person everyone's talking about … or what you'll be after unlocking the lock and completing this puzzle?” clue?+

The answer is BREAKOUTSTAR (12 letters), from the NYT Crossword of July 6, 2025.

Where has this clue appeared?+

We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.

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