“Butterflies, so to speak” crossword clue
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Reveal the answer to see why it works and where this clue has appeared before.NERVES is the answer to the New York Times crossword clue “Butterflies, so to speak”. It was last seen in the puzzle of November 30, 2025, where it runs at 19 Across and fills 6 squares. It crosses 6 other entries in that grid — those are listed below and are the quickest way to confirm the letters you already have.
Crossing entries
Nov 30, 2025 grid8DBasketball attempt that uses the backboard8 ltrs›9DMartín Espada's "___ to the Soccer Ball Sailing Over a Barbed Wire Fence"3 ltrs›10DLeaves the straight and narrow4 ltrs›11DExpose6 ltrs›16DWith 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts … as seen in four columns in this puzzle?12 ltrs›20DDiamonds can sometimes be found in them6 ltrs›
More clues from this puzzle
Nov 30, 20251APost-vacation pile4 ltrs›5ABrooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief3 ltrs›8AHistorical Dutch settler4 ltrs›12A___ guisado (Caribbean stew)5 ltrs›13AVapid5 ltrs›15ACampaign manager?5 ltrs›17APuzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"6 ltrs›18AMetallurgist's evaluation5 ltrs›
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