“Decorative, so to speak” crossword clue
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•••••••••••JUSTFORSHOW
Reveal the answer to see why it works and where this clue has appeared before.JUSTFORSHOW is the answer to the New York Times crossword clue “Decorative, so to speak”. It was last seen in the puzzle of March 27, 2026, where it runs at 1 Across and fills 11 squares. It crosses 11 other entries in that grid — those are listed below and are the quickest way to confirm the letters you already have.
Crossing entries
Mar 27, 2026 grid1DE-card site with a reduplicative name6 ltrs›2DSpread6 ltrs›3DLike noble gases, chemically6 ltrs›4DNearest item to pick7 ltrs›5DLand consisting predominantly of sedges3 ltrs›6DDrop-___4 ltrs›7DLike 97% of the United States, per the Census Bureau5 ltrs›8DOld hand at shorthand5 ltrs›9DSome choppers5 ltrs›10DDish whose name means "barley" in Italian4 ltrs›11DLilliputian3 ltrs›
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Mar 27, 202612A"Local Equals Fresh" sloganeer3 ltrs›15AAhead11 ltrs›16AE, in a code3 ltrs›17AAffliction also known as "cold neuralgia"11 ltrs›18A3,600 secondi3 ltrs›19AComputer runs4 ltrs›20ACompany acquired by Panasonic in 20095 ltrs›21AMalarkey4 ltrs›
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