“"Here's the hard truth …"” crossword clue
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Reveal the answer to see why it works and where this clue has appeared before.IHAVETOBEHONEST is the answer to the New York Times crossword clue “"Here's the hard truth …"”. It was last seen in the puzzle of October 25, 2025, where it runs at 15 Across and fills 15 squares. It crosses 15 other entries in that grid — those are listed below and are the quickest way to confirm the letters you already have.
Crossing entries
Oct 25, 2025 grid1DSharp blow to the chest7 ltrs›2DStaple in a poke bowl7 ltrs›3DTitular figure in a scandalous John Singer Sargent portrait7 ltrs›4DMaintains5 ltrs›5DNegative impression4 ltrs›6DSports org. in the 2024 film "Challengers"3 ltrs›7DLongship builders8 ltrs›8DIntoxicates6 ltrs›9D___ Farnsworth, inventor dubbed "The Father of Television"5 ltrs›10DTreasure hunter's find4 ltrs›11DLa ___ (leading Belgian French-language TV channel)3 ltrs›12DMocap suit components7 ltrs›13DBreak character?7 ltrs›14DSlender hospital tools7 ltrs›16DEspecially gratifying, so to speak13 ltrs›
More clues from this puzzle
Oct 25, 20251ACalendar month between Sha'ban and Shawwal7 ltrs›8ASome solid marks7 ltrs›17A46 years?15 ltrs›18ASudden movement5 ltrs›19APinched5 ltrs›20A___ Maroni, Gotham City mobster in the DC Comics universe3 ltrs›21ARuns superbly4 ltrs›22ABug5 ltrs›
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