“Read” crossword clue
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••••••PERUSE
Reveal the answer to see why it works and where this clue has appeared before.PERUSE is the answer to the New York Times crossword clue “Read”. It was last seen in the puzzle of January 5, 2026, where it runs at 46 Down 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
Jan 5, 2026 grid46AMark Twain, for Samuel Langhorne Clemens7 ltrs›48ABug killer that goes "smack!"10 ltrs›53AFanny ___, central figure in Broadway's "Funny Girl"5 ltrs›57AGridiron success … or, when read as two words, the conclusion to the sequence formed by the starts of 16-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across9 ltrs›62AWrite-___ (unlikely election winners)3 ltrs›65AUnderstand3 ltrs›
Other answers for this clue
Across all puzzles we index••••••PERUSE6 ltrs
•••••STUDY5 ltrs
•••••••PERUSED7 ltrs
Clues repeat across publications with different fills. If your grid needs a different length, one of these usually fits.
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