Hackneyed work based on an old idea — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Hackneyed work based on an old idea”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 23rd June 2001. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Hackneyed work based on an old idea” is RETREAD (7 letters).
We last saw “Hackneyed work based on an old idea” in NYT Crossword on 23rd June 2001.
The 7-letter answer for “Hackneyed work based on an old idea” is RETREAD.
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