It needs to be kept in shape — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “It needs to be kept in shape”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 21st Apr 2002. 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 “It needs to be kept in shape” is TOPIARY (7 letters).
We last saw “It needs to be kept in shape” in NYT Crossword on 21st Apr 2002.
The 7-letter answer for “It needs to be kept in shape” is TOPIARY.
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