Not play it straight — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Not play it straight”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 31st Dec 2006. 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 “Not play it straight” is EMOTE (5 letters).
We last saw “Not play it straight” in NYT Crossword on 31st Dec 2006.
The 5-letter answer for “Not play it straight” is EMOTE.
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