...on the first day of school — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 17–letter crossword clue “...on the first day of school”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 9th May 1999. 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 “...on the first day of school” is BUTWHYCANTIWEARIT (17 letters).
We last saw “...on the first day of school” in NYT Crossword on 9th May 1999.
The 17-letter answer for “...on the first day of school” is BUTWHYCANTIWEARIT.
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