Play the ham — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Play the ham”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 10th July 1996. 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 “Play the ham” is EMOTE (5 letters).
We last saw “Play the ham” in NYT Crossword on 10th July 1996.
The 5-letter answer for “Play the ham” is EMOTE.
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