Put on the payroll — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Put on the payroll”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 19th May 1997. 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 “Put on the payroll” is HIRED (5 letters).
We last saw “Put on the payroll” in NYT Crossword on 19th May 1997.
The 5-letter answer for “Put on the payroll” is HIRED.
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