American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle featured in New York Times puzzle on July 2, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COLONY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COLONY American settlement until 1776 … or a hint to 13 squares in this puzzle (6) New York Times Jul 2, 2026
5% BIGBOXSTORE Large retail establishment … and a hint to four squares in this puzzle (11) New York Times Jun 4, 2026
4% AREA Square footage (4)
4% TWOHUNDREDAND With 52-Across, 1776, as compared to 2026 (13) Newsday Jun 29, 2026
4% ABROAD here Franklin was, 1776-1785 (6) Newsday Jun 28, 2026
4% YET Until now (3) The Atlantic Jun 26, 2026
4% BENDSTHETR Doesn't lie, exactly … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (10) New York Times Jun 23, 2026
4% MISCELLANEOUS Sundry (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Jun 19, 2026
4% PERPLEX Puzzle (7) USA Today Jun 18, 2026
4% PHILANTHROPIC Charitable (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Jun 18, 2026

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