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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Needing a key, perhaps last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CODED.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | CODED Needing a key, perhaps | (5) | New York Times | Jun 12, 2020 |
| 9% | DECRYPT Utilize a key, perhaps | (7) | Wall Street Journal | Jul 8, 2025 |
| 8% | ESC Keyboard key | (3) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 28, 2025 |
| 8% | PIE Key lime __ | (3) | Commuter | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 8% | ENTER Keyboard key | (5) | Thomas Joseph | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 8% | ISLET Minor key? | (5) | LA Times Daily | Oct 19, 2025 |
| 8% | ESCAPE Key outlet | (6) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 8% | OCCLUDE Caught in cloudburst, needing key to close up (7) | (7) | Puzzler Cryptic | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 8% | TYPING Keying (in) (6) | (6) | Puzzler | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 8% | SAX Instrument with keys | (3) | Newsday | Oct 10, 2025 |
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