"That's the way the cookie crumbles" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'That's the way the cookie crumbles' 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALAS.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ALAS 'That's the way the cookie crumbles' (4) New York Times Mar 6, 2021
CESTLAVIE 'That's the way the cookie crumbles' (9) New York Times Jun 22, 2017
SOITGOES "That's the way the cookie crumbles" (8)

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72% TINS Cookie containers (4)
72% OREO Crunchy cookie (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 27, 2026

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