NYT Colorful marine creature … or a phonetic hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from July 15, 2024

Colorful marine creature … or a phonetic hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across NYT Crossword Clue Answer

Let’s find the answers to Colorful marine creature … or a phonetic hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across NYT for the July 15, 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 10 letters. Start with S and end with E, and the possible solutions are SABRETACHE, SACCHARASE, SEAANEMONE.

The answer is SEAANEMONE.

The crossword clue "Colorful marine creature … or a phonetic hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across" with the answer "SEA ANEMONE" is a clever play on words. The sea anemone is indeed a colorful marine creature, known for its bright and varied hues found in underwater environments.

The clue also provides a phonetic hint: if you break down "SEA ANEMONE," you get "C" (the letter) followed by "ANEMONE," which sounds like "any moan" or "any moan E." This phonetic play implies that the circled letters in the specified across clues each contribute to the sound of "C" followed by the phonetic representation of "anemone." Thus, the answer ties together the visual and phonetic aspects, leading to "SEA ANEMONE" as the solution.

This clue last seen in NYT Crossword Puzzle on July 15, 2024. You can also get all other NYT's Crossword clues hints and answers here.