“Of the highest importance … or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?”
This clue appeared as 50-Across in the NYT Crossword on Monday, June 8, 2026. The answer has 9 letters.
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The clue “Of the highest importance … or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?” ran in the NYT Crossword on June 8, 2026 as 50-Across. Its answer is a 9-letter word that starts with P and ends with T, with 4 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Of the highest importance … or, when parsed differently, what each bracketed number in the clues indicates?” clue?+
The answer is PARAMOUNT (9 letters), from the NYT Crossword of June 8, 2026.
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