Clause separator NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / March 11, 2026

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Crossword Answer

1 ? C

2 ? O

3 ? M

4 ? M

5 ? A

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Hint 1

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Think of the small pause that helps ideas breathe within a sentence.

Hint 2

meaning

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A ????? is a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

Hint 3

explanation

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The clue 'Clause separator' refers to a punctuation mark used in writing to separate clauses within a sentence. A ????? is commonly used to divide independent or dependent clauses, making it the correct answer.

Hint 4

another clue

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Mark signifying pause in text, Punctuation found in this clue, for example, List separator, MCOAM, Oxford ___ (much-debated punctuation mark)

NYT Crossword March 11 2026 Answers

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1 ? C
2 ? O
3 ? M
4 ? M
5 ? A
6 ? C
7 ? S
8 ? P
9 ? A
10 ? N
11 ? A
12 ? S
13 ? K
14 ? A
? H
? E
? A
? D
15 ? O
? P
? E
? R
? A
16 ? T
? I
? N
17 ? P
? O
? S
? T
? I
18 ? T
? N
? O
? T
? E
? S
19 ? O
? N
? O
20 ? S
? E
? N
? A
? T
? O
? R
21 ? S
? L
? A
? W
22 ? T
23 ? R
? I
24 ? P
? E
? N
? I
25 ? C
26 ? I
? L
? L
? I
? N
27 ? C
? O
? A
28 ? R
29 ? S
? E
30 ? O
? N
? E
31 ? M
? A
? N
? E
? T
32 ? E
33 ? L
34 ? A
? P
? S
? E
35 ? D
36 ? M
? I
? C
? R
37 ? O
? W
? A
? V
? E
? O
? V
? E
38 ? N
39 ? C
? H
? I
? N
? E
? S
? E
40 ? L
? E
? T
? U
41 ? P
42 ? A
? P
? U
43 ? B
? E
? S
? E
? T
? S
44 ? S
45 ? I
46 ? L
? L
? Y
? P
47 ? U
48 ? T
49 ? T
? Y
50 ? C
? S
? I
51 ? O
? V
? A
? L
52 ? N
? E
? A
? R
53 ? E
54 ? S
? T
55 ? L
? O
? T
56 ? S
57 ? E
? R
? E
? N
? D
? I
? P
? I
58 ? T
59 ? Y
60 ? A
? R
? T
61 ? A
? M
? E
? N
? D
62 ? R
? E
? V
? U
? E
63 ? R
? Y
? E
64 ? T
? O
? P
? S
? Y
65 ? E
? D
? E
? N
? S

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Clue Analysis

The 5-letter answer to “Clause separator” in the NYT Crossword March 11 2026 is COMMA.

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A: The most common and recent 5-letter answer for "Clause separator" is COMMA.

A: The clue 'Clause separator' refers to a punctuation mark used in writing to separate clauses within a sentence. A comma is commonly used to divide independent or dependent clauses, making it the correct answer.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on March 11, 2026.

A: A comma is a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

A: Mark signifying pause in text, Punctuation found in this clue, for example, List separator, MCOAM, Oxford ___ (much-debated punctuation mark)

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