{"id":179226,"date":"2024-12-29T19:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T19:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=179226"},"modified":"2024-12-29T19:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T19:39:20","slug":"with-8-across-what-might-have-your-family-hanging-by-a-thread-nyt-crossword-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/29\/with-8-across-what-might-have-your-family-hanging-by-a-thread-nyt-crossword-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"With 8-Across, what might have your family hanging by a thread NYT Crossword Clue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With 8-Across, what might have your family hanging by a thread NYT Crossword Clue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ue203In the New York Times Mini Crossword published on June 27, 2024, the clue &#8220;With 8-Across, what might have your family hanging by a thread?&#8221; 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