Answer: DEL
DEL is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 254 times.
Referring Clues:
- One of the 13 orig. colonies
 - State on the Atl.
 - "Caroline in the City" character
 - Singer Shannon
 - Viña ___ Mar, Chile
 - Sci-fi's Lester ___ Rey
 - Dover's state: Abbr.
 - Tierra-Fuego bridge
 - Sci-fi author Lester ___ Rey
 - "Runaway" singer ___ Shannon
 - "L'Oca ___ Cairo" (Mozart opera)
 - The first of 13: Abbr.
 - Painter Andrea ___ Castagno
 - State on a bay: Abbr.
 - N.J. neighbor
 - Neighbor of Md.
 - Start of many Italian surnames
 - Tierra __ Fuego
 - Pa. neighbor
 - Mozart's "L'Oca ___ Cairo"
 - Country-and-western singer Reeves
 - Oscar winner Benicio ___ Toro
 - First of 50: Abbr.
 - Chesapeake Canal locale: Abbr.
 - State with just three counties: Abbr.
 - Viña ___ Mar
 - Atl. Coast state
 - Wilmington's state: Abbr.
 - Artist ___ Sarto
 - Pisa preposition
 - Costa ___ Sol
 - One of the 13 colonies: Abbr.
 - Actor Benicio __ Toro
 - Tierra ___ Fuego
 - ___ Sarto (Italian painter)
 - Actor Benicio ___ Toro
 - State with only three counties: Abbr.
 - First State: Abbr.
 - One of the original 13: Abbr.
 - ___ Rio, Tex.
 - Playa ___ Rey, Calif.
 - State with the motto "Liberty and Independence" on its seal: Abbr.
 - Actress Dolores ___ Rio
 - "Of the," in Oviedo
 - State with the fewest counties (three): Abbr.
 - First to be admitted?: Abbr.
 - Second-smallest state: Abbr.
 - Painter Andrea ___ Sarto
 - Città ___ Vaticano
 - 1982 Kentucky Derby winner Gato ___ Sol
 - INS neighbor, on a keyboard
 - ___ Monte (fruit juice brand)
 - Shannon of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
 - One of the original 13 (abbr.)
 - "Runaway" singer Shannon
 - ___ Rio, Texas
 - Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Shannon
 - ___ Monte (Libby's rival)
 - Middle Atl. state
 - Convention rep.
 - Conv. representative
 - Shannon who sang "Runaway"
 - Diamond State (abbr.)
 - Sen. Biden's home
 - Sen. Biden's state
 - Penn. neighbor
 - Blue Hen St.
 - California's Marina ___ Rey
 - V.P. Biden's home state
 - State that's only nine mi. wide at its narrowest point
 - Dover's st.
 - Blue Hen State: Abbr.
 - Mar ___ Plata, Argentina
 - Neighbor of Penna.
 - ___ Monte (canned brand)
 - One of the original 13 colonies: Abbr.
 - Home to Wesley Coll.
 - The First State: Abbr.
 - The First State (abbr.)
 - V.P. Biden's state
 - Where Dover is: Abbr.
 - Wilmington's st.
 - Fast-food chain __ Taco
 - Second-smallest U.S. state
 - California's Marina __ Rey
 - St. with an arc-shaped northern boundary
 - Dover is its cap.
 - Atl. state
 - Md. neighbor
 - ''Runaway'' singer Shannon
 - Penna. neighbor
 - __ Mar, CA
 - Costa __ Sol
 - St. with only three counties
 - Biden's state: Abbr.
 - NJ neighbor
 - Marina __ Rey, CA
 - Biden's home state: Abbr.
 - The Diamond St.
 - Home of Dover AFB
 - Word with ''Rio'' or ''Mar''
 - Marina ___ Rey, California
 - Key on a keyboard
 - Marina ___ Rey
 - Costa ___ Sol (Spanish resort area)
 - The first st.
 - Marina ___ Rey, Calif.
 - ___ Monte (food giant)
 - Shannon who did "Runaway"
 - State east of Md.
 - "Macarena" duo Los ___ Rio
 - Wilmington's loc.
 - Word with "Rio" or "Mar"
 - Fast-food chain ___ Taco
 - St. with three counties
 - First st.
 - Sen. Biden's st.
 - Benicio --- Toro
 - Biden's st.
 - "Runaway" rocker Shannon
 - ___ Mar, CA
 - Marina ___ Rey, CA
 - R.I. is the only state smaller than it
 - ___ Monte bananas
 - Three-county state: abbr.
 - It's east of Penna.
 - Lead-in for Monte, on a can
 - ___ Monte (canned food brand)
 - Home state for 86-Across: Abbr.
 - St. with an arc-shaped northern border
 - ___ Monte Foods
 - Benicio ___ Toro
 - Singer Reeves
 - Atlantic st.
 - East Coast st.
 - Dolores ___ Rio
 - Eastern st.
 - Small st.
 - Costa-Sol link
 - Playa ___ Rey
 - ___ Monte
 - Dover loc.
 - Shannon who sang "Little Town Flirt"
 - Costa-Sol connector
 - Tierra ___Fuego
 - Ctrl Alt ___ (PC key combo)
 - Via ___ Mar
 - East Coast state: Abbr.
 - Singer Lana ___ Rey
 - '60s singer ___ Shannon
 - Real estate giant Webb
 - Second-smallest st.
 - It's acr. the bay from Cape May
 - 2nd-smallest state
 - Sen. Biden represented it: Abbr.
 - 2nd - smallest state
 - Sun City developer Webb
 - Corona ___ Mar, Calif.
 - "Hellboy" director Guillermo ___ Toro
 - Joe Biden's state: Abbr.
 - DuPont's hdqrs. are there
 - Blue Hen State (Abbr.)
 - A neighbor of Pa.
 - Math operator
 - U.S. state with three counties
 - Mid-Atlantic st.
 - Rocker Shannon
 - Penn. neighbour
 - ___ Taco (fast-food chain)
 - Director Guillermo ___ Toro
 - Geographical Rio or Mar preceder
 - "Small Wonder" state: Abbr.
 - Benicio Toro
 - ___ Norte County, Cal.
 - Ft. DuPont setting
 - Joe Biden's home: Abbr.
 - 1,982-sq. mi. state
 - Diamond St.
 - State south of NJ
 - ___ Taco
 - Rossini's "La Donna ___ Lago"
 - Oscar actor Benicio ___ Toro
 - ___ Mar (California racetrack)
 - Costa Sol
 - Tierra Fuego
 - The Diamond State (Abbr.)
 - ___ Monte, California
 - "Bachelor Father" actor Moore
 - PC key
 - Playa ___ Rey: L.A. community
 - It's SE of Penn.
 - "Runaway" singer Shannon, 1961
 - The Rio in Texas
 - ___ Ray Beach
 - Crandall or Ennis
 - St. with a former "Small Wonder" slogan
 - ___ Monte (Green Giant competitor)
 - Pop singer Lana ___ Rey
 - CTRL-ALT-___
 - With 100 Across, Spanish "of the sun"
 - 2017 Best Director Oscar winner Guillermo ___ Toro
 - State on the Atl. coast
 - State next to Md.
 - It's south of Penna.
 - With 44-Across, "Summertime Sadness" singer Lana
 - "Flying Down to Rio" actress Dolores ___ Rio
 - Moore of "bachelor father"
 - Joe Biden was one of its sens.
 - It once shared a governor with Penn.
 - Dover's home: Abbr.
 - "Lust for Life" singer Lana ___ Rey
 - Corona ___ Mar
 - Md.'s neighbor
 - Lana ___ Rey
 - Part of a PC reboot sequence
 - Spain's Costa ___ Sol
 - It borders Penn.
 - Joe Biden's st.
 - Where nearly half of the U.S.'s publicly traded cos. are incorporated
 - Playa ___ Rey, Los Angeles
 - R.I. neighbor
 - Where Biden delivered his victory speech: Abbr.
 - Part of a three-key computer combo
 - Costa ___ Sol (resort region of Spain)
 - Upper-right keyboard key
 - Dover's state (Abbr.)
 - Ctrl+Alt+___
 - Director Guillermo ____ Toro
 - Wilmington's state (Abbr.)
 - One of the 13 original Colonies: Abbr.
 - Drag queen Bianca ___ Rio
 - Home of Rehoboth Bay: Abbr.
 - Workplace initialism whose middle letter stands for "equity"
 - "Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 film)
 - Second-smallest of 50: Abbr.
 - Argentine tennis player Juan Martín ___ Potro
 - "Traffic" actor Benicio ___ Toro
 - "Radio" singer Lana ___ Rey
 - "The French Dispatch" actor Benicio ___ Toro
 - Drag queen and TV personality Bianca ___ Rio
 - Ctrl-Alt-___ (keyboard shortcut)
 - He played Arnie's son
 - Where Joe was bidin' time?: Abbr.
 - "Doin' Time" singer Lana ___ Rey
 - State that's home to Rehoboth Beach: Abbr.
 - Rehoboth Beach's st.
 - Third key in a reboot sequence
 - Tierra ___ Fuego: archipelago in South America
 - Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr.
 - Neighbor of N.J.
 - "Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy)
 - Torre ___ Greco, Italy
 - Key for getting rid of your work, in brief?
 - Fenwick Island St. Park loc.
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 23, 2025
 - New York Times - October 16, 2025
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 - New York Times - August 02, 2025
 - New York Times - July 29, 2025
 - USA Today - June 18, 2025
 - LA Times - June 12, 2025
 - New York Times - June 11, 2025
 - LA Times - June 10, 2025
 - New York Times - May 25, 2025
 - New York Times - April 30, 2025
 - LA Times - February 15, 2025
 - New York Times - January 29, 2025
 - USA Today - January 01, 2025
 - LA Times - December 30, 2024
 - New York Times - December 29, 2024
 - LA Times - October 13, 2024
 - LA Times - October 01, 2024
 - LA Times - September 25, 2024
 - USA Today - August 09, 2024
 
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