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Rock subgenre portmanteau (crossword clue)

7 squares · NYT Crossword · August 28, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, August 28, 2026 (41 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.

Answer length: 7 squares

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SCREAMO as a word: (music) A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly screaming vocals, while preserving structural aspects of the emocore/hardcore emo ...; (music) A genre of guitar-driven music combining late 1990's emo indie rock with interludes of screaming vocals, often accompanied by hardcore or metalcore g....

SCREAMO has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.

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