NYT Crossword · 51 Across
“*3rd” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 as 51 Across. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · 51 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Across
- 1Sharpened point of a quill pen crossword clue3 letters
- 4One-named Senegalese American singer with the #1 hits "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter" crossword clue4 letters
- 8South Asian royals crossword clue5 letters
- 13Actress Longoria crossword clue3 letters
- 14Free-spirited style, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 15*6th crossword clue6 letters
- 16Summer meteor shower named for a mythological hero crossword clue8 letters
- 18Paradise crossword clue6 letters
- 19Musical flutter crossword clue5 letters
- 20Billion years, astronomically crossword clue4 letters
- 22___ skirt crossword clue4 letters
- 23"Miracle on Ice" foe, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 24Smart set crossword clue5 letters
- 26To, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 27"___ it!" (shout in a game of tag) crossword clue3 letters
- 28*2nd crossword clue5 letters
- 30Arouses, as an appetite crossword clue5 letters
- 32Captivate crossword clue6 letters
- 34*1st crossword clue7 letters
- 36Settled on the ground, say crossword clue4 letters
- 38Something told with two hands? crossword clue4 letters
- 39Bluish-silver Christmas trees, maybe crossword clue7 letters
- 42Hosp. recovery area crossword clue6 letters
- 46Great divide crossword clue5 letters
- 47Moon believed to have a subsurface ocean crossword clue5 letters
- 49Gamer's "off-line" crossword clue3 letters
- 50Kool-Aid competitor crossword clue3 letters
- 53McEntire of country music crossword clue4 letters
- 54Some Monopoly properties: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 56Drink in a sippy cup, to a toddler crossword clue4 letters
- 57Commence crossword clue5 letters
- 58Mexican beer brand crossword clue6 letters
- 60"I'd love to go" crossword clue8 letters
- 62*7th crossword clue6 letters
- 63Bygone Russian leader crossword clue4 letters
- 64Pad crossword clue3 letters
- 65Baker's glassware brand crossword clue5 letters
- 66"Thing with feathers that perches in the soul," per Emily Dickinson crossword clue4 letters
- 67"Y"-sounding pair of letters, in Spanish crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1*8th crossword clue7 letters
- 2Allen who was the 2001 N.B.A. M.V.P. crossword clue7 letters
- 3One known for the morning grind? crossword clue7 letters
- 4Second-born son in the Bible crossword clue4 letters
- 5___ pond crossword clue3 letters
- 6"Wowza!" crossword clue6 letters
- 7Tiny biting insect crossword clue7 letters
- 8Creature sometimes trained for bomb detection crossword clue3 letters
- 9Focus of some physicists crossword clue4 letters
- 10*5th crossword clue7 letters
- 11Desert quality crossword clue7 letters
- 12Epitomes of slowness crossword clue6 letters
- 15Symbols of fair weather crossword clue4 letters
- 17Mirror-and-prism camera, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 21Arrival of symptoms crossword clue5 letters
- 25"Man, that's hardly fair!" crossword clue6 letters
- 28Fullness, in hairstyling crossword clue6 letters
- 29"The Little Mermaid" prince crossword clue4 letters
- 31Shades crossword clue4 letters
- 33*4th crossword clue4 letters
- 35Kelly of morning TV crossword clue4 letters
- 37Neon ___ (aquarium fish) crossword clue5 letters
- 39Like someone emerging from freezing cold water, typically crossword clue7 letters
- 40Raceway speed setter crossword clue7 letters
- 41Mull over crossword clue7 letters
- 43Reason to go into penalty kicks crossword clue7 letters
- 44Like the paths of 45-Down, as visually depicted in this puzzle crossword clue7 letters
- 45Celestial "wanderers" ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent crossword clue7 letters
- 46Flirt with, in a way crossword clue6 letters
- 48"Are you sure?" crossword clue6 letters
- 52Spellbinds crossword clue4 letters
- 53Sunburned, perhaps crossword clue3 letters
- 55Reasonable crossword clue4 letters
- 57Reveal crossword clue4 letters
- 59Black-and-white wedding rental crossword clue3 letters
- 61Gullible sort crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “*3rd”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with E and ends with H, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “*3rd” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 51 Across.
What is the answer to the “*3rd” crossword clue?
The answer is EARTH (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.