NYT Crossword · 8 Down
“___-Its” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, March 31, 2025 as 8 Down. 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 · Monday, March 31, 2025 · 8 Down
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Monday, March 31, 2025.
Across
- 1Bowlers and sombreros crossword clue4 letters
- 5Finance channel crossword clue4 letters
- 9Some toothpastes and hair goops crossword clue4 letters
- 13Boy on "The Andy Griffith Show" crossword clue4 letters
- 14Wife of Jacob in the Bible crossword clue4 letters
- 15King of the gods, in Egyptian myth crossword clue4 letters
- 16Bird that's the U.S.'s national symbol crossword clue9 letters
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- 19Make official crossword clue6 letters
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- 22Paving gunk crossword clue3 letters
- 23Scout's shelter crossword clue4 letters
- 24Debbie Downer crossword clue8 letters
- 26Like good knives and pupils crossword clue5 letters
- 28Religious offshoot crossword clue4 letters
- 29Org. at airports crossword clue3 letters
- 32Bigheadedness crossword clue3 letters
- 33Work hard crossword clue4 letters
- 35"I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order crossword clue14 letters
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- 41Bovine call crossword clue3 letters
- 42Section of a tennis match crossword clue3 letters
- 43Step on a ladder crossword clue4 letters
- 45Observes Ramadan, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 47Basketball shot made while leaning backward crossword clue8 letters
- 49Tough part of a cross-country race crossword clue4 letters
- 52U-turn from WSW crossword clue3 letters
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- 54Feels sorry for crossword clue6 letters
- 56___ trap (part of a dryer) crossword clue4 letters
- 58Like conga or mambo music crossword clue9 letters
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- 61Thrice three crossword clue4 letters
- 62Currency of Mexico crossword clue4 letters
- 63Citrus peel crossword clue4 letters
- 64Ponzi scheme, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 65Whole bunch crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1So-called "king of the road" crossword clue4 letters
- 2Not together crossword clue5 letters
- 3Mark over the "n" in "mañana" crossword clue5 letters
- 4Cars that typically accommodate five people crossword clue6 letters
- 5Family group crossword clue4 letters
- 6B-___ (rare blood type, informally) crossword clue3 letters
- 7Make into a wad crossword clue6 letters
- 9Yap crossword clue3 letters
- 10;) and :D crossword clue9 letters
- 11Standard announcement of a pilot upon landing crossword clue9 letters
- 12Sound from an angry dog crossword clue5 letters
- 17Word that reverses meaning when an "n" is put in front crossword clue6 letters
- 21Fractions of lbs. crossword clue3 letters
- 24Part of a face that may be furrowed crossword clue4 letters
- 25Kind of diet in which carbs are frowned upon crossword clue4 letters
- 27In the past crossword clue3 letters
- 29Sn, chemically crossword clue3 letters
- 30Plant with eight-pointed pods used in cooking crossword clue9 letters
- 31Kids in the 90s? crossword clue9 letters
- 34The Beatles' "___ It Be" crossword clue3 letters
- 36Departed crossword clue4 letters
- 37Unclear response to "Are you coming?" crossword clue4 letters
- 38Blunt refusals crossword clue3 letters
- 39"American ___" (Grant Wood painting) crossword clue6 letters
- 44Opening, as between teeth crossword clue3 letters
- 45Spinoff stories written by an author's readers, informally crossword clue6 letters
- 46Producers of six-packs crossword clue6 letters
- 47Happy: Sp. crossword clue5 letters
- 48Removes a dependence (from) crossword clue5 letters
- 50Written defamation crossword clue5 letters
- 51Rental contract crossword clue5 letters
- 54"Casey at the Bat," for one crossword clue4 letters
- 55Some winter weather crossword clue4 letters
- 57Little one crossword clue3 letters
- 59Genetic messenger crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “___-Its”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with C and ends with Z, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “___-Its” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, March 31, 2025, at 8 Down.
What is the answer to the “___-Its” crossword clue?
The answer is CHEEZ (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.