NYT Crossword · 5 Down
“Down” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, September 4, 2025 as 5 Down. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Thursday, September 4, 2025 · 5 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Sep 4, 2025 · 5 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 18, 2025 · 7 Across · 6 letters
- Jul 1, 2025 · 21 Down · 3 letters
- Feb 7, 2025 · 9 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 24, 2024 · 69 Across · 3 letters
- Mar 20, 2024 · 57 Down · 4 letters
- Aug 13, 2023 · 51 Across · 3 letters
- Feb 10, 2023 · 31 Down · 3 letters
- Feb 11, 2022 · 43 Across · 3 letters
- Dec 30, 2021 · 9 Down · 3 letters
- Sep 29, 2019 · 107 Down · 3 letters
- Jun 26, 2019 · 70 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 14, 2019 · 13 Down · 7 letters
- Oct 20, 2017 · 39 Across · 3 letters
- Oct 1, 2017 · 101 Across · 4 letters
- Apr 29, 2017 · 49 Down · 4 letters
- Sep 29, 2016 · 54 Down · 3 letters
- Sep 25, 2016 · 15 Across · 3 letters
- Feb 3, 2016 · 45 Down · 3 letters
- Apr 9, 2015 · 45 Across · 3 letters
- Nov 4, 2014 · 5 Down · 3 letters
- Mar 31, 2013 · 108 Down · 4 letters
- Dec 6, 2011 · 50 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 24, 2010 · 33 Across · 3 letters
- Oct 27, 2010 · 66 Across · 3 letters
- Jul 11, 2010 · 39 Across · 3 letters
- May 22, 2010 · 45 Across · 4 letters
- Mar 22, 2009 · 60 Across · 4 letters
- Jan 19, 2008 · 20 Down · 3 letters
- Nov 17, 2006 · 60 Across · 7 letters
- Nov 9, 2006 · 25 Down · 7 letters
- Jan 13, 2006 · 51 Down · 4 letters
- Nov 23, 2005 · 54 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 12, 2005 · 44 Across · 3 letters
- Mar 21, 2004 · 82 Across · 3 letters
- Nov 12, 2003 · 66 Down · 3 letters
- Jan 3, 2003 · 35 Across · 3 letters
- Nov 3, 2002 · 111 Across · 3 letters
- Dec 4, 2000 · 26 Across · 5 letters
- Aug 24, 2000 · 14 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 25, 1999 · 58 Down · 3 letters
- Nov 21, 1999 · 29 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 18, 1999 · 110 Down · 3 letters
- Jan 25, 1998 · 111 Down · 3 letters
- Sep 28, 1997 · 37 Across · 3 letters
- Aug 19, 1997 · 41 Down · 3 letters
- Jun 8, 1997 · 24 Down · 3 letters
- Mar 6, 1997 · 44 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 4, 1996 · 51 Across · 3 letters
- Oct 21, 1995 · 57 Down · 3 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Across
- 1Train unit crossword clue3 letters
- 4One means of going up a hill crossword clue4 letters
- 8Builds crossword clue6 letters
- 14Tap it crossword clue3 letters
- 15Reese Witherspoon's role in "Legally Blonde" crossword clue4 letters
- 16Fictional land of magic and talking animals crossword clue6 letters
- 17Baseball great who said "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600" crossword clue8 letters
- 19Playground retort crossword clue6 letters
- 20Untouchable crossword clue6 letters
- 21Goalie's stat crossword clue5 letters
- 23Genre for "Sunset Boulevard" crossword clue4 letters
- 24Designation for some audio connectors crossword clue4 letters
- 25Inch (toward) crossword clue4 letters
- 29Had the reins crossword clue3 letters
- 31Give and take crossword clue4 letters
- 32Word with stop or prize crossword clue4 letters
- 33Financial support crossword clue7 letters
- 36Lose firmness crossword clue3 letters
- 38Punk subculture crossword clue3 letters
- 39World capital in central Anatolia crossword clue6 letters
- 40Woke crossword clue6 letters
- 42That little thing you do? crossword clue3 letters
- 43Inits. for cinephiles crossword clue3 letters
- 45Struggle to decide crossword clue7 letters
- 46"___ a roll!" crossword clue4 letters
- 48Spreadsheet units crossword clue4 letters
- 50In good shape crossword clue3 letters
- 51Corn syrup brand crossword clue4 letters
- 52Book of Mormon book crossword clue4 letters
- 53Plant watcher, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 56Helped temporarily, with "over" crossword clue5 letters
- 58Chops crossword clue6 letters
- 60High-end suit crossword clue6 letters
- 63Locale for a couples cruise? crossword clue8 letters
- 65Milieu for the Flying Wallendas crossword clue6 letters
- 66Obsessed with crossword clue4 letters
- 67Reed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame crossword clue3 letters
- 68Celestial omens, to some crossword clue6 letters
- 69Make tears crossword clue4 letters
- 70Mind meld? crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Part of an airplane crossword clue5 letters
- 2Where Davy Crockett died, with "the" crossword clue5 letters
- 3Athlete tackling El Capitan, e.g. crossword clue11 letters
- 4Relative of a gull crossword clue4 letters
- 6___-country crossword clue3 letters
- 7See 49-Down crossword clue6 letters
- 8A bunch of fruit may grow on it crossword clue9 letters
- 9Hurry crossword clue4 letters
- 10Wiped out crossword clue6 letters
- 11___ International, channel seen in hotel rooms worldwide crossword clue3 letters
- 12"Deck the Halls" contraction crossword clue3 letters
- 13___ Tiago, largest of the Cape Verde islands crossword clue3 letters
- 18Problem solver's cry crossword clue6 letters
- 22"___, that love, so gentle in his view, / Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!": "Romeo and Juliet" crossword clue4 letters
- 24N.Y. Rangers' home crossword clue3 letters
- 26Investor's question for a start-up, to which 3-, 8-, 35- and 49-/7-Down reply "Yes!"' crossword clue11 letters
- 27One of the Addams family crossword clue5 letters
- 28Slowly diminish crossword clue5 letters
- 30Gossip crossword clue4 letters
- 33Dyeing technique crossword clue5 letters
- 34Jungian archetype crossword clue5 letters
- 35Who popularized the proverb "With great power comes great responsibility" crossword clue9 letters
- 37Clown crossword clue4 letters
- 41Weddings crossword clue6 letters
- 44Traffic director crossword clue4 letters
- 45Fool crossword clue3 letters
- 47Write, as music crossword clue6 letters
- 49With 7-Down, worker who likely knows the ropes crossword clue6 letters
- 54Subs crossword clue5 letters
- 55Invite from atop the stairs, say crossword clue5 letters
- 57When ties get untied, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 58___ in three crossword clue4 letters
- 59Place offering a Rise ’N Shine breakfast crossword clue4 letters
- 60Epitome of simplicity crossword clue3 letters
- 61"Flying Down to ___" (1933 film) crossword clue3 letters
- 62Lion keeper? crossword clue3 letters
- 64Start to count? crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Down”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with B and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Down” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 5 Down. It has appeared 50 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Down” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is BLUE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.