NYT Crossword · 6 Down
“Drop-___” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, March 27, 2026 as 6 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.
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NYT Crossword · Friday, March 27, 2026 · 6 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Mar 27, 2026 · 6 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 6, 2023 · 32 Across · 3 letters
- Mar 6, 2020 · 50 Down · 4 letters
- May 25, 2019 · 30 Across · 4 letters
- Mar 26, 2017 · 127 Across · 3 letters
- Feb 5, 2016 · 39 Down · 4 letters
- Aug 15, 2012 · 32 Across · 4 letters
- Jun 12, 2012 · 24 Across · 3 letters
- Jul 13, 2011 · 2 Down · 4 letters
- May 8, 1999 · 7 Down · 5 letters
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Across
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- 16E, in a code crossword clue3 letters
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- 22"Do we have a problem here?" crossword clue5 letters
- 24L.A. subdivision? crossword clue3 letters
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- 28Hackman's "The Royal Tenenbaums" co-star crossword clue6 letters
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- 33"You should keep those details to yourself" crossword clue3 letters
- 36Slightly off crossword clue7 letters
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- 41Restraining maneuver in judo crossword clue6 letters
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- 47Tahoe runner crossword clue3 letters
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- 51Light crossword clue4 letters
- 52Kitchen gizmo crossword clue5 letters
- 54Bit of bellyaching crossword clue4 letters
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- 58Store in oak casks, say crossword clue3 letters
- 59Spoke before the court crossword clue11 letters
- 60No no crossword clue3 letters
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Down
- 1E-card site with a reduplicative name crossword clue6 letters
- 2Spread crossword clue6 letters
- 3Like noble gases, chemically crossword clue6 letters
- 4Nearest item to pick crossword clue7 letters
- 5Land consisting predominantly of sedges crossword clue3 letters
- 7Like 97% of the United States, per the Census Bureau crossword clue5 letters
- 8Old hand at shorthand crossword clue5 letters
- 9Some choppers crossword clue5 letters
- 10Dish whose name means "barley" in Italian crossword clue4 letters
- 11Lilliputian crossword clue3 letters
- 12"Seems suspect" crossword clue8 letters
- 13Reductive neologism for a strong female lead crossword clue8 letters
- 14Figure in Greek mythology who was brought up by a bear crossword clue8 letters
- 21Hit 22, say crossword clue4 letters
- 23"Squid Game" and "The Red Sleeve," for two crossword clue7 letters
- 25Crosses to bear crossword clue7 letters
- 27Unlit? crossword clue5 letters
- 28Lacked an alternative crossword clue5 letters
- 30Before, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 31Suburban attachment? crossword clue3 letters
- 32Camp bed crossword clue3 letters
- 33Direction in many a spaghetti western crossword clue8 letters
- 34Zsa Zsa Gabor entered into it nine times crossword clue8 letters
- 35Dunks crossword clue8 letters
- 39Rebel's opposite crossword clue4 letters
- 40PB&J, e.g., informally crossword clue7 letters
- 43Greet with a beep crossword clue6 letters
- 44Bluffer's pronouncement, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 45Put down on paper crossword clue6 letters
- 47Comics often printed in black and white crossword clue5 letters
- 48Pianist Rubinstein crossword clue5 letters
- 49Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter crossword clue5 letters
- 52Tiny opening crossword clue4 letters
- 53George's computer friend on "The Jetsons" crossword clue4 letters
- 56N.F.L. coach Quinn crossword clue3 letters
- 57Forte, slangily crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Drop-___”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with O and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Drop-___” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 6 Down. It has appeared 10 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Drop-___” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is OFFS. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.