NYT Crossword · 22 Down
“Explorer Hernando de ___” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, October 13, 2025 as 22 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 · Monday, October 13, 2025 · 22 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Oct 13, 2025 · 22 Down · 4 letters
- Apr 23, 2019 · 68 Across · 4 letters
- Feb 21, 2018 · 69 Across · 4 letters
- Sep 22, 2002 · 40 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 23, 2001 · 39 Across · 4 letters
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Across
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- 4Now crossword clue5 letters
- 9Cook's garment crossword clue5 letters
- 14Note after fa crossword clue3 letters
- 15Beamed crossword clue5 letters
- 16Easily fooled crossword clue5 letters
- 17Microwaveable breakfast staple crossword clue9 letters
- 19Frighten off crossword clue5 letters
- 20Sephora competitor crossword clue4 letters
- 21Uno + dos + tres crossword clue4 letters
- 23Give temporarily crossword clue4 letters
- 24Raise up crossword clue7 letters
- 27___-Aid (drink whose mascot is a walking pitcher) crossword clue4 letters
- 29Dorm room meal in a cup crossword clue12 letters
- 34Taste, metaphorically crossword clue6 letters
- 37Emotional state crossword clue4 letters
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- 39In ___ (unborn) crossword clue5 letters
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- 41Back street crossword clue5 letters
- 43The "S" of E.S.T.: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
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- 46Open green areas crossword clue6 letters
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- 50Give off crossword clue4 letters
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- 55Graceful bird in a pond crossword clue4 letters
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- 60Title of a list crossword clue4 letters
- 61Flower in a Chinese pond crossword clue5 letters
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Down
- 1Suffix with Kafka or Roman crossword clue5 letters
- 2"___ thank me later!" crossword clue5 letters
- 3Like Stanford and Harvard crossword clue5 letters
- 4Cluck of disapproval crossword clue3 letters
- 5"Well, looky here!" crossword clue3 letters
- 6Complete one round of reps crossword clue6 letters
- 7Poker buy-in crossword clue4 letters
- 8"That's not news to me" crossword clue8 letters
- 9Furthermore crossword clue3 letters
- 10Spanish rice dish crossword clue6 letters
- 11Bar mitzvah, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 12Chamber under a stovetop crossword clue4 letters
- 13Bookish type, stereotypically crossword clue4 letters
- 18Eggs that can cost $1,000 per ounce crossword clue6 letters
- 25All, for nothing, e.g. crossword clue7 letters
- 26China's Mao ___-tung crossword clue3 letters
- 28Decrees crossword clue7 letters
- 30Revise crossword clue5 letters
- 31The largest one in the U.S. is in Bloomington, Minn. crossword clue4 letters
- 32Scraped (out) crossword clue4 letters
- 33Opposing votes crossword clue4 letters
- 34Pull's opposite crossword clue4 letters
- 35"___ girl!" crossword clue4 letters
- 36Certain electric bulbs, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 40Energetic, perhaps crossword clue8 letters
- 42Smoothly, in music crossword clue6 letters
- 45More than awesome crossword clue4 letters
- 46In good physical shape crossword clue3 letters
- 48Assistant professor's goal crossword clue6 letters
- 49Chinese small plates crossword clue6 letters
- 52Prosperous periods crossword clue5 letters
- 53More bizarre crossword clue5 letters
- 54Nintendo dinosaur crossword clue5 letters
- 55Like your chances of winning the lottery crossword clue4 letters
- 56Made a rug, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 57Molecule bit crossword clue4 letters
- 59Simplicity crossword clue4 letters
- 62The "S" of GPS: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 64Scottish cap crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Explorer Hernando de ___”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with S and ends with O, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Explorer Hernando de ___” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 22 Down. It has appeared 5 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Explorer Hernando de ___” crossword clue?
The answer is SOTO (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.