NYT Crossword · 17 Across
“Having a single purpose” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, October 18, 2025 as 17 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.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Saturday, October 18, 2025 · 17 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Oct 18, 2025 · 17 Across · 5 letters
- Feb 29, 2008 · 7 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Across
- 1Measure of rank in Maori culture, informally crossword clue7 letters
- 8Bubbles crossword clue5 letters
- 13Sauce in Italian-American cuisine crossword clue8 letters
- 14Knocked out crossword clue5 letters
- 15It's in right now crossword clue9 letters
- 16Was worthy of crossword clue5 letters
- 18Light that goes up when things are going down? crossword clue5 letters
- 20Snatch crossword clue3 letters
- 21Crank cases? crossword clue7 letters
- 23Something pulled in many car chase scenes, for short crossword clue6 letters
- 25Home to the Arco di Constantino crossword clue4 letters
- 26Present a chance to get ahead crossword clue9 letters
- 29Spaniards roll them crossword clue3 letters
- 30Was really moving, in slang crossword clue9 letters
- 31"Uh ... I guess" crossword clue9 letters
- 32Sources of 24/7 support crossword clue9 letters
- 33Many an attachment crossword clue3 letters
- 36Ones catching waves crossword clue9 letters
- 37Longtime name in Cuban politics crossword clue4 letters
- 38Those playing the king of Egypt in "Aïda" crossword clue6 letters
- 39Monthly magazine that sponsors a large annual music festival in New Orleans crossword clue7 letters
- 41Easily removed locks crossword clue3 letters
- 42Limited assignment crossword clue5 letters
- 45Smallest member of the eurozone (122 square miles) crossword clue5 letters
- 46Appropriately change course crossword clue5 letters
- 48Spirals out of control? crossword clue9 letters
- 50Panhellenic Games venue crossword clue5 letters
- 51Can't cool off crossword clue8 letters
- 52Gifted crossword clue5 letters
- 53Culinary concurrence crossword clue7 letters
Down
- 1Understands crossword clue7 letters
- 2Site of some piercings crossword clue6 letters
- 3"There's never been a better time" tech sloganeer crossword clue5 letters
- 4Fangorn resident crossword clue3 letters
- 5Sweet doings at a county fair crossword clue10 letters
- 6___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster crossword clue4 letters
- 7Cry that might be made with a bow crossword clue4 letters
- 8Responders to cruise ship emergencies crossword clue9 letters
- 9It works in translation crossword clue3 letters
- 10Crunchy snacks crossword clue7 letters
- 11Fine-tunes crossword clue6 letters
- 12Divider of lots crossword clue5 letters
- 13Really into crossword clue6 letters
- 1521st-century first lady crossword clue5 letters
- 19Attire for many a flamenco dancer crossword clue8 letters
- 22Upright bar crossword clue8 letters
- 24Bonheur who painted "Ploughing in the Nivernais" crossword clue4 letters
- 27Woman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet crossword clue5 letters
- 28Colorful swimmers in the Amazon crossword clue10 letters
- 30Energy device that reflects sunlight crossword clue9 letters
- 31Rings up? crossword clue4 letters
- 32Can hold one's own, in modern lingo crossword clue7 letters
- 33Bread purchase in the U.K. crossword clue7 letters
- 34Like a building's central air conditioning crossword clue6 letters
- 35Dogbane? crossword clue5 letters
- 36Like drug dens, sometimes crossword clue6 letters
- 37FAQ heading crossword clue6 letters
- 38East African honorific crossword clue5 letters
- 40Reduce to a pulp crossword clue5 letters
- 43Minute crossword clue4 letters
- 44Pay attention to crossword clue4 letters
- 47Zip crossword clue3 letters
- 49Home to the U.S.'s first pizzeria, according to the Pizza Hall of Fame, for short crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Having a single purpose”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with A and ends with C, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Having a single purpose” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 17 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Having a single purpose” crossword clue?
The answer is ADHOC (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.