NYT Crossword · 40 Across
“In ___ (developing)” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, November 27, 2025 as 40 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.
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NYT Crossword · Thursday, November 27, 2025 · 40 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Nov 27, 2025 · 40 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 4, 2020 · 59 Across · 5 letters
- Mar 13, 2019 · 17 Across · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Across
- 1Feature of a mountain or fingerprint crossword clue5 letters
- 6Deli counter units: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 9"___ dabba doo!" crossword clue5 letters
- 14Type type crossword clue5 letters
- 15Thanos, to the Avengers crossword clue3 letters
- 16Company that's the subject of the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room" crossword clue5 letters
- 17Football offense arrangement that resembles an inverted Y shape crossword clue17 letters
- 20High key? crossword clue3 letters
- 21Big inits. in home security crossword clue3 letters
- 22Stranger crossword clue6 letters
- 23Symbols for density, in physics crossword clue4 letters
- 25Select, as a career crossword clue6 letters
- 27Low-lying area crossword clue4 letters
- 29Good person to give a time-consuming project, maybe crossword clue10 letters
- 34St. ___ (city on a bay, informally) crossword clue4 letters
- 35Latin for "but" crossword clue3 letters
- 36One way to live crossword clue5 letters
- 37Skin-care product thinner than a moisturizer crossword clue5 letters
- 38"Tee" follower crossword clue3 letters
- 39Greek theater crossword clue5 letters
- 41Like nonagenarians crossword clue3 letters
- 42Joshes crossword clue4 letters
- 43Process for a descending spacecraft crossword clue12 letters
- 45Kerfuffles crossword clue4 letters
- 46Losers to the Olympians crossword clue6 letters
- 48Sing like Ella Fitzgerald crossword clue4 letters
- 51Coke-versus-Pepsi and Apple-versus-Samsung, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 54So far crossword clue3 letters
- 56"Ouch!" crossword clue3 letters
- 57Complete an impossible task … or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle crossword clue15 letters
- 60Check someone's checks? crossword clue5 letters
- 61Openly gay crossword clue3 letters
- 62Total brawl crossword clue5 letters
- 63Tosses out crossword clue5 letters
- 64"Antiques Roadshow" network crossword clue3 letters
- 65Use, as one's influence crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1More cold and wet crossword clue5 letters
- 2Like some wolfhounds and whiskeys crossword clue5 letters
- 3Lucky scientist, perhaps crossword clue10 letters
- 4"This is terrible!" crossword clue3 letters
- 5Actor Idris crossword clue4 letters
- 6Bound for crossword clue5 letters
- 7Wild scene crossword clue3 letters
- 8Sang to crossword clue9 letters
- 9"Anno Domini" period crossword clue12 letters
- 10Against crossword clue4 letters
- 11Creamy pairing with fig jam crossword clue4 letters
- 12Obnoxious sort crossword clue4 letters
- 13___ Petry, first African American woman to write a million-selling novel ("The Street," 1946) crossword clue3 letters
- 18Anxious crossword clue6 letters
- 19M.L.B. team that awarded a record-breaking $765 million contract to Juan Soto in 2024 crossword clue4 letters
- 24Gloomy, as an atmosphere crossword clue10 letters
- 26"That's relatable" crossword clue7 letters
- 28Some citrus desserts crossword clue10 letters
- 30Ship-to-shore communicators crossword clue6 letters
- 31Essential biochemical process that releases energy in cells crossword clue10 letters
- 32Big ones might clash crossword clue4 letters
- 33___ Faire (medieval-themed festival) crossword clue3 letters
- 34Grp. that's down on all furs? crossword clue4 letters
- 35Person who's off-base? crossword clue9 letters
- 37Go after, in a way crossword clue3 letters
- 44Tread on me! crossword clue4 letters
- 45See 53-Down crossword clue4 letters
- 47Russian refusals crossword clue5 letters
- 49Many an early internet user, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 50#'s place crossword clue5 letters
- 51Cousin of turquoise crossword clue4 letters
- 52Disappointments crossword clue4 letters
- 53With 45-Down, "Hey, hold on!" crossword clue4 letters
- 55"Put your pens and pencils down" crossword clue4 letters
- 57California's capital, in some of its nicknames crossword clue3 letters
- 58Center of activity crossword clue3 letters
- 59"Vivat ___" ("Long live the king") crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “In ___ (developing)”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with U and ends with O, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “In ___ (developing)” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 40 Across. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “In ___ (developing)” crossword clue?
The answer is UTERO (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.