NYT Crossword · 41 Down
“Least active” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, August 29, 2025 as 41 Down. The answer has 6 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 · Friday, August 29, 2025 · 41 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Aug 29, 2025 · 41 Down · 6 letters
- Aug 17, 2022 · 5 Down · 6 letters
- Jun 14, 2015 · 113 Across · 6 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, August 29, 2025.
Across
- 1Coaster, usually crossword clue4 letters
- 5Start of some temple names crossword clue4 letters
- 9Bug spray ingredient crossword clue4 letters
- 13Kind of rover crossword clue5 letters
- 14Figure with two tails crossword clue9 letters
- 16Habitation crossword clue5 letters
- 17Queen's guard? crossword clue9 letters
- 18Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations crossword clue8 letters
- 20Genre for 5-Down crossword clue5 letters
- 21Certain graph shape crossword clue3 letters
- 22Word with Man or can crossword clue3 letters
- 23Per ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 24Places where it's OK to push someone at school crossword clue9 letters
- 27Evidence of a fire crossword clue3 letters
- 30Christmas story villain crossword clue5 letters
- 31Plot device in many a rom-com crossword clue8 letters
- 33Samurai with no master crossword clue5 letters
- 34Big bust crossword clue3 letters
- 35Little pieces crossword clue5 letters
- 36Welcome sight for a business crossword clue8 letters
- 38What fan fiction is not crossword clue5 letters
- 39"Odds" follower crossword clue3 letters
- 40Loaded with excitement crossword clue9 letters
- 42Blow off steam, say crossword clue4 letters
- 43Start to do? crossword clue3 letters
- 44Some Slack convos crossword clue3 letters
- 47Happiness and excitement, for two crossword clue5 letters
- 49Four-star review, say crossword clue8 letters
- 51Spitting contest? crossword clue9 letters
- 53Manage to lose crossword clue5 letters
- 54Some workplace perks crossword clue9 letters
- 55"Seriously!," in slang crossword clue5 letters
- 56Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie" crossword clue4 letters
- 57Old car concern crossword clue4 letters
- 58Preschoolers, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future crossword clue5 letters
- 2By some measure crossword clue10 letters
- 3Safety org. for young people crossword clue4 letters
- 4Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The" crossword clue14 letters
- 5"The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970 crossword clue6 letters
- 6Kant's "no" crossword clue4 letters
- 7Even more than most crossword clue3 letters
- 8"OK, now you've got me intrigued ..." crossword clue7 letters
- 9Macaroni wheat crossword clue5 letters
- 10Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" crossword clue4 letters
- 11Anticipatory times crossword clue4 letters
- 12Anger, with "off" crossword clue3 letters
- 13Lantern, e.g. crossword clue4 letters
- 15Eclipse, for one crossword clue14 letters
- 19Peel crossword clue4 letters
- 23Proof of a plot crossword clue4 letters
- 25Order in the court crossword clue4 letters
- 261980s cartoon foe of Gargamel crossword clue5 letters
- 27Library regular, perhaps crossword clue10 letters
- 28Eminem song that samples Dido crossword clue4 letters
- 29"___ a real nowhere man ..." crossword clue3 letters
- 30Billing unit crossword clue4 letters
- 32Dog's post-op wear crossword clue4 letters
- 33Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records crossword clue3 letters
- 34Make an impression on crossword clue4 letters
- 37Member of a 1960s TV family crossword clue7 letters
- 38Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio" crossword clue4 letters
- 42They might hang out in a hotel room crossword clue5 letters
- 45Big name in mufflers crossword clue5 letters
- 46Bit of a how-to crossword clue4 letters
- 47Stable mate crossword clue4 letters
- 48Move the first pawn, say crossword clue4 letters
- 49Troubles crossword clue4 letters
- 50High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 51Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly" crossword clue3 letters
- 52Time constant symbol in physics crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Least active”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with I and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Least active” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 41 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Least active” crossword clue?
The answer is IDLEST (6 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.