NYT Crossword · 26 Down
“Purpose” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Wednesday, September 10, 2025 as 26 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 · Wednesday, September 10, 2025 · 26 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Sep 10, 2025 · 26 Down · 4 letters
- Oct 28, 2024 · 64 Across · 6 letters
- Sep 16, 2024 · 19 Across · 3 letters
- Aug 5, 2024 · 60 Down · 3 letters
- Mar 19, 2024 · 49 Down · 6 letters
- Sep 10, 2023 · 49 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 23, 2023 · 34 Down · 3 letters
- Jan 7, 2022 · 24 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 29, 2020 · 46 Down · 6 letters
- Aug 20, 2017 · 80 Across · 3 letters
- Jul 5, 2014 · 16 Across · 5 letters
- Aug 28, 2013 · 34 Down · 3 letters
- Jan 6, 2013 · 120 Across · 3 letters
- Sep 5, 2012 · 28 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 7, 2007 · 20 Down · 4 letters
- Dec 5, 2007 · 60 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 9, 2005 · 52 Across · 3 letters
- Dec 25, 2004 · 16 Across · 3 letters
- Feb 23, 2004 · 44 Down · 6 letters
- Jan 17, 2004 · 42 Down · 6 letters
- Jul 24, 2003 · 59 Across · 4 letters
- Apr 4, 2003 · 43 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 2, 2001 · 25 Down · 3 letters
- Dec 15, 1999 · 50 Across · 3 letters
- May 24, 1998 · 111 Down · 3 letters
- Jan 8, 1998 · 21 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 29, 1997 · 45 Down · 6 letters
- Jan 13, 1997 · 42 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 8, 1996 · 42 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 26, 1995 · 27 Down · 3 letters
- Oct 14, 1994 · 54 Across · 3 letters
- Sep 29, 1994 · 8 Down · 3 letters
- Aug 7, 1994 · 58 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 14, 1994 · 57 Down · 3 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
Across
- 1Spiritual principle symbolized by an endless knot crossword clue5 letters
- 6Rock, for one crossword clue5 letters
- 11Bit of cream crossword clue3 letters
- 14Change, as a legislative bill crossword clue5 letters
- 15Carne ___ crossword clue5 letters
- 16Bird whose males incubate the eggs crossword clue3 letters
- 17Skimpy serving of foie gras, say crossword clue11 letters
- 19San Francisco/Oakland separator crossword clue3 letters
- 20Otis's love interest on Netflix's "Sex Education" crossword clue5 letters
- 21Some dressing in an operating room crossword clue5 letters
- 23One of Daniel Radcliffe's paparazzi, say crossword clue13 letters
- 26Billy Joel's "___ From an Italian Restaurant" crossword clue6 letters
- 28Glass in a frame crossword clue4 letters
- 29Opening on a stage? crossword clue4 letters
- 30Certain tennis shot crossword clue5 letters
- 32Ave. crossers crossword clue3 letters
- 35Heinz bottle blueprint, say crossword clue15 letters
- 39Ice cream maker Joseph crossword clue3 letters
- 40Remark to the audience crossword clue5 letters
- 41Prefix in aviation crossword clue4 letters
- 42Place to wear a mitt crossword clue4 letters
- 43With skepticism crossword clue6 letters
- 45The biggest and most loving of hugs, say crossword clue13 letters
- 50Pack animal related to camels crossword clue5 letters
- 51Trailing behind crossword clue5 letters
- 52"After ___ …" crossword clue3 letters
- 53Idahoan, say crossword clue11 letters
- 59God, in Italian crossword clue3 letters
- 60Hallmark of a typical Greek tragedy crossword clue5 letters
- 61Something gotten by a scapegoat crossword clue5 letters
- 62Currency whose symbol resembles a "Y" crossword clue3 letters
- 63Nerve-racking crossword clue5 letters
- 64"Get what I'm sayin'?" crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1___-El (Superman's birth name) crossword clue3 letters
- 2Pal in Paris crossword clue3 letters
- 3Intensify, with "up" crossword clue3 letters
- 4"Richard of York gave battle in vain," for the colors of the rainbow crossword clue8 letters
- 5Quote from a magazine rep crossword clue6 letters
- 6Have a cow? crossword clue5 letters
- 7Willow whose twigs are used in basketry crossword clue5 letters
- 8Dallas baller crossword clue3 letters
- 9Suffix with sulf- crossword clue3 letters
- 10Mesh for securing items in transport crossword clue8 letters
- 11When a star is first seen crossword clue5 letters
- 12Knock over crossword clue5 letters
- 13Retailer's counterpart crossword clue5 letters
- 18Women's professional tennis matches have three of them crossword clue4 letters
- 22Had a nosh crossword clue3 letters
- 23Small-minded crossword clue5 letters
- 24Certain volleyball hit crossword clue5 letters
- 25Engage in a bit of back-and-forth? crossword clue4 letters
- 27Included in correspondence, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 30Feeling of dizziness, with "the" crossword clue5 letters
- 31Alternative to mushrooms crossword clue3 letters
- 32___ Madness, punny name for a barbershop crossword clue5 letters
- 33Bad thing to try to do from the middle lane crossword clue4 letters
- 34Stereotypical name for a Dalmatian crossword clue4 letters
- 36"You try!" crossword clue8 letters
- 37Password creator crossword clue4 letters
- 38Absurdly easy task crossword clue8 letters
- 42Physicist who built upon Volta's work crossword clue3 letters
- 43Many characters in "Better Call Saul": Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 44Flew past crossword clue6 letters
- 45Quaint term of address for a noblewoman crossword clue5 letters
- 46Skateboard jump crossword clue5 letters
- 47Raven claw crossword clue5 letters
- 48Demeanors crossword clue5 letters
- 49Like corned beef in a Reuben sandwich crossword clue5 letters
- 54"There you ___!" crossword clue3 letters
- 55Boatload crossword clue3 letters
- 56Color akin to caramel crossword clue3 letters
- 57Genre that punk rock paved the way for crossword clue3 letters
- 58FF's opposite crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Purpose”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with S and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Purpose” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 26 Down. It has appeared 34 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Purpose” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SAKE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.