NYT Crossword · 8 Down
“"Save me ___!"” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, February 7, 2026 as 8 Down. 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, February 7, 2026 · 8 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Feb 7, 2026 · 8 Down · 5 letters
- Jul 20, 2005 · 14 Across · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Across
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- 19Keep-on-keeping-on quality crossword clue4 letters
- 21Cause for getting stuck crossword clue4 letters
- 22Not, colloquially crossword clue4 letters
- 23Misdirect crossword clue4 letters
- 24Airbnb inclusion, usually crossword clue5 letters
- 25Some control buttons crossword clue3 letters
- 26Like hand-to-hand fighting crossword clue10 letters
- 28On the starting line crossword clue9 letters
- 29Over/under and point spread crossword clue10 letters
- 31Small squeeze from a tube crossword clue3 letters
- 34Dome-shaped Buddhist shrine crossword clue5 letters
- 35Fancy-schmancy crossword clue4 letters
- 36Pronoun in Texas crossword clue4 letters
- 37Instrument depicted in paintings by Hals and Caravaggio crossword clue4 letters
- 38"OMG"-evoking deed crossword clue4 letters
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- 42Isle of Sappho crossword clue6 letters
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Down
- 1Can't keep on topic crossword clue7 letters
- 2Sharpshooter's asset crossword clue6 letters
- 3Preps for surgery, perhaps crossword clue5 letters
- 4Wear out around the edges crossword clue4 letters
- 5First name in Universal horror crossword clue3 letters
- 6Seldom-used PC key crossword clue3 letters
- 7Long shot practice crossword clue11 letters
- 9Pauline ___, former New Yorker film critic crossword clue4 letters
- 10Classic Chevy model crossword clue8 letters
- 11Not fair, in a way crossword clue7 letters
- 12Strip down the Interstate crossword clue6 letters
- 13Student's goal crossword clue6 letters
- 14"That can't possibly be right!" crossword clue5 letters
- 15Enjoying recognition crossword clue4 letters
- 19One of many in a bee, typically crossword clue11 letters
- 20Reptile with a colorful name crossword clue7 letters
- 23Having lost all its fizz crossword clue4 letters
- 24Isn't keeping up crossword clue4 letters
- 26Michael who plays Allan in "Barbie" crossword clue4 letters
- 27"Divergent" author Veronica crossword clue4 letters
- 28Ensnare for, as some undertakings crossword clue8 letters
- 29A heavy drinker may be found in one crossword clue6 letters
- 30Woolen leggings, as worn by W.W. I soldiers crossword clue7 letters
- 31Physiques that have gone a little soft crossword clue7 letters
- 32Former veep with a Nobel Prize crossword clue6 letters
- 33"___ This Mess" crossword clue5 letters
- 34Opening for a mail carrier crossword clue4 letters
- 36Private reply crossword clue6 letters
- 38One of Oberon's subjects crossword clue5 letters
- 39Author of "Steppenwolf" crossword clue5 letters
- 41Street ending at Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle crossword clue4 letters
- 42Wrote fiction? crossword clue4 letters
- 44Many a professional office: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 45The Hornets, on scoreboards crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “"Save me ___!"”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with A and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “"Save me ___!"” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 8 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “"Save me ___!"” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is ASPOT. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.