NYT Crossword · 11 Down
“Serving a purpose” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, September 26, 2025 as 11 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 · Friday, September 26, 2025 · 11 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Sep 26, 2025 · 11 Down · 5 letters
- Oct 17, 2022 · 35 Across · 5 letters
- Dec 28, 2010 · 68 Across · 5 letters
- Nov 14, 2006 · 54 Down · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, September 26, 2025.
Across
- 1Hogwash crossword clue5 letters
- 6Smart crossword clue4 letters
- 10Dip that can be made in a molcajete, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 14Start of a count-off crossword clue5 letters
- 15Stream with a lot of shade? crossword clue9 letters
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- 18Something a newlywed usually lacks crossword clue9 letters
- 19Embark crossword clue7 letters
- 21Some wraps crossword clue6 letters
- 22Flock : geese :: business : ___ crossword clue7 letters
- 23Comic book sound crossword clue3 letters
- 24"Alea iacta ___" ("The die is cast") crossword clue3 letters
- 25Politician who organized the first congressional hearing on global warming (1981) crossword clue6 letters
- 26Indigenous person of northern South America crossword clue5 letters
- 28It holds the line crossword clue4 letters
- 29Lots and lots crossword clue4 letters
- 31"Hogwash!" crossword clue3 letters
- 33Takes in the trash? crossword clue13 letters
- 37It gets pumped at a party crossword clue3 letters
- 38"Is this seat taken ...?" crossword clue4 letters
- 39Pet food brand whose name reflects its founding in Allentown, Pa. crossword clue4 letters
- 41Blowouts crossword clue5 letters
- 43Chew on crossword clue6 letters
- 45"The Walking Dead" network crossword clue3 letters
- 48Call at the table? crossword clue3 letters
- 49In need of an evening out? crossword clue7 letters
- 50Greeting that combines a handshake and an embrace crossword clue6 letters
- 52Put together crossword clue7 letters
- 53Sign before picking up crossword clue9 letters
- 55Border (on) crossword clue5 letters
- 57Digitally altered videos of celebrities, say crossword clue9 letters
- 58Race, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 59Icelandic saga crossword clue4 letters
- 60Creature that can be "red-spotted" crossword clue4 letters
- 61Novelist Ferrante crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Put in stitches crossword clue3 letters
- 2Talked one's way (out of) crossword clue8 letters
- 3It might be on display at Comic-Con crossword clue9 letters
- 4Cleaning product commonly used by pet owners crossword clue10 letters
- 5One receiving monthly payments crossword clue6 letters
- 6Drinks made with cardamom crossword clue5 letters
- 7Word with study or city crossword clue4 letters
- 8"Who am ___ question?" crossword clue3 letters
- 9Bowdlerize, maybe crossword clue6 letters
- 10Enemigo de un ratón crossword clue4 letters
- 12High points crossword clue5 letters
- 13It's where the heart is crossword clue5 letters
- 16Diaper bag item crossword clue7 letters
- 20Patronized, in a way crossword clue5 letters
- 22Repeated word in the "Star Wars" prologue crossword clue3 letters
- 23Variety of violet crossword clue5 letters
- 26Closing bars crossword clue5 letters
- 27Classic thing to slip on crossword clue10 letters
- 30City east of Phoenix crossword clue5 letters
- 32Didn't get broken crossword clue9 letters
- 34Search for oneself crossword clue7 letters
- 35Antibiotic used to treat anthrax crossword clue5 letters
- 36Problem for someone who's pushing 90, say crossword clue8 letters
- 40Chicago airport code crossword clue3 letters
- 42Duchess of Sussex beginning in 2018 crossword clue6 letters
- 44The works? crossword clue6 letters
- 45Building … or a building material, if you swap its consonants crossword clue5 letters
- 46Cincinnati sports mascot crossword clue5 letters
- 47Made some Java, say crossword clue5 letters
- 49Cockatoo feature crossword clue5 letters
- 51Purifying filter acronym crossword clue4 letters
- 52Waxed, in a way crossword clue4 letters
- 54Scrape (out) crossword clue3 letters
- 56Org. that measures A.Q.I. crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Serving a purpose”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with U and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Serving a purpose” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 11 Down. It has appeared 4 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Serving a purpose” crossword clue?
The answer is UTILE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.