NYT Crossword · 5 Down
“Shifty type” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Friday, July 25, 2025 as 5 Down. The answer has 8 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 · Friday, July 25, 2025 · 5 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jul 25, 2025 · 5 Down · 8 letters
- Apr 20, 2023 · 17 Across · 9 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Friday, July 25, 2025.
Across
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- 24Brit's "bog" crossword clue3 letters
- 25Global auction house crossword clue4 letters
- 26Gain competitor crossword clue3 letters
- 27How one lives in the face of an inscrutable future crossword clue8 letters
- 30Org. that may allow religious headwear in pictures crossword clue3 letters
- 31Planted oneself crossword clue3 letters
- 32Harmless growth crossword clue7 letters
- 35Issa of "Insecure" crossword clue3 letters
- 36Spanish diminutive suffix crossword clue3 letters
- 37Reduced demand for refrigerated trucking, in a way crossword clue8 letters
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- 401968 live folk album crossword clue4 letters
- 42When repeated, something often said to be "deep" crossword clue3 letters
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- 48"Your request is denied" crossword clue7 letters
- 49Shrub with a "staghorn" variety crossword clue5 letters
- 51Word derived from the Greek for "headdress of Persian kings" crossword clue5 letters
- 52Flash point? crossword clue9 letters
- 56Heavenly figure, in German crossword clue5 letters
- 57One that can put a meal on ice crossword clue9 letters
- 58Brood crossword clue4 letters
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Down
- 1Region of a plane bounded by a circle, in geometry crossword clue4 letters
- 2Scorpion's legs, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 3Abdul with the #1 albums "Forever Your Girl" and "Spellbound" crossword clue5 letters
- 4Getting on crossword clue7 letters
- 6Was up crossword clue3 letters
- 7Pioneering mathematician Lovelace crossword clue3 letters
- 8Center of a drupe crossword clue3 letters
- 9Meat and potatoes, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 10D8 pieces in Dungeons & Dragons, e.g. crossword clue9 letters
- 11"Don't attract attention to yourself" crossword clue9 letters
- 12When squirrels may thermoregulate by splooting crossword clue8 letters
- 14Extra-large storage unit crossword clue8 letters
- 15Solving Wordle in five guesses, colloquially crossword clue5 letters
- 20H, to the Hellenes crossword clue3 letters
- 22Stole crossword clue4 letters
- 23Rough digs crossword clue7 letters
- 27One of many in a trend line crossword clue9 letters
- 28Period satirized in "Dr. Strangelove" crossword clue9 letters
- 29Antibacterial product introduced in 1948 crossword clue8 letters
- 31"Sometimes" has two of them crossword clue8 letters
- 33German-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S. crossword clue4 letters
- 34Friendly, respectful person crossword clue8 letters
- 381970s "howcatchem" TV series crossword clue7 letters
- 40Log crossword clue5 letters
- 41First color that babies can see, after black and white crossword clue3 letters
- 44Eponym of the A.L. batting title award crossword clue5 letters
- 46Become acquainted virtually crossword clue5 letters
- 47World capital next to the Sarawat Mountains crossword clue5 letters
- 50One of three keys to a PC reboot crossword clue4 letters
- 53Sizzling crossword clue3 letters
- 54It's off limits if you 59-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 55West who said "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Shifty type”?
The answer has 8 letters. It starts with S and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Shifty type” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Friday, July 25, 2025, at 5 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Shifty type” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SLYBOOTS. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.