Good-looking fella

Latest answer — July 23, 2026

28 Across

He’s the kind of guy who turns heads everywhere he goes! 😏

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NYT Midi Crossword

This clue's Thursday, July 23, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Lust and envy, for two
  2. 5Disney villain who says "I was first in line, until the little hairball was born"
  3. 9___ Gallagher, lead guitarist of Oasis
  4. 10"This can't be good!"
  5. 11Just a stone's throw ___
  6. 12Some fishing gear
  7. 13Removed the skin of, as a fruit
  8. 15Miniature
  9. 16What a picture might be displayed in
  10. 18Tax filing expert, for short
  11. 20One-named Nigerian singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator"
  12. 22Legendary British director of the 1959 film hinted at by the circled letters
  13. 25"What a shame"
  14. 26Currency in Cologne but not Copenhagen
  15. 27Ham operator?
  16. 28Good-looking fella

Down

  1. 1"___, crackle, pop"
  2. 2State that's got 99 counties, and Mitchell is one
  3. 3Dire, as injuries
  4. 4More crafty
  5. 5Child with "Jr." after his name, maybe
  6. 6Berated
  7. 7Buy-in at the start of a poker hand
  8. 8___-colored glasses
  9. 14Sprinkle, as of seasoning
  10. 17Spiked clubs used in medieval times
  11. 18African country NE of Cameroon
  12. 19Heap
  13. 21Light brown hue with a French name
  14. 23CBS show that helped popularize forensic science
  15. 24Defeated in a boxing match, for short

The answer to “Good-looking fella” in the New York Times Midi crossword is STUD — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 23, 2026 at 28-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Good-looking fella” answer

STUD (4 letters)

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Why the answer is STUD

He’s the kind of guy who turns heads everywhere he goes! 😏

What does STUD mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of STUD is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration
  • an upright timber in the wall of a building to which laths and plasterboard are nailed
  • a rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain cable

When else has “Good-looking fella” appeared?

New York Times Midi reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 23, 2026 (most recent) → STUD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Good-looking fella”?

The answer is STUD, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 23, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Good-looking fella”?

4 letters: STUD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 23, 2026, at 28-Across.

Can “Good-looking fella” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Midi answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Midi answers page.

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