Takes advantage of

Latest answer — June 17, 2026

26 Across

Employs something for one's benefit 🛠️

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This clue's Wednesday, June 17, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Detroit's state: Abbr.
  2. 5LeBron's league
  3. 8"Tiny tots with their eyes all ___" (lyric from "The Christmas Song")
  4. 10URL ending
  5. 11Knot without a struggle?
  6. 13Frequent political ally of Bernie Sanders, familiarly
  7. 14They smell
  8. 15Concave cookware
  9. 16Impressive Wordle score
  10. 17"Dude ..."
  11. 19Govt. group whose initials are half the letters of PLANET, appropriately
  12. 22Knight wear?
  13. 25Just slightly
  14. 26Takes advantage of
  15. 27Little reminder
  16. 28Greek sandwich

Down

  1. 1Colorful parrot
  2. 2White house?
  3. 3Headline that starts "10 Things You Won't Believe About ...," e.g.
  4. 4Leave a video call, informally
  5. 5Harder than it looks
  6. 6Gooey cheese
  7. 7Forever and ever
  8. 9Chinese dumpling
  9. 12Right this minute
  10. 18Baptism or bat mitzvah
  11. 20Section of a wharf
  12. 21"I forgot to mention ..."
  13. 22Open a ___ of worms
  14. 23"Hacks" network
  15. 24Coffee holder

The answer to “Takes advantage of” in the New York Times Midi crossword is USES — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 17, 2026 at 26-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.

“Takes advantage of” answer

USES (4 letters)

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Why the answer is USES

Employs something for one's benefit 🛠️

What does USES mean?

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

(verb)

  • take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ
  • take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply
  • describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past

When else has “Takes advantage of” 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.

June 17, 2026 (most recent) → USES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Takes advantage of”?

The answer is USES, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 17, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Takes advantage of”?

4 letters: USES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on June 17, 2026, at 26-Across.

Can “Takes advantage of” 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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