What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up

Latest answer — May 15, 2026

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This clue's Friday, May 15, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Secretly loops in on an email
  2. 5Swindle
  3. 9"Bloody" steakhouse order
  4. 10"You can say that again!"
  5. 11Aid and ___
  6. 12What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up
  7. 13"Man, that hurts!"
  8. 14Up to this point
  9. 15Venomous African snake
  10. 17German sausage
  11. 21It's the "new oil," per mathematician Clive Humby
  12. 22Sulk
  13. 23Tucked in for the night, quaintly
  14. 24Intend (to)
  15. 25"Da," in Russian or Romanian
  16. 26Sneaky

Down

  1. 1Donkey's sound
  2. 2Mexican spring break destination, familiarly
  3. 3Colleagues on a spacecraft or airplane
  4. 4___ the record straight
  5. 5Indicators of pregnancy ... and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (and shape!)
  6. 6"Nothing can stop me now!"
  7. 7Onetime late-night host Jay
  8. 8Had down pat
  9. 14Pricey German car
  10. 16The slightest amount
  11. 17Time to make a yearly wish, informally
  12. 18Broccoli ___
  13. 19Fix, as a female pet
  14. 20Number of years Odysseus fought in the Trojan War

The answer to “What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up” in the New York Times Midi crossword is BONE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 15, 2026 at 12-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.

“What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up” answer

BONE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BONE

BONE is the 4-letter solution that fits "What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up" in the NYT Midi crossword on May 15, 2026 (12-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BONE mean?

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

(noun)

  • any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
  • the calcified material of which bones consist
  • the basic or essential framework of something

When else has “What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up” 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.

May 15, 2026 (most recent) → BONE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up”?

The answer is BONE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 15, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up”?

4 letters: BONE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on May 15, 2026, at 12-Across.

Can “What a dog buries ... or a paleontologist digs up” 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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