How you might feel after a long car ride

The answer to “How you might feel after a long car ride” in the New York Times Mini crossword is STIFF — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 30, 2025 at 4-Down. 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.

“How you might feel after a long car ride” answer

STIFF (5 letters)

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Why the answer is STIFF

STIFF is the 5-letter solution that fits "How you might feel after a long car ride" in the NYT Mini crossword on October 30, 2025 (4-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STIFF mean?

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

When else has “How you might feel after a long car ride” appeared?

New York Times Mini 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.

October 30, 2025 (most recent) → STIFF. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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