Stay above water

Latest answer — March 10, 2025

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NYT Mini Crossword

This clue's Monday, March 10, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Like billionaires and chocolate cake
  2. 5Actress Fanning of "A Complete Unknown"
  3. 6Stay above water
  4. 8"Hamilton" character who sings "The Room Where It Happens"
  5. 9Swirl of water

Down

  1. 1"Hey ___, check your voicemail, you've missed a few calls!" (heckle)
  2. 2"Wow, would you look at that!"
  3. 3Stratocumulus, e.g.
  4. 4Got wind of
  5. 7Not phone it in

The answer to “Stay above water” in the New York Times Mini crossword is FLOAT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 10, 2025 at 6-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.

“Stay above water” answer

FLOAT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is FLOAT

FLOAT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Stay above water" in the NYT Mini crossword on March 10, 2025 (6-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FLOAT mean?

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

(verb)

  • rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking
  • move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift
  • put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions

When else has “Stay above water” 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.

March 10, 2025 (most recent) → FLOAT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Stay above water”?

The answer is FLOAT, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Stay above water”?

5 letters: FLOAT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 10, 2025, at 6-Across.

Can “Stay above water” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini 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 Mini answers?

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

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