Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"

Latest answer — December 04, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Butterfingers
  2. 6Letter before beta
  3. 7Like "ad hoc" or "ad hominem"
  4. 8Prestigious university in Atlanta
  5. 9Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"

Down

  1. 1Dinosaur ___, vegetable so-named for its bumpy green texture
  2. 2Animal in a Peruvian herd
  3. 3Sinclair who wrote "The Jungle"
  4. 4Base that's 90 feet from home
  5. 5Wild and funny

The answer to “Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"” in the New York Times Mini crossword is AND — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 4, 2025 at 9-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.

“Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"” answer

AND (3 letters)

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Why the answer is AND

AND is the 3-letter solution that fits "Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"" in the NYT Mini crossword on December 4, 2025 (9-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AND mean?

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

(conjunction)

  • used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly
  • used to introduce an additional comment or interjection
  • used after some verbs and before another verb to indicate intention, instead of ‘to’

When else has “Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"” 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.

December 4, 2025 (most recent) → AND. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"”?

The answer is AND, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 4, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"”?

3 letters: AND.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 4, 2025, at 9-Across.

Can “Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"” 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?

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