500 sheets of paper

Latest answer — July 14, 2025

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Across

  1. 1"Twilight" heroine
  2. 6___ pants (garment with lots of pockets)
  3. 11School grp. in charge of fund-raisers
  4. 14Intentionally miss calls from, say
  5. 15Layered bulb
  6. 16Partner of a cone, or of a reel
  7. 17Textile pattern that resembles braided wicker
  8. 19Moody rock subgenre
  9. 20Tall, in Spanish
  10. 21Chopped down
  11. 22Frighten off, as from doing something
  12. 24___ Rabbit
  13. 26Film award that has had the categories "Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie" and "Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie"
  14. 27Sir and Madam, for two
  15. 30"___ Playing Our Song" (Marvin Hamlisch musical)
  16. 32Ready for a mate
  17. 33Call from a drill sergeant
  18. 34___ Romeo (Italian car)
  19. 37Poetic "before"
  20. 38Sledding event that debuted in the 2022 Winter Olympics
  21. 41Common setting for a joke
  22. 42Laura of "Big Little Lies"
  23. 44Lil ___ X, "Old Town Road" rapper
  24. 45Vigorously strong
  25. 47Playwright O'Neill
  26. 49What the Roman numeral XX represents
  27. 50Little 'uns
  28. 52Philadelphia's Liberty ___
  29. 53Wishes
  30. 54First, second or reverse, e.g.
  31. 56"___ and the 58-Down Girl" (Ryan Gosling film)
  32. 60Year, in Portuguese
  33. 61English pop singer whose name sounds like a goofy hint to the ends of 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 29-Down
  34. 64We are family!
  35. 65Clamor
  36. 66Person
  37. 67Like winter roads, at times
  38. 68Like a kid in a "Sister" T-shirt vis-à-vis one in a "Sister" onesie
  39. 69Multicolored gemstones

Down

  1. 1"Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves"
  2. 2Assessment, for short
  3. 3Completely disoriented
  4. 4Pleasant to be around
  5. 5Suffix with lemon or lime
  6. 6Crouch down in fear
  7. 7All over again
  8. 8Director Johnson
  9. 9Website ending for the White House
  10. 10"Eventually ..."
  11. 11Gourmet bread for a hamburger
  12. 12Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny"
  13. 13Really love
  14. 18Band whose albums include "Sticky Fingers" and "Let It Bleed," familiarly
  15. 23Book after II Chronicles
  16. 25500 sheets of paper
  17. 26Lois Lane and co-workers at the Daily Planet
  18. 27Like a score of 2-2
  19. 28Start of a memo
  20. 29Steinbeck novella set on a horse ranch
  21. 30The ones over there
  22. 31Major airport, e.g.
  23. 35Speedy
  24. 36Inclined to attend gallery openings, perhaps
  25. 39Alternative to Gramma or Granny
  26. 40Postseason football game
  27. 43Painting that might make you blush
  28. 46Unfortunate way for a business to go
  29. 48"Goodness, I can't do that"
  30. 50Color for some business casual pants
  31. 51Like some chemical bonds
  32. 52Big name in aspirin
  33. 54What streets and avenues often make, collectively
  34. 55Gaelic language
  35. 57___ mater
  36. 58See 56-Across
  37. 59Strings of digits to keep secret, in brief
  38. 62Pioneer in instant messaging
  39. 63Yet, informally

The answer to “500 sheets of paper” in the New York Times crossword is REAM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 14, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 25-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“500 sheets of paper” answer

REAM (4 letters)

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Why the answer is REAM

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What does REAM mean?

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

(noun)

  • 500 (formerly 480) sheets of paper

When else has “500 sheets of paper” appeared?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “500 sheets of paper”?

The answer is REAM, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 14, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “500 sheets of paper”?

4 letters: REAM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 14, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 25-Down. Earlier appearances: January 22, 2025 → REAM.

Can “500 sheets of paper” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times 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 this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 14, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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