A buck or two

Latest answer — January 31, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Many job fair attendees: Abbr.
  2. 4"We're done, folks!"
  3. 14Draws from
  4. 16One with sound judgment?
  5. 17God for whom Wednesday is named
  6. 18Capsules that can track health info
  7. 19Number of countries whose names both start and end with "A"
  8. 20"Truth is ..."
  9. 21Alpine crooner
  10. 23"Ich bin ___ Berliner"
  11. 24Went out for a bit
  12. 25Animal resting place
  13. 30Like a basketball court's three-point line
  14. 31Short-distance driver
  15. 32Scolding word
  16. 33Tells on, with "out"
  17. 34Useful acquaintances
  18. 35Big acronym in purifying filters
  19. 36"Yo te ___"
  20. 37Hinduism's "king of fruits"
  21. 39Permit to pass
  22. 40Pool and darts, often
  23. 42Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa"
  24. 43Emmy-winning actress Edebiri of "The Bear"
  25. 441940s Chinese revolutionaries
  26. 46He's taken!
  27. 51Way
  28. 52"Seems fishy to me"
  29. 53Qualified
  30. 54Focus group?
  31. 55A buck or two
  32. 56Listless look
  33. 57Wanders around a terminal, for short?

Down

  1. 1Insensitive to human feeling
  2. 2Air play?
  3. 3Public relations pro, informally
  4. 4Tried a bit of
  5. 5"The most engaging cowardice," per Robert Frost
  6. 6Not much hair cream
  7. 7It goes bald over time
  8. 8"Deal with it!"
  9. 9Select
  10. 10Stable call
  11. 11Rankle, with "up"
  12. 12Tell-___ (exposing accounts)
  13. 13Persistent interrupter, say
  14. 15Some causes for blessings
  15. 22Was second to none
  16. 25Hairstyle for Violet in "Peanuts"
  17. 26It's followed by an extra point
  18. 27"You lost! Pay up!"
  19. 28Wars of words?
  20. 29Time for action
  21. 30Palestinian, e.g.
  22. 31Bougainvillea, for one
  23. 35Feature of many hospital roofs
  24. 37Request following some failed attempts
  25. 38Tiny shape-shifters
  26. 39Passionate, domineering sort, it's said
  27. 41Deep red
  28. 42"What's stopping us?"
  29. 44Hermann ___, champion skier known as "The Herminator"
  30. 45Princess twin of He-Man
  31. 46Cat's scan?
  32. 47Actor DeVine of "Pitch Perfect"
  33. 48Easy win
  34. 49One might be full of tears
  35. 50Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you interchange its second and fourth letters

The answer to “A buck or two” in the New York Times crossword is DEER — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 31, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 55-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.

“A buck or two” answer

DEER (4 letters)

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Why the answer is DEER

DEER is the 4-letter solution that fits "A buck or two" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 31, 2025 (55-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DEER mean?

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

(noun)

  • a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually and typically borne only by the male

When else has “A buck or two” appeared?

New York Times 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.

January 31, 2025 (most recent) → DEER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “A buck or two”?

The answer is DEER, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 31, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “A buck or two”?

4 letters: DEER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 31, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 55-Across.

Can “A buck or two” 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 January 31, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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