A little work

Latest answer — December 13, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Possible turnoff on a first date
  2. 10Spicy shellfish dish
  3. 12Yellow 5 and Red 40, for two
  4. 14City SE of Chicago
  5. 15"Cool beans!"
  6. 16Grub
  7. 18"Knowing" without really knowing, for short
  8. 19Shade of the gay pride triangle
  9. 21Cry in many a horror film
  10. 22Actress Birch of "Hocus Pocus"
  11. 24Robert Byrd was one for 51 years: Abbr.
  12. 25Abstain from
  13. 27Philippic
  14. 29Connect to the internet via mobile hotspot, as a device
  15. 30Subs
  16. 32Home heating component
  17. 33Dub
  18. 34Board of creatives?
  19. 35Countenance
  20. 36Ready to dive in, say
  21. 38Streamlet
  22. 39Ticker tape?: Abbr.
  23. 40First, second or third
  24. 42"___ won't!"
  25. 43Shift shape
  26. 45They travel through tubes
  27. 46"Dang it!"
  28. 48Gluttonous request ... or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths?
  29. 51Obtain
  30. 52Morning prayer
  31. 53Doorbell sounds
  32. 54Weapon that killed Medusa, in myth

Down

  1. 1Harbor bobber
  2. 2Wiz end?
  3. 3Alternative to a snake
  4. 4Fancy hotel amenities
  5. 5Orangutan, by another name
  6. 6Include later, as video footage
  7. 7Heed
  8. 8Part of TNT
  9. 9Order at a restaurant
  10. 10Creator of some bubbles
  11. 11"Remember ..."
  12. 12Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana, for two
  13. 13Some of them may be forgiven
  14. 14Be looped in
  15. 17School viewing?
  16. 19Lost all patience
  17. 20Mourning peal
  18. 23___ Cajun (Creole sauce with a rhyming name)
  19. 26Cousin of a wolverine
  20. 28Pot user?
  21. 29Article of regalia worn by both Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI
  22. 31Birds also known as "little auks"
  23. 32Sign of good reception?
  24. 37Present
  25. 40"Well, whoop-de-doo!"
  26. 41Rapper with the 2022 hit "Big Energy"
  27. 44Not mucho
  28. 47Sound from fans
  29. 49A little work
  30. 50Pitch, roll and ___ (rotations along the three-dimensional axes)

The answer to “A little work” in the New York Times crossword is ERG — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 13, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 49-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.

“A little work” answer

ERG (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ERG

ERG is the 3-letter solution that fits "A little work" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 13, 2025 (49-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ERG mean?

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

(noun)

  • a unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one dyne when its point of application moves one centimetre in the direction of action of the force

When else has “A little work” 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.

December 13, 2025 (most recent) → ERG. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “A little work”?

The answer is ERG, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 13, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “A little work”?

3 letters: ERG.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 13, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 49-Down.

Can “A little work” 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 December 13, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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