A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly

Latest answer — May 12, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Appropriate answer for 1-Across
  2. 6Have the sense of
  3. 10Females shepherded by shepherds
  4. 14Fuel-bearing ship
  5. 15Leer at
  6. 16One piece of a three-piece suit
  7. 17Listing at an ice cream shop in Ipswich
  8. 20Lou Gehrig's disease, in brief
  9. 21"___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel song)
  10. 22Happen afterward
  11. 23Some limb-moving muscles
  12. 27Kids' items at a day care in Derby
  13. 32Pack tightly
  14. 33Spanish for "this"
  15. 34Pod tidbit
  16. 35Spoke to a convention, say
  17. 37Members of the aristocracy
  18. 40Establishment that might offer free breakfast
  19. 41Quaint lead-in to while
  20. 45Leads off
  21. 46Areas on a map of Manchester
  22. 50Sudden, widespread appearances of illness
  23. 51Live (in)
  24. 54"Thanks a ___!" (informal appreciation)
  25. 55Butcher's discard
  26. 58"Hmm, why use the spellings of 17-, 27- and 46-Across?"
  27. 63Laura of "Jurassic Park"
  28. 64A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly
  29. 65Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction
  30. 66Force holding us onto Earth, informally
  31. 67Pepsi alternative
  32. 68Be present

Down

  1. 1Divan
  2. 2Tens or ones place?
  3. 3Lead-in to "poor Yorick!"
  4. 4Al Sharpton's title, for short
  5. 5Instrument with a Renaissance-era ancestor called a sackbut
  6. 6"Absolutely!"
  7. 7Sense of self
  8. 8Hermey is one, in TV's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
  9. 9Do-over at serving
  10. 10"Nevertheless ..."
  11. 11Marries
  12. 12One son of Isaac and Rebekah
  13. 13Bacterial eye malady
  14. 18Pakistani language
  15. 19Chervil or chive
  16. 23Touched down
  17. 24Stool pigeons, in police shorthand
  18. 25Explosive inits.
  19. 26Kind of arch in architecture
  20. 27___ asada
  21. 28Resident of a Mideast sultanate
  22. 29Chose, with "for"
  23. 30Wails
  24. 31Give some lip to
  25. 32Sign up for
  26. 36Some are said to be "swimming" in this
  27. 38Resemble
  28. 39Ways to raise capital, in brief
  29. 42Lowe on TV
  30. 43Big ___, West Coast tourist destination
  31. 44Shake with fear
  32. 47Sandlot QB's order to a receiver
  33. 48Streaming service owned by Disney
  34. 49Cause of a shower drain clog, maybe
  35. 51Birdbrain
  36. 52"At what time?"
  37. 53Brontë heroine
  38. 55Popular female poodle name
  39. 56Inquires
  40. 57Word after "Copy" or "Fancy"
  41. 59Airer of "The View"
  42. 60Site of the world's largest Carnival celebration
  43. 61Wapiti, by another name
  44. 62Put a burden on

The answer to “A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly” in the New York Times crossword is BILL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 12, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 64-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 pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly” answer

BILL (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BILL

BILL is the 4-letter solution that fits "A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 12, 2026 (64-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BILL mean?

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

(noun)

  • a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services
  • a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
  • a programme of entertainment at a theatre or cinema

When else has “A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly” 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.

May 12, 2026 (most recent) → BILL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly”?

The answer is BILL, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 12, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly”?

4 letters: BILL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 12, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 64-Across.

Can “A pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly” 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 May 12, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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