Aid in washing a car

Latest answer — January 27, 2025

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Across

  1. 1*
  2. 5Section of a circle
  3. 8Accompany, as to a dance
  4. 14Manufactured
  5. 15"Well, ___-di-dah!"
  6. 16Suitemate, e.g.
  7. 17Commonly visited part of a website
  8. 19Series of professional calls, as by doctors
  9. 20Emphatic yes, in Spanish
  10. 21Bay Area airport code
  11. 23Illegally fixes
  12. 24Study abroad program on a ship
  13. 28Krypton or argon
  14. 30"I see!"
  15. 31Kids' game that may be played on a road trip
  16. 32x or y, on a graph
  17. 34They're no pros
  18. 36One of the Obamas
  19. 40Ignore suspicious behavior ... or a hint to the circled letters in 17-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across
  20. 43Musical based on a comic strip
  21. 44Soft French cheese
  22. 45Extremely serious
  23. 46Actor Malek who played Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  24. 48Period of time
  25. 50Way of sending textspeak
  26. 51Funding sources for many labs
  27. 56Currier and ___
  28. 57___-mo
  29. 58Purple-flecked root vegetable
  30. 60Secure again, as a door
  31. 62Stance for a yoga beginner
  32. 66Main dish
  33. 67It comes with a charge
  34. 68Foe's opposite
  35. 69Explicitly said
  36. 70TV coach Lasso
  37. 71Purple fruit used for flavoring

Down

  1. 1"Tsk, tsk," in textspeak
  2. 2New Mexico art locale
  3. 3What applicants may be seeking
  4. 4Actress Witherspoon
  5. 5Pie ___ mode
  6. 6Aid in washing a car
  7. 7Treasure holder
  8. 8They may be forced or unforced
  9. 9Phillipa of "Hamilton"
  10. 10Central area of many a palace
  11. 11Some upscale hotels
  12. 12Mountain crest
  13. 13Actress Thompson of the "Creed" movies
  14. 18Cotton variety
  15. 22More spunky
  16. 25A pop
  17. 26Bird named for its beak's shape
  18. 27Quiet place in a church
  19. 28Fancy party
  20. 29Part of a brain connection
  21. 33Snowy getaway
  22. 35Neither's partner
  23. 37Sweet, swirly dessert item
  24. 38Damage
  25. 39Yes votes that are an anagram of other yes votes
  26. 41Rip
  27. 42Greek marriage goddess
  28. 47Dressed like many superheroes
  29. 49Poker buy-in
  30. 51Dumps from the payroll
  31. 52Listing in an engagement calendar
  32. 53Land at a river's mouth
  33. 54"I see!"
  34. 55Small Spanish dishes
  35. 59Norway's biggest city
  36. 612.0
  37. 63___ v. Wade
  38. 64Conclusion
  39. 65It's full of cones and rods

The answer to “Aid in washing a car” in the New York Times crossword is RAG — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 27, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Aid in washing a car” answer

RAG (3 letters)

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Why the answer is RAG

RAG is the 3-letter solution that fits "Aid in washing a car" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 27, 2025 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RAG mean?

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

(noun)

  • a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things
  • a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality
  • a herd of colts

When else has “Aid in washing a car” 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 27, 2025 (most recent) → RAG. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Aid in washing a car”?

The answer is RAG, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 27, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Aid in washing a car”?

3 letters: RAG.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 27, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 6-Down.

Can “Aid in washing a car” 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 27, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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