Ancient symbols of life

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  1. 1Cry from a guard tower
  2. 5Imaginary fiends
  3. 11Assign a number, maybe
  4. 15Takes orders at a restaurant
  5. 20Great Plains tribe
  6. 21"I'll be right with you"
  7. 22Name that becomes a shape if you switch the second and fourth letters
  8. 23They might leave you in stitches, for short
  9. 25Not marbled, say
  10. 26Electronic music genre
  11. 27Pai gow game piece
  12. 28Relieve
  13. 29They have seniority
  14. 31Bit of red in a salad
  15. 32What accepts all cookies?
  16. 33Bottom
  17. 34Under, on a score
  18. 35___ of all
  19. 36They might be padded
  20. 38Gift in the 2000 movie "The Gift"
  21. 39Here, in Paris
  22. 40Alternative fuel source
  23. 42___ Noël
  24. 43Yoga sounds
  25. 44'60s war zone
  26. 45"Wicked" protagonist
  27. 49180
  28. 52Acknowledge silently
  29. 54Leave be
  30. 56Big hunk
  31. 57Many idol worshipers
  32. 59Cartoonist Silverstein
  33. 62Took an hour off mid-day, say
  34. 64Phrase cooed en español
  35. 65Dry, as Spanish wine
  36. 66Monk known as "The Father of English History"
  37. 69Geometric art style, familiarly
  38. 70Going wrong
  39. 72Two-stringed Chinese instrument
  40. 73Gave a hoot
  41. 74Gentleman's disagreement?
  42. 75Website feed inits.
  43. 76Basketball shooter's lament
  44. 78Flattering lines
  45. 79Subj. for John Maynard Keynes
  46. 81Alma mater for John Maynard Keynes
  47. 82Dot in la mer
  48. 83It lets you move north
  49. 85Windy City commuting org.
  50. 88"A picture is worth a thousand words," e.g.
  51. 91Mulligans
  52. 93Big name in streaming
  53. 94Gossip about
  54. 96Champion's memento
  55. 97Hold a grudge against
  56. 98North Carolina university
  57. 99"See if that's OK"
  58. 100Chore-o-graph?
  59. 102Significant start
  60. 103Good person
  61. 104Collectors' org.
  62. 105Traded for cash
  63. 108Letter-shaped opening
  64. 110Postgrad degs.
  65. 1111962 Paul Anka hit with the lyric "Kiss me mucho"
  66. 113Absorb, as a cost
  67. 115"___ bin ein Berliner"
  68. 117Goddess of the rainbow
  69. 119State bird of Minnesota
  70. 120___ degree
  71. 121Give bad marks
  72. 122Reason for a successful steal, maybe
  73. 126Unstable noble gas
  74. 129French composer Erik
  75. 131Eeyore-esque
  76. 133Black dialect, in brief
  77. 134Seemingly forever
  78. 135Roar
  79. 136Soft palate appendages
  80. 137Some M.L.B. highlights
  81. 138Litigious threat
  82. 140Daughter on "Bob's Burgers"
  83. 141Group in charge
  84. 142Puffer or blazer
  85. 143Still looming, say
  86. 144Shape that becomes a name if you switch the second and fourth letters
  87. 145Wet bar?
  88. 146Smooth with a whetstone
  89. 147Like some bobsleighs
  90. 148Hawk

Down

  1. 1With 114-Down, some neighborhood bars ... or what connect eight pairs of answers in this puzzle?
  2. 2Shopped at a farmers' market, say
  3. 3Concern for a web game developer
  4. 4Guiding principle
  5. 5Morse ". . ."
  6. 6Opposite of WSW
  7. 7Play featuring a trio of witches
  8. 8Actor ___ Jackson Jr.
  9. 9State birds of Hawaii
  10. 10Winfield ___, loser to Franklin Pierce for president in 1852
  11. 11Chopper spinner
  12. 12Still in the game
  13. 13Pranksters may have tall ones
  14. 14Tie
  15. 15Fictional land on "Game of Thrones"
  16. 16Got going
  17. 17Wedding exchange
  18. 18See 68-Down
  19. 19Deep split
  20. 24Falls through the cracks, say
  21. 30Strung rungs
  22. 35Likely place for a hot mic
  23. 37Certain religious pacifist
  24. 41Gloss over, linguistically
  25. 46French film director Varda, whom Martin Scorsese once described as "one of the gods of cinema"
  26. 47Italian lawn game
  27. 48Just hate
  28. 49Downright
  29. 50Still-life vessels
  30. 51Quite a while
  31. 53Jacks and jennies
  32. 55The old you?
  33. 58Bygone owner of Capitol Records
  34. 60Tier
  35. 61Like sperm whales, among all animals
  36. 63Slurpable noodle
  37. 66Looked high and low in
  38. 67Polliwog
  39. 68With 18-Down, classic 1967 song by a group whose name is a hint to solving the eight bonus clues (see note)
  40. 71Biotech crop, in brief
  41. 74"Ah, thanks for explaining"
  42. 77As an answer
  43. 80Atlantic food fish
  44. 81Breakfast brand with a Thick & Fluffy variety
  45. 84Fruit-shaped candies
  46. 85Wide rift
  47. 86Puccini opera set in Rome
  48. 87Ancient symbols of life
  49. 88Man's name that sounds like two consonants
  50. 89Some luxury bags
  51. 90"Consequently ..."
  52. 92___ noche (tonight, in Tijuana)
  53. 95One of 12 for Jacob
  54. 97Classic detergent brand
  55. 101Use for sleeping, say
  56. 103Stealthy aquatic hunter
  57. 106Started broadcasting
  58. 107Countrywide
  59. 109"Lip Gloss" rapper, 2007
  60. 112Stop being buds?
  61. 114See 1-Down
  62. 115Hosting site with a gallery of memes
  63. 116Jersey boys?
  64. 118Google action
  65. 123Just not done
  66. 124Birdlike
  67. 125Beau ___
  68. 126Bonnie with 13 Grammys
  69. 127Beaming
  70. 128AC___ (G.M. subsidiary)
  71. 130Some saxes
  72. 132Grab bag
  73. 135"We've all ___ there"
  74. 139Thurman who played the bride in "Kill Bill"

The answer to “Ancient symbols of life” in the New York Times crossword is ANKHS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 87-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.

“Ancient symbols of life” answer

ANKHS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ANKHS

ANKHS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Ancient symbols of life" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 13, 2025 (87-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ANKHS mean?

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

(noun)

  • an object or design resembling a cross but having a loop instead of the top arm, used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life

When else has “Ancient symbols of life” 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.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Ancient symbols of life”?

The answer is ANKHS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Ancient symbols of life”?

5 letters: ANKHS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 87-Down.

Can “Ancient symbols of life” 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 13, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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