Areas of development

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  1. 1Areas of development
  2. 6Punch-in-the-stomach sounds
  3. 10Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids
  4. 14Helvetica-like typeface
  5. 15Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript
  6. 16International footwear retailer based in Quebec
  7. 17Stealthiest of stealthy warriors
  8. 19Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World"
  9. 20Reporters often carry them
  10. 21Relaxed
  11. 23"Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper
  12. 24Words of denial
  13. 26"___ Just Not That Into You"
  14. 27Activist Brockovich
  15. 29Case opener
  16. 33Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in
  17. 36End of a municipal address?
  18. 371887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based
  19. 40Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft
  20. 42Composers' rights org.
  21. 43Difference between a B and a C, perhaps
  22. 45Star of NBC's "The Blacklist"
  23. 47TV's warrior princess
  24. 50"Done!," in geometry class
  25. 51Brief moments, in brief
  26. 54___ Hashana
  27. 56Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie
  28. 59Cook outside?
  29. 61River through Kazakhstan
  30. 62Sports craze of the 2020s ... as seen three times in this grid?
  31. 64Little more than
  32. 65Ingredient in some mouthwashes
  33. 66Clay being of Jewish folklore
  34. 67Troubadour, e.g.
  35. 68Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman"
  36. 69Wheel connectors

Down

  1. 1"Should we?," informally
  2. 2A.L. East athlete
  3. 3Money maker
  4. 4Peninsula south of California, colloquially
  5. 5It's an affront
  6. 6One-up
  7. 7Worst-possible Amazon rating
  8. 8Prez on a U.S. coin
  9. 9Slugger Sammy
  10. 10Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023
  11. 11"You've overstayed your welcome"
  12. 12Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel
  13. 13Put forward
  14. 18___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands
  15. 22Set of notches in a dictionary
  16. 25Classic Camaros
  17. 28"Didn't mean to offend you"
  18. 30Best ever, informally
  19. 31Neither's partner
  20. 32Common fixtures over fireplaces
  21. 34Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr.
  22. 35Accounts
  23. 37Prez two decades after 8-Down
  24. 38"I'll answer all your questions" session, online
  25. 39Site of a huge annual crowd
  26. 41High place to view a high art
  27. 44Paintings on plaster
  28. 46Bit of food for a hamster
  29. 48Some
  30. 49___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica
  31. 52Certain salad veggies
  32. 53Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short
  33. 55Command posts
  34. 56Checkers move
  35. 57Product with a Cakesters variety
  36. 58Said angrily
  37. 60Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer
  38. 63Speck in la Seine

The answer to “Areas of development” in the New York Times crossword is WOMBS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 23, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Areas of development” answer

WOMBS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is WOMBS

WOMBS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Areas of development" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 23, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does WOMBS mean?

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

(noun)

  • the organ in the lower body of a woman or female mammal where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; the uterus

When else has “Areas of development” appeared?

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October 23, 2025 (most recent) → WOMBS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Areas of development”?

The answer is WOMBS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 23, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Areas of development”?

5 letters: WOMBS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 23, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 1-Across.

Can “Areas of development” 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 October 23, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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