Barista or barrister

The answer to “Barista or barrister” in the New York Times crossword is JOB — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 5, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 99-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.

“Barista or barrister” answer

JOB (3 letters)

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Why the answer is JOB

JOB is the 3-letter solution that fits "Barista or barrister" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 5, 2025 (99-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does JOB mean?

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

When else has “Barista or barrister” 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.

October 5, 2025 (most recent) → JOB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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