Battle cry?

The answer to “Battle cry?” in the New York Times crossword is WARRANT — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 17, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Battle cry?” answer

WARRANT (7 letters)

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Why the answer is WARRANT

WARRANT is the 7-letter solution that fits "Battle cry?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 17, 2026 (48-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does WARRANT mean?

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

When else has “Battle cry?” 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 17, 2026 (most recent) → WARRANT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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