Be in it to win it

Latest answer — February 19, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Destination of a walk
  2. 6Command to attack
  3. 11Programming conditionals
  4. 14What one may go by
  5. 15Musician's exercise
  6. 16Be in it to win it
  7. 17Film megahit
  8. 19Old hoops org.
  9. 20Start to rouse
  10. 21Dewy-eyed heroine
  11. 23Foreign policy advisory grp.
  12. 26Put on, as a play
  13. 28"Into the Wild" actor Hirsch
  14. 29Wide-reaching green light
  15. 32Birchbark, e.g.
  16. 33Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills"
  17. 34Small British hunting dog
  18. 41Actor Stephen of "V for Vendetta"
  19. 42Wile E. Coyote's undoing, frequently
  20. 44Slugger's pregame warm-up
  21. 51Live
  22. 52Together
  23. 53Streamer's annoyance
  24. 54Onetime place to shop while high?
  25. 56Syllabus section
  26. 58Didn't play
  27. 59Social sewing event ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 29-, 34- and 44-Across
  28. 64History class section
  29. 65Navel type
  30. 66Connect with
  31. 67Utter
  32. 68Wise ones
  33. 69In many cases

Down

  1. 1Terrif
  2. 2Not well
  3. 32016 Olympics host city, familiarly
  4. 4Biological bags
  5. 5Orally admonished
  6. 6French pointillism pioneer
  7. 7Word frequently edited to insert or remove an apostrophe
  8. 8Little darling
  9. 9Idyllic spot
  10. 10Synergy-seeking move
  11. 11"Terrible" czar
  12. 12Bone below the femur
  13. 13Anago, to a sushi chef
  14. 18Something good for an angler, bad for a dog trainer
  15. 22Angsty music genre
  16. 23Peacock's parent
  17. 24Big chunk
  18. 25Baseballer Robinson ___
  19. 27Chemistry lab hookups
  20. 30Neighbor of Swe.
  21. 31This is what you might expect
  22. 35Suffix with north or south
  23. 36Entertaining lavishly
  24. 37Enter hurriedly
  25. 38Football stat: Abbr.
  26. 39"Most of the ___ in this world is done by people with good intentions": T.S. Eliot
  27. 40Costa ___
  28. 43Part of a trip
  29. 44End-of-level enemies in video games
  30. 45World capital said to have been founded by King Midas
  31. 46"Shake It Off" singer, to fans
  32. 47Apple's Cook
  33. 48Residents of Basra
  34. 49Ways to go
  35. 50Years: Lat.
  36. 55Nutrition bar brand with a moon in its logo
  37. 57Week-ending exclamation
  38. 60Factor in club selection
  39. 61"Wanna ___?"
  40. 62Somme summer
  41. 63Ages and ages

The answer to “Be in it to win it” in the New York Times crossword is VIE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 19, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Be in it to win it” answer

VIE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is VIE

VIE is the 3-letter solution that fits "Be in it to win it" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 19, 2025 (16-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does VIE mean?

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

(verb)

  • compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something

When else has “Be in it to win it” 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.

February 19, 2025 (most recent) → VIE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Be in it to win it”?

The answer is VIE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 19, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Be in it to win it”?

3 letters: VIE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 19, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 16-Across.

Can “Be in it to win it” 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 February 19, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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