Be partial to

The answer to “Be partial to” in the New York Times crossword is PREFER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 2, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 70-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.

“Be partial to” answer

PREFER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PREFER

PREFER is the 6-letter solution that fits "Be partial to" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 2, 2025 (70-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PREFER mean?

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

When else has “Be partial to” 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.

November 2, 2025 (most recent) → PREFER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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