Been asleep, say

The answer to “Been asleep, say” in the New York Times crossword is LAIN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 28, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Been asleep, say” answer

LAIN (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LAIN

LAIN is the 4-letter solution that fits "Been asleep, say" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 28, 2025 (34-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LAIN mean?

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

When else has “Been asleep, say” 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.

September 28, 2025 (most recent) → LAIN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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