Befitting a king or queen

Latest answer — September 30, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Wood turner
  2. 6Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life"
  3. 11Yuletide beverage
  4. 14Storyteller of antiquity
  5. 15How tuna may be packed
  6. 16Card game that involves shouting its name
  7. 17*What a straw man in a cornfield is for?
  8. 19Palindromic woman's name
  9. 20"Already accomplished!"
  10. 21Dodge
  11. 23Product in high demand
  12. 26Material for a pub quiz
  13. 27During a tiebreaker, informally
  14. 28*Ref who makes a ruling against your favored team?
  15. 31Queen Elizabeth II's favored dog breed
  16. 33Move like the Blob
  17. 34Informal top
  18. 35*Primate with perfect pitch?
  19. 39Puppet alien of TV
  20. 42Greek cheese
  21. 43Underground waterway
  22. 47*Kelley Blue Book?
  23. 51"Tootsie" actress Garr
  24. 52"Unfortunately that's wrong"
  25. 53Sleazy hotel
  26. 55"Shush!"
  27. 56"No more for me, thanks"
  28. 58Something found in a pen or octopus
  29. 59"I love this!" ... or, phonetically, remark about the answer to each of the starred clues
  30. 64Year in Spain
  31. 65Sign between Virgo and Scorpio
  32. 66"Unfortunately ..."
  33. 67Declares, informally
  34. 68Teeny-tiny
  35. 69Run-down

Down

  1. 1Fond du ___, Wis.
  2. 2___ Lingus
  3. 3General on a Chinese menu
  4. 4"Was your performance a success?"
  5. 5Disney park with Spaceship Earth
  6. 6Movie house
  7. 7Opposing
  8. 8Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have left
  9. 9Locale of an annual Carnaval
  10. 10Pollen, cat hair, etc.
  11. 11Largest and most northern Canadian territory
  12. 12One way to stop
  13. 13Flipped out
  14. 18Earth's pull, in brief
  15. 22Struggle
  16. 23Sound of a drinker in comics
  17. 24Yoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance"
  18. 25Crag
  19. 26Big name in tea
  20. 29Befitting a king or queen
  21. 30___ choy
  22. 32Babyish
  23. 36Low-carb kind of diet
  24. 37H, to Homer
  25. 38"Oh. Come. On!"
  26. 39Some pod-bearing trees
  27. 40Fitness guru Jack
  28. 41Puppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show"
  29. 44Fly catcher
  30. 45Time in history
  31. 46Big truck
  32. 48CBS forensic drama
  33. 49When nothing goes right
  34. 50Sticky stuff
  35. 54___ Island, locale in New York Harbor
  36. 56ID for a library volume
  37. 57Planet whose name is also a candy company
  38. 60Bit of apparel that often has stripes
  39. 61"Golly!"
  40. 62Owned
  41. 63Attempt

The answer to “Befitting a king or queen” in the New York Times crossword is ROYAL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 30, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 29-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.

“Befitting a king or queen” answer

ROYAL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ROYAL

ROYAL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Befitting a king or queen" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 30, 2025 (29-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ROYAL mean?

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

(adjective)

  • having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family

When else has “Befitting a king or queen” 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 30, 2025 (most recent) → ROYAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Befitting a king or queen”?

The answer is ROYAL, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 30, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Befitting a king or queen”?

5 letters: ROYAL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on September 30, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 29-Down.

Can “Befitting a king or queen” 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 September 30, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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