Big softy, perhaps

The answer to “Big softy, perhaps” in the New York Times crossword is CRIER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 5, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Big softy, perhaps” answer

CRIER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CRIER

CRIER is the 5-letter solution that fits "Big softy, perhaps" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 5, 2025 (58-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CRIER mean?

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

When else has “Big softy, perhaps” 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.

March 5, 2025 (most recent) → CRIER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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