Blindingly obvious

The answer to “Blindingly obvious” in the New York Times crossword is OVERT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 29, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 40-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.

“Blindingly obvious” answer

OVERT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is OVERT

OVERT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Blindingly obvious" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 29, 2026 (40-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OVERT mean?

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

When else has “Blindingly obvious” 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.

January 29, 2026 (most recent) → OVERT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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