Bottom of a long column, say

The answer to “Bottom of a long column, say” in the New York Times crossword is TOTAL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 16, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 21-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.

“Bottom of a long column, say” answer

TOTAL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is TOTAL

TOTAL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Bottom of a long column, say" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 16, 2026 (21-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TOTAL mean?

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

When else has “Bottom of a long column, 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.

June 16, 2026 (most recent) → TOTAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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