Capitulated in negotiations

The answer to “Capitulated in negotiations” in the New York Times crossword is CAVED — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 25, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 50-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.

“Capitulated in negotiations” answer

CAVED (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CAVED

CAVED is the 5-letter solution that fits "Capitulated in negotiations" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 25, 2025 (50-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CAVED mean?

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

When else has “Capitulated in negotiations” 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.

August 25, 2025 (most recent) → CAVED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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