Cause to jump, say

The answer to “Cause to jump, say” in the New York Times crossword is STARTLE — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 21, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 46-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.

“Cause to jump, say” answer

STARTLE (7 letters)

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Why the answer is STARTLE

STARTLE is the 7-letter solution that fits "Cause to jump, say" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 21, 2025 (46-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STARTLE mean?

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

When else has “Cause to jump, 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.

May 21, 2025 (most recent) → STARTLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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