Certain volleyballer

The answer to “Certain volleyballer” in the New York Times crossword is SETTER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 16, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Certain volleyballer” answer

SETTER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is SETTER

SETTER is the 6-letter solution that fits "Certain volleyballer" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 16, 2026 (16-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SETTER mean?

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

When else has “Certain volleyballer” 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 16, 2026 (most recent) → SETTER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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