Chopper parts

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Across

  1. 1Near
  2. 5Fashion's Jimmy whose surname aptly rhymes with "shoe"
  3. 9Squeak remover
  4. 13Look bad?
  5. 14Not his
  6. 15"By Jove!"
  7. 16Offset, as something on a scale
  8. 19It might be swiped for cash
  9. 20Org. that was a frequent James Bond foe
  10. 21Mo. setting
  11. 23M.L.B.'er in a blue-and-orange uniform
  12. 24Gad about at a banquet
  13. 26John or Jane of anonymity
  14. 27Bite at a bar
  15. 30Job security, for some
  16. 31Not just my
  17. 32Mind-boggling designs
  18. 34Like hand-me-downs
  19. 35Rely on the hospitality of friends for lodging
  20. 38"Star Wars" species on Tatooine
  21. 41Sentiment on el Día de San Valentín
  22. 42Card
  23. 45Brewer Coors
  24. 48Once, once
  25. 49Perfect serve
  26. 50Hit the pubs
  27. 52Had
  28. 54Bygone initials at JFK
  29. 55"Mr. Blue Sky" band, in brief
  30. 56Be afraid to
  31. 58Rainy-day game for children, whose play is punnily suggested by 16-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across
  32. 61Capital on the Baltic Sea
  33. 62Went through channels?
  34. 63Medicinal name in the shampoo aisle
  35. 64Short first step
  36. 65Takes up, as some new pants
  37. 66Pennsylvania city or its county

Down

  1. 1"Impossible!"
  2. 2"Ha ha ha!," on April Fools' Day
  3. 3Not so happy
  4. 4Therefore
  5. 5Acting Oscar winner inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  6. 6What's rounded up in a roundup
  7. 7Earth or sun, for example
  8. 8Home to the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan (built in A.D. 593)
  9. 9Likely (to)
  10. 10SEAL's org.
  11. 11Wine god of myth
  12. 12House with a long-unmowed lawn, e.g.
  13. 17Anchor or heart, maybe
  14. 18Letters before Q, sometimes
  15. 22"Decorated," as a house for Halloween
  16. 24North Carolina athlete
  17. 25Broadway's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is ___"
  18. 28"The Simpsons" shopkeeper
  19. 29What a handshake may lead to
  20. 33Ruling title that dates back to the Byzantine Empire
  21. 35Course that may follow trig
  22. 36Verbal hesitations
  23. 37Chopper parts
  24. 38Pokes in the ring
  25. 392019 Brad Pitt sci-fi thriller
  26. 40"I don't care what that cost!"
  27. 42"You in?"
  28. 43Freeze up
  29. 44The first one was delivered in 1984
  30. 46Like a house built in a day, say
  31. 47Long way to go?
  32. 51"Sound" of a point sailing over someone's head
  33. 53Eudora ___, Pulitzer winner for "The Optimist's Daughter"
  34. 56Small amount of whiskey
  35. 57Goals
  36. 59It's not you, it's me
  37. 60"You ___ me!"

The answer to “Chopper parts” in the New York Times crossword is ROTORS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 18, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 37-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.

“Chopper parts” answer

ROTORS (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ROTORS

ROTORS is the 6-letter solution that fits "Chopper parts" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 18, 2025 (37-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ROTORS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a hub with a number of radiating aerofoils that is rotated in an approximately horizontal plane to provide the lift for a helicopter or other rotary wing aircraft
  • the rotating assembly in a turbine
  • a large eddy in which the air circulates about a horizontal axis, especially in the lee of a mountain

When else has “Chopper parts” 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 18, 2025 (most recent) → ROTORS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Chopper parts”?

The answer is ROTORS, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 18, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Chopper parts”?

6 letters: ROTORS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 18, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 37-Down.

Can “Chopper parts” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for June 18, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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