Circles on the ice

The answer to “Circles on the ice” in the New York Times crossword is PUCKS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 1, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 33-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.

“Circles on the ice” answer

PUCKS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PUCKS

PUCKS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Circles on the ice" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 1, 2025 (33-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PUCKS mean?

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

When else has “Circles on the ice” 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.

March 1, 2025 (most recent) → PUCKS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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