Cologne scent

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Across

  1. 1Neighbor of Vt. and N.H.
  2. 5Canceled, as a mission
  3. 9Debt to equity, for example
  4. 14Longer of the two lower arm bones
  5. 15Word with monetary or military
  6. 16Option on a popular car service
  7. 17Porn
  8. 18"Designing Women" co-star of 1980s-'90s TV
  9. 20Japanese theatrical genre
  10. 22The new oil, it's said
  11. 23Yahoo alternative
  12. 24Snorkeling site
  13. 26Nonspecific cash quantities
  14. 28Player of the middle son on TV's "The Partridge Family"
  15. 33Egg cells
  16. 34Dress in Delhi
  17. 35Readies, as a fishing line
  18. 38Blowout game, in sports headlines
  19. 40Auto-___, setting for many subscription services
  20. 43American city in the Sonoran Desert
  21. 44Work on with the hands, as dough or tired muscles
  22. 46First corner square after Go on a Monopoly board
  23. 48Author Fleming
  24. 49"E.T." actress
  25. 53One of the life sciences: Abbr.
  26. 54Dry, as the Sonoran Desert
  27. 55Dr. whose "lab" is a studio
  28. 58Bad way to run
  29. 60First basic cable show to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
  30. 64Singer who starred in "Labyrinth" (1986) and "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976)
  31. 67Shakespearean conspirator
  32. 68Nimble
  33. 69Rips in a review
  34. 70"Later!"
  35. 71Carolers' celebrations
  36. 72Sound of either weariness or relief
  37. 73One place to find 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across ... or, parsed differently, how these people might introduce themselves

Down

  1. 1Cologne scent
  2. 2Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke"
  3. 3Give the cold shoulder
  4. 4What NASA's Cassini probe orbited for 13 years
  5. 5Gentlemen's club, colloquially
  6. 6Point value of 68% of Scrabble tiles
  7. 7Coat with a thin auric layer
  8. 8Capital city on the banks of the Rideau River
  9. 9Nonsense syllables one might say in a tub
  10. 10___ Dhabi
  11. 11Contract clause
  12. 12Ticks off
  13. 13Yoked team
  14. 19Slightly
  15. 21Ivories, on a piano
  16. 25Cry from a klutzy golfer
  17. 27Grift
  18. 28Socially awkward sort
  19. 29Stratford-on-___
  20. 30Christened
  21. 31Stealthy assassin with a sword
  22. 32Farmyard refrain in a children's song
  23. 36Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks
  24. 37Levelheaded
  25. 39Remove the skin from
  26. 41Notable features of elves and basset hounds
  27. 42Latticed metal used in construction and fencing
  28. 45Divisions in some history books
  29. 47Constellation resembling a musical instrument
  30. 50Development center?
  31. 51Arcing baseball hits
  32. 52House of ___ (old Italian banking family)
  33. 55June 6 remembrance
  34. 56Competitor of Rao's
  35. 57Diabolical
  36. 59Title river in an Oscar-winning movie
  37. 61Severely injure
  38. 62Antiquated "OMG!"
  39. 63Modern greenhorn
  40. 65___ de la Cité
  41. 66Verb suffix

The answer to “Cologne scent” in the New York Times crossword is MUSK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 15, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Cologne scent” answer

MUSK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is MUSK

MUSK is the 4-letter solution that fits "Cologne scent" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 15, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MUSK mean?

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

(noun)

  • a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery
  • a relative of the monkey flower, formerly cultivated for a musky fragrance which has been lost in the development of modern varieties

When else has “Cologne scent” 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.

July 15, 2025 (most recent) → MUSK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Cologne scent”?

The answer is MUSK, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 15, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Cologne scent”?

4 letters: MUSK.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 15, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 1-Down.

Can “Cologne scent” 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 July 15, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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