Common daytime spots for first dates

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  1. 1"That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so"
  2. 5Abbr. that often follows a comma
  3. 8Hardly anyone counts on this anymore
  4. 14Shakespearean villain
  5. 15Zip
  6. 16Wine and dine
  7. 17How something distinctive appears
  8. 19Any member of a band dubbed "The President's Own"
  9. 20Leveled the playing field, say?
  10. 21Fight night sites
  11. 22Shortage of a sort
  12. 25Cardinal's honorific
  13. 27Suppose
  14. 29Feel 41-Across
  15. 30___ Summitt, legendary women's basketball coach
  16. 33Asian city one can view within Instagram?
  17. 34Among others, for short
  18. 37Well-informed
  19. 39Writer Zora ___ Hurston
  20. 41See 29-Across
  21. 42Its hands might be near one of yours
  22. 43Common daytime spots for first dates
  23. 44Part of a list at an awards show
  24. 46Biker's selection
  25. 47Doc seen for sinusitis
  26. 48Austin summer hrs.
  27. 50Board meeting handout
  28. 52Discusses at length
  29. 55Pin number?
  30. 56Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain"
  31. 59Sounds heard in haunted houses
  32. 61What might prompt someone to close a window
  33. 62Classic computer game whose players avoid hazardous items in a grid ... as suggested by this puzzle?
  34. 66Eye, slangily
  35. 67Actress Long
  36. 68"You'll ___"
  37. 69Sabotage
  38. 70Lift a finger, so to speak
  39. 71Output of a social media algorithm

Down

  1. 1Sound from a puppy
  2. 2Balance aid
  3. 3What might come after many years?
  4. 4Ad ___
  5. 5Interweave
  6. 6Scrabble rackful
  7. 7Half of a noted crime duo
  8. 8Renowned house at Milan Fashion Week
  9. 9Cousin of a Danish
  10. 10Match, as subject and verb
  11. 11Biblical person who says "My punishment is greater than I can bear"
  12. 12Bone with a radial notch
  13. 13Candy company known for its chocolate and butterscotch
  14. 18Neighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A.
  15. 22Home of the most Literature Nobelists in history
  16. 23Greece's largest airline
  17. 24Only video game to sell 300 million copies
  18. 26Selfish cry before an evil laugh
  19. 28Moolah
  20. 30One of four awarded to Bill Nye
  21. 31Crane's place, maybe
  22. 32Where the film "Argo" is set
  23. 35Features of some windows
  24. 36Spanish phone greeting
  25. 38Job listing info
  26. 40Moped alternative
  27. 45Erode
  28. 49Figure out
  29. 51Out of the park
  30. 52Certain Kool-Aid flavor
  31. 53On the horizon
  32. 54Polite refusal
  33. 56___ platter (Chinese restaurant offering)
  34. 57Doing business
  35. 58Carded
  36. 60The "s" in the acronym "scuba"
  37. 63Pizza, e.g.
  38. 64Christmas ___
  39. 65Like Malbec wine

The answer to “Common daytime spots for first dates” in the New York Times crossword is CAFES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 2, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 43-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.

“Common daytime spots for first dates” answer

CAFES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CAFES

CAFES is the 5-letter solution that fits "Common daytime spots for first dates" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 2, 2025 (43-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CAFES mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small restaurant selling light meals and drinks
  • a bar or nightclub
  • a shop selling sweets, cigarettes, newspapers, etc. and staying open after normal hours

When else has “Common daytime spots for first dates” appeared?

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October 2, 2025 (most recent) → CAFES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Common daytime spots for first dates”?

The answer is CAFES, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Common daytime spots for first dates”?

5 letters: CAFES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 2, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 43-Across.

Can “Common daytime spots for first dates” 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.

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