Common fourth-and-long decision

The answer to “Common fourth-and-long decision” in the New York Times crossword is PUNT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 21, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 18-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.

“Common fourth-and-long decision” answer

PUNT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is PUNT

PUNT is the 4-letter solution that fits "Common fourth-and-long decision" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 21, 2025 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PUNT mean?

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

When else has “Common fourth-and-long decision” 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 21, 2025 (most recent) → PUNT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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