Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle

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  1. 1Feature of a mountain or fingerprint
  2. 6Deli counter units: Abbr.
  3. 9"___ dabba doo!"
  4. 14Type type
  5. 15Thanos, to the Avengers
  6. 16Company that's the subject of the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room"
  7. 17Football offense arrangement that resembles an inverted Y shape
  8. 20High key?
  9. 21Big inits. in home security
  10. 22Stranger
  11. 23Symbols for density, in physics
  12. 25Select, as a career
  13. 27Low-lying area
  14. 29Good person to give a time-consuming project, maybe
  15. 34St. ___ (city on a bay, informally)
  16. 35Latin for "but"
  17. 36One way to live
  18. 37Skin-care product thinner than a moisturizer
  19. 38"Tee" follower
  20. 39Greek theater
  21. 40In ___ (developing)
  22. 41Like nonagenarians
  23. 42Joshes
  24. 43Process for a descending spacecraft
  25. 45Kerfuffles
  26. 46Losers to the Olympians
  27. 48Sing like Ella Fitzgerald
  28. 51Coke-versus-Pepsi and Apple-versus-Samsung, e.g.
  29. 54So far
  30. 56"Ouch!"
  31. 57Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle
  32. 60Check someone's checks?
  33. 61Openly gay
  34. 62Total brawl
  35. 63Tosses out
  36. 64"Antiques Roadshow" network
  37. 65Use, as one's influence

Down

  1. 1More cold and wet
  2. 2Like some wolfhounds and whiskeys
  3. 3Lucky scientist, perhaps
  4. 4"This is terrible!"
  5. 5Actor Idris
  6. 6Bound for
  7. 7Wild scene
  8. 8Sang to
  9. 9"Anno Domini" period
  10. 10Against
  11. 11Creamy pairing with fig jam
  12. 12Obnoxious sort
  13. 13___ Petry, first African American woman to write a million-selling novel ("The Street," 1946)
  14. 18Anxious
  15. 19M.L.B. team that awarded a record-breaking $765 million contract to Juan Soto in 2024
  16. 24Gloomy, as an atmosphere
  17. 26"That's relatable"
  18. 28Some citrus desserts
  19. 30Ship-to-shore communicators
  20. 31Essential biochemical process that releases energy in cells
  21. 32Big ones might clash
  22. 33___ Faire (medieval-themed festival)
  23. 34Grp. that's down on all furs?
  24. 35Person who's off-base?
  25. 37Go after, in a way
  26. 44Tread on me!
  27. 45See 53-Down
  28. 47Russian refusals
  29. 49Many an early internet user, informally
  30. 50#'s place
  31. 51Cousin of turquoise
  32. 52Disappointments
  33. 53With 45-Down, "Hey, hold on!"
  34. 55"Put your pens and pencils down"
  35. 57California's capital, in some of its nicknames
  36. 58Center of activity
  37. 59"Vivat ___" ("Long live the king")

The answer to “Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle” in the New York Times crossword is SQUARETHECIRCLE — a 15-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 27, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 57-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.

“Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle” answer

SQUARETHECIRCLE (15 letters)

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Why the answer is SQUARETHECIRCLE

SQUARETHECIRCLE is the 15-letter solution that fits "Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 27, 2025 (57-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle” appeared?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle”?

The answer is SQUARETHECIRCLE, a 15-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 27, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle”?

15 letters: SQUARETHECIRCLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on November 27, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 57-Across.

Can “Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle” 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 November 27, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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