Cost of doing business, maybe

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  1. 1Toggle on a digital clock
  2. 5Leader of brothers
  3. 10Gillette razor
  4. 14*Confirm to be true
  5. 15Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025
  6. 16*Someone who knows how the sausage gets made?
  7. 17Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece
  8. 18Goliath
  9. 19Coach's charge
  10. 20Rainwater clearer
  11. 22Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say
  12. 23___ love
  13. 24Mr. Spock, e.g.
  14. 26Clamorous
  15. 28Cunning sort
  16. 30"Finally!"
  17. 33Li'l belly
  18. 34*Formal expressions of praise
  19. 38Diminutive suffix in Spanish
  20. 39Like some coffees and mob targets
  21. 41Nickname for Louis Armstrong
  22. 42Activist Brockovich
  23. 43Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad
  24. 44Supporting
  25. 45Stir up
  26. 46The Forbidden City's Meridian ___
  27. 47*One who's conspicuously excellent
  28. 49One standing near a pond, maybe
  29. 50Animal symbol of innocence
  30. 52Biblical beast
  31. 54Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave
  32. 57Companionship?
  33. 59A club might be seen on one
  34. 60General name on a Chinese menu
  35. 63Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues?
  36. 67Flat sign
  37. 68Alley ___
  38. 69Clichéd
  39. 70Cluster in an archipelago
  40. 71*Street urchins
  41. 72Professional writer of a sort

Down

  1. 1Proclaim
  2. 2Lead-in to care
  3. 3Necessity for a reservation, perhaps
  4. 4Word that can redundantly follow "I"
  5. 5Inclined
  6. 6Actor Cox of "Succession"
  7. 7*Armed thieves
  8. 8Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections
  9. 9This clue's number + one
  10. 10Not approximate, say
  11. 11Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series
  12. 12Garner
  13. 13Huge fan club, so to speak
  14. 21"Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com)
  15. 23Shoot into the pocket, in snooker
  16. 25Telephone no. add-ons
  17. 27Hasty
  18. 28*Removing lumps from, in a way
  19. 29Saint in the Caribbean
  20. 31Barrier to entry
  21. 32*Like dress shirts, typically
  22. 35Emergency item on a ship
  23. 36Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance
  24. 37Light shade
  25. 40*Showed for the first time
  26. 42*Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc.
  27. 47Antidotes, perhaps
  28. 48Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich
  29. 51Kilns for hops
  30. 53Neighbors of Croats
  31. 54Not supporting
  32. 55Down Under bounders
  33. 56Cultivate
  34. 58Have down
  35. 59What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of
  36. 60Get ready to hit all the right notes?
  37. 611970s tennis champ Smith
  38. 62Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace
  39. 64Cost of doing business, maybe
  40. 65Doomed from the get-go, for short
  41. 66Cave dweller

The answer to “Cost of doing business, maybe” in the New York Times crossword is FEE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 5, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 64-Down. Other answers we've seen for this clue include USERFEE. 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.

“Cost of doing business, maybe” answer

FEE (3 letters) — most recent; also seen as USERFEE

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Why the answer is FEE

FEE is the 3-letter solution that fits "Cost of doing business, maybe" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 5, 2025 (64-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FEE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services
  • an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

Other answers for “Cost of doing business, maybe”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides FEE, it has also been USERFEE. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Cost of doing business, maybe”?

The answer is FEE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 5, 2025. Other answers for this clue include USERFEE.

How many letters is the answer to “Cost of doing business, maybe”?

3 letters: FEE. Earlier fills for this clue have also been USERFEE (7).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 5, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 64-Down. Earlier appearances: February 6, 2025 → USERFEE.

Can “Cost of doing business, maybe” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides FEE, New York Times has also used USERFEE for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for June 5, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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