Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)

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Across

  1. 1Poke bowl condiment
  2. 11Story of a lifetime?
  3. 15Sort whose business is going way down?
  4. 16Roaring Twenties look, informally
  5. 17Be easily victorious
  6. 18Word with six or sea
  7. 19Word often followed by a date
  8. 20"Oh, yeah?"
  9. 22Certain touchdown scorers, for short
  10. 23Ceremonial piles
  11. 25Sinks one's teeth into?
  12. 27Three, in Chinese
  13. 28Worker's performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar source
  14. 30Locales of small ports
  15. 33Food specialty that might be topped with Creole mustard
  16. 35Stopped dreaming, say
  17. 36Hiding place
  18. 38Skin-care product applied with a cotton pad
  19. 40Out, in a way
  20. 41Append
  21. 43Append
  22. 45They go around the block: Abbr.
  23. 46People have a variety of positions on these
  24. 48Apple variety
  25. 50San Diego County beach town with a racetrack
  26. 51Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)
  27. 53Chest beater
  28. 54___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand)
  29. 57Show of respect
  30. 59Not-so-light reading
  31. 61Nolan Ryan had seven of them in his career
  32. 64North Carolina college town
  33. 65Spanish for "amateur"
  34. 66"___ people!"
  35. 67Sarcastic response to a rude comment

Down

  1. 1Nashville-to-Memphis dir.
  2. 2Component of an exfoliator, often
  3. 3The crack of dawn
  4. 4Oh, brothers, where art thou?
  5. 5Sound relative
  6. 6Formal turndown from the fearful
  7. 7Traditional wearers of black-and-white face paint
  8. 8Running shoe brand
  9. 9Big whoop
  10. 10Menacing words
  11. 11Like the 314th digit of pi
  12. 12Ones wise on Weizenbocks, perhaps
  13. 13Cooler cousin
  14. 14Stats for pitchers and race car drivers
  15. 21Nonsense word akin to "blah"
  16. 24Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy history
  17. 26Water from a sippy cup
  18. 28Strong ties
  19. 29Checked out
  20. 30Get-togethers arranged by parents
  21. 31Hybrid team sport that uses kayaks
  22. 32Many a divorcée
  23. 34Junk, say
  24. 37Bundle in an office
  25. 39Like Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"
  26. 42Short day soon after the winter solstice?
  27. 44Day break
  28. 47Entertainment centers
  29. 49Rental at a beach club
  30. 51Like good gossip
  31. 52Spanish uncle?
  32. 55Top story, maybe
  33. 56Zaydism and Isma'ilism are sects of this
  34. 58Brings together
  35. 60Carbon compound suffix
  36. 62Cheer from a fútbol fan
  37. 63___ sauce

The answer to “Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)” in the New York Times crossword is JAPAN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 28, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 51-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.

“Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)” answer

JAPAN (5 letters)

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Why the answer is JAPAN

JAPAN is the 5-letter solution that fits "Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 28, 2025 (51-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does JAPAN mean?

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

(noun)

  • a hard, dark, enamel-like varnish containing asphalt, used to give a black gloss to metal objects

When else has “Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)” appeared?

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March 28, 2025 (most recent) → JAPAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)”?

The answer is JAPAN, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 28, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)”?

5 letters: JAPAN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 28, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 51-Across.

Can “Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)” 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 March 28, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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