Crosses swords

Latest answer — July 08, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Main idea
  2. 5Holders of squid ink
  3. 9Quickly put (together)
  4. 13Even once
  5. 14Acerbic humor
  6. 15Witch's incantation
  7. 16Airport that Captain Sully departed from
  8. 18Fusilli or fettuccine
  9. 19Channel with a yellow rectangle logo, informally
  10. 20British celebrity restaurateur Gordon ___
  11. 21Animation studio behind "Scooby-Doo"
  12. 24Speaker of Arabic or Hebrew
  13. 27One of many on a self-driving car
  14. 28What colors on opposite ends of the color wheel can do
  15. 29Went fast
  16. 30Nine months, typically, for a human pregnancy
  17. 33"___ me anything"
  18. 34Crave
  19. 37By way of
  20. 38Insects whose queens are fed royal jelly
  21. 40His and ___
  22. 41Fails to mention
  23. 43Long looks
  24. 45Cheddar, dough, bacon or cabbage
  25. 46What a pleasure-seeker seeks
  26. 49"La Traviata" and "La Bohème"
  27. 50Capital of Canada
  28. 53Alums
  29. 54Outstanding effort ... or a feature of 16-, 21-, 34- and 46-Across?
  30. 57Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple
  31. 58Place for a coin collection?
  32. 59Body part covered by a cap
  33. 60[Um, I can hear everything you're saying, you know]
  34. 61Obedience class command
  35. 62Obedience class command

Down

  1. 1Styling product
  2. 2Tennis great Lendl
  3. 3Japanese video game giant
  4. 4"To be honest ..."
  5. 5Unruffled
  6. 6Supplementary part
  7. 7Some video effects, in brief
  8. 8Blue expanse
  9. 9Generator of junk mail
  10. 10Better choice, given the options
  11. 11Place for baptisms and wedding vows
  12. 12Beach, in Spanish
  13. 15Crosses swords
  14. 17Mystery writer Christie
  15. 20No-name
  16. 22Bad-mouth
  17. 23Disagreements
  18. 24Part of the healing process
  19. 25"What ___ can I say?"
  20. 26Lets bygones be bygones
  21. 29Lip gloss quality
  22. 31Pop singer Ora
  23. 32Turn to pulp
  24. 35Rock out on stage?
  25. 36Where hens rest in henhouses
  26. 39Fame and fortune
  27. 42Spiky hairdos
  28. 44Build up
  29. 45Going both ways
  30. 46Set of tenets
  31. 47Celebrity who sometimes put gifts under her audience members' seats
  32. 48John who married Pocahontas
  33. 51"It ___ be long"
  34. 52Half of base x height, for a triangle
  35. 54Campfire residue
  36. 55"The Raven" poet
  37. 56Mission-critical

The answer to “Crosses swords” in the New York Times crossword is SPARS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 8, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 15-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.

“Crosses swords” answer

SPARS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SPARS

SPARS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Crosses swords" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 8, 2025 (15-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SPARS mean?

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

(verb)

  • make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training
  • (of a gamecock) fight with the feet or spurs

When else has “Crosses swords” 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 8, 2025 (most recent) → SPARS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Crosses swords”?

The answer is SPARS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 8, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Crosses swords”?

5 letters: SPARS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 8, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 15-Down.

Can “Crosses swords” 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 July 8, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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