Crudely built shack

The answer to “Crudely built shack” in the New York Times crossword is SHANTY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 5, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 93-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.

“Crudely built shack” answer

SHANTY (6 letters)

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Why the answer is SHANTY

SHANTY is the 6-letter solution that fits "Crudely built shack" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 5, 2025 (93-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHANTY mean?

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

When else has “Crudely built shack” 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.

October 5, 2025 (most recent) → SHANTY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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