Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

The answer to “Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk” in the New York Times crossword is LIRA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 28, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 45-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.

“Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk” answer

LIRA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LIRA

LIRA is the 4-letter solution that fits "Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 28, 2025 (45-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LIRA mean?

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

When else has “Currency depicting statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk” 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.

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

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