Curve that gives one pause?

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Across

  1. 1Major-league team known as the "North Siders," locally
  2. 5I.R.S. fig.
  3. 8Playbill bits
  4. 12Heckelphone relative
  5. 13Urban housing option
  6. 15Marie Claire competitor
  7. 161970 Van Morrison title track
  8. 18Barbershop choice
  9. 19A:spade_suit:
  10. 21Part of the house in which Kevin is left behind in "Home Alone"
  11. 22Fundamental precepts
  12. 23How some points end up
  13. 26Common fossil fuel
  14. 27K:club_suit:
  15. 31A/C meas.
  16. 34Yaki ___ (Japanese stir-fry)
  17. 35Photographer Goldin
  18. 36Line of rulers ended by the 33-Down
  19. 38Japanese lunch box
  20. 40Canine command
  21. 42Chile's Nevado ___ Cruces National Park
  22. 43Ending with lemon or cannon
  23. 44Q:heart_suit:
  24. 47Bud
  25. 48Vape, informally
  26. 49Sparkling water additive
  27. 5340-40, say
  28. 57J:diamond_suit:
  29. 602025 Pixar film
  30. 61Big race that's no longer around?
  31. 62"Aw, jeez, you can't do that!"
  32. 63December has two big ones
  33. 64N.B.A. star Ginóbili
  34. 65Sharp flavor
  35. 66C.I.A. predecessor
  36. 67It can follow anyone

Down

  1. 1Curve that gives one pause?
  2. 2German war vessel
  3. 3What a stepstool provides
  4. 4Mood
  5. 5Reminder of a past fight, maybe
  6. 6Karaoke choice
  7. 7For real, to Gen Z
  8. 8Happened to
  9. 9Glazer of "Broad City"
  10. 10Like Stonehenge vis-à-vis the Parthenon
  11. 11Sibyls
  12. 14"End of story!"
  13. 17Part of a restaurant's ambience
  14. 20"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the ___" (Bravo show)
  15. 24Possess
  16. 25A best man may make one
  17. 27Part of a brass band
  18. 28Checked like a bouncer, for short
  19. 29Blotto
  20. 30Not straight up, in a way
  21. 31Give orders loudly and curtly
  22. 32Corner
  23. 33See 36-Across
  24. 37Nicki Minaj or Iggy Pop, e.g.
  25. 39Neighbor of an Emirati
  26. 41Active ingredient in some gummies
  27. 45Submit
  28. 46Certain skirts
  29. 47River through six Asian countries
  30. 49Throw out
  31. 50Actress Hayek
  32. 51Notable descendant
  33. 52Cynthia of "Wicked"
  34. 54Standard
  35. 55Podiatric maladies
  36. 56Follow
  37. 58Rare golf scores
  38. 59Freelancer's lack

The answer to “Curve that gives one pause?” in the New York Times crossword is COMMA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Curve that gives one pause?” answer

COMMA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is COMMA

COMMA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Curve that gives one pause?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 10, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does COMMA mean?

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

(noun)

  • a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items in a list
  • a minute interval or difference of pitch
  • a widespread butterfly that has orange and brown wings with ragged edges, and a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hindwing

When else has “Curve that gives one pause?” 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 10, 2025 (most recent) → COMMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Curve that gives one pause?”?

The answer is COMMA, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Curve that gives one pause?”?

5 letters: COMMA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 1-Down.

Can “Curve that gives one pause?” 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 10, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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