Decorates

Latest answer — October 31, 2025

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Across

  1. 1A large quantity
  2. 5Where one may park to see the Super Bowl
  3. 9Boot
  4. 14Humans, gorillas and chimpanzees
  5. 16Like a skunk's tail
  6. 17Hot-weather coolers
  7. 18"Mangia!"
  8. 19It's cool while it's hot
  9. 20Funny Fey
  10. 21Upset
  11. 22Green bay?
  12. 25Emerged (from)
  13. 27Old-fashioned "w00t!"
  14. 30Earth goddess in "Das Rheingold"
  15. 31Overlay
  16. 33Caroline Kepnes thriller written partly in the second person
  17. 35Cookie marketing units
  18. 39Opposite of the Latin "odi"
  19. 40Handled press agents?
  20. 41Stinky ___ ("Toy Story 2" antagonist)
  21. 42Web host?
  22. 44Some diving briefs
  23. 47"We should get out of here"
  24. 49Actress/singer Steinfeld
  25. 52Easily crushed
  26. 53Cone ___ (iconic Jean Paul Gaultier undergarment)
  27. 56Lineup
  28. 57Prayerful form of worship
  29. 59Option at a dealership
  30. 60"See ya!"
  31. 61Flops
  32. 62Move, informally
  33. 63Word with sound or snake

Down

  1. 1Something a workaholic is unlikely to say
  2. 2Predator in a pod
  3. 3Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene
  4. 4Caught
  5. 5The Onion's output
  6. 6Provided entrees
  7. 7Wild
  8. 8Mother of a hinny
  9. 9Yosemite Sam's role in "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol"
  10. 10City across the Rio Grande from El Paso
  11. 11"No ___ mal" ("It's not bad," in Spanish)
  12. 12Repeated cry at a kegger
  13. 13Sort
  14. 15Channing of "Blink Twice"
  15. 21Hit the ceiling
  16. 23Human rights lawyer Clooney
  17. 24"Wow, pretty sweet!"
  18. 25Apt anagram of GAMES minus M
  19. 26Decorates
  20. 28Emmy-winning actress for "The Bear"
  21. 29Get on (it)
  22. 32"Hurry!"
  23. 34A smartphone has many of these
  24. 36Suspicious looks
  25. 37Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years)
  26. 38The U.A.E. is in it
  27. 43"Let me check with them"
  28. 45Port of Spain?
  29. 46Go up to
  30. 48Good Neighbor or Design a Robot, e.g., in 35-Across
  31. 49Pull up
  32. 50Purview
  33. 51Founding member of 38-Down
  34. 54Easy triumph
  35. 55British monarch between William and George
  36. 57It's all around us
  37. 58Spreadsheet feature

The answer to “Decorates” in the New York Times crossword is TRIMS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 31, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 26-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.

“Decorates” answer

TRIMS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is TRIMS

TRIMS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Decorates" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 31, 2025 (26-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TRIMS mean?

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

(verb)

  • make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts
  • decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material
  • adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind

When else has “Decorates” 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 31, 2025 (most recent) → TRIMS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Decorates”?

The answer is TRIMS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 31, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Decorates”?

5 letters: TRIMS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 31, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 26-Down.

Can “Decorates” 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 October 31, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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