Desirable and profitable, as an assignment

The answer to “Desirable and profitable, as an assignment” in the New York Times crossword is PLUM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 14, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 10-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.

“Desirable and profitable, as an assignment” answer

PLUM (4 letters)

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Why the answer is PLUM

PLUM is the 4-letter solution that fits "Desirable and profitable, as an assignment" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 14, 2025 (10-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PLUM mean?

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

When else has “Desirable and profitable, as an assignment” 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 14, 2025 (most recent) → PLUM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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