Dollop

Latest answer — December 28, 2025

105 Across

A small lump or spoonful of something. 🥄

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Across

  1. 1Poet with a 1982 posthumous Pulitzer
  2. 6S.L.R. insert since the early 2000s
  3. 12Baths in Bath
  4. 16Comedian Notaro
  5. 19Host Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
  6. 20One sporting an article of apparel
  7. 21Sign in a theater
  8. 22Droll
  9. 23Rock of Ages
  10. 25How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  11. 27Prop for a proposal
  12. 28College credit hours
  13. 29Far from fore
  14. 31Starting section
  15. 32Fab Four drummer
  16. 34"I can handle that for you"
  17. 36Swallow something hook, line and sinker
  18. 38Subject of some modern maps
  19. 41Boots out
  20. 43Ending with Butler or Bard
  21. 44A Class Act
  22. 47A Strange Loop
  23. 50Played a part
  24. 51Baldwin of "30 Rock"
  25. 53Ran in the rain, perhaps
  26. 54Brig pair
  27. 55New Mexico skiing locale
  28. 56Full legislative assembly
  29. 58Personification of darkness, in Greek myth
  30. 60Shapiro of public radio
  31. 61Buds
  32. 62Chips go-with
  33. 64Straight up
  34. 67A Little Night Music
  35. 69Rent
  36. 70A Chorus Line
  37. 72Creatures formed from the fingers of the sea goddess Sedna, in Inuit myth
  38. 73Personal histories
  39. 74Automatons, informally
  40. 75Cell letters
  41. 76"___ down the hatches!"
  42. 78Nursery rhyme couple
  43. 80Cribbage markers
  44. 81Sine's reciprocal, in trig
  45. 84Bit of power
  46. 86Japanese noodle
  47. 87Wave to, say
  48. 88The Producers
  49. 91Into the Woods
  50. 93___ Lingus
  51. 94Intertwine
  52. 95Halloween haul
  53. 96In tears
  54. 99Eschew the high road, say
  55. 101___ Dame
  56. 104Repeatedly hit hard
  57. 105Dollop
  58. 106Pop group
  59. 109Sitar great Shankar
  60. 111The Wiz
  61. 113Mean Girls
  62. 116Chess pieces
  63. 117Bombeck who wrote "At Wit's End"
  64. 118File often installed with computer programs
  65. 119Do penance
  66. 120Apply
  67. 121Hurdle for a J.D.-to-be
  68. 122Became aware of
  69. 123"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker

Down

  1. 1Playground area, often
  2. 2Fearsome felines
  3. 3Plus
  4. 4"One of These Nights" band
  5. 5Makeshift tip collector
  6. 6Epitome of graceful beauty
  7. 7Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"
  8. 8Certain stock holder
  9. 9Came about
  10. 10Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
  11. 11Gig of a lifetime
  12. 12Advanced
  13. 13Guitar, slangily
  14. 14Front-of-the-line credential
  15. 15Cousin of a mink
  16. 16Cheep trills?
  17. 17Dodger's comeuppance
  18. 18Indoor recess locale
  19. 24Super-excited, in slang
  20. 26One "T" of TNT
  21. 30Least hale
  22. 33Foxx of 1970s TV
  23. 35Judge pro ___
  24. 36Piano pupil's practice piece
  25. 37Short boxers, e.g.
  26. 39How some medicines are taken
  27. 40Apt name for a distance runner?
  28. 42Oldsmobile Cutlass model
  29. 44Like 45-Down's flaw
  30. 45Mythical figure undone by hubris
  31. 46Prima ballerina
  32. 48Uses an alternate account to play against easier opponents, in gamer-speak
  33. 49Police weapon
  34. 52Transition points
  35. 56Blue Ribbon brand
  36. 57Ice cream parlor offerings
  37. 59Borscht base
  38. 61Classic theater name
  39. 63Struggles with sibilant sounds
  40. 65Law, but not order
  41. 66Hints
  42. 68Word with record or union
  43. 69World capital near the Andean foothills
  44. 70Give a twist
  45. 71Downright mean
  46. 73Bit of wisdom
  47. 74Founder of the Mughal Empire
  48. 77String-plucking sound
  49. 79Sources in etymology
  50. 80Prone
  51. 81Some summers, in brief
  52. 82Black-and-white desserts
  53. 83Université with a Pierre and Marie Curie campus
  54. 85Shell filling stations
  55. 87Basic programming command
  56. 89Chicken pieces
  57. 90Part of AT&T;: Abbr.
  58. 92Ballet or bourrée, in Bourgogne
  59. 97Do a diner job
  60. 98Gathering of moles
  61. 100Setting for Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"
  62. 102Continued interminably
  63. 103Discus throw at the Olympics, e.g.
  64. 105Buzzing nuisance
  65. 107Glitzy fabric
  66. 108Like some cheese
  67. 110"Gotcha"
  68. 111Blue-necked bird
  69. 112"___ Believer"
  70. 114Flock formation
  71. 115Blue-winged bird

The answer to “Dollop” in the New York Times crossword is GOB — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 28, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 105-Across. Other answers we've seen for this clue include DAB. 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.

“Dollop” answer

GOB (3 letters) — most recent; also seen as DAB

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is GOB.

Why the answer is GOB

A small lump or spoonful of something. 🥄

What does GOB mean?

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

(noun)

  • a lump of a viscous or slimy substance
  • a large amount of

Other answers for “Dollop”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides GOB, it has also been DAB. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Dollop”?

The answer is GOB, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 28, 2025. Other answers for this clue include DAB.

How many letters is the answer to “Dollop”?

3 letters: GOB. Earlier fills for this clue have also been DAB (3).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 28, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 105-Across. Earlier appearances: April 24, 2025 → DAB.

Can “Dollop” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides GOB, New York Times has also used DAB for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for December 28, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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