Dumbbell exercises

The answer to “Dumbbell exercises” in the New York Times crossword is CURLS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 3-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.

“Dumbbell exercises” answer

CURLS (5 letters)

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 CURLS.

Why the answer is CURLS

Think of the arm-strengthening moves where you bend your elbows to bring the weights toward your shoulders. 💪

What does CURLS mean?

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

When else has “Dumbbell exercises” 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.

August 2, 2026 (most recent) → CURLS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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