Eliminators of some teams

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  1. 1Huge success
  2. 6Seal, say
  3. 11From the beginning
  4. 15___ sequencing (lab technique)
  5. 18Lively Bohemian dances
  6. 20Alternative to a tissue, informally
  7. 21Bit in a hippie's necklace
  8. 23Poker declaration
  9. 24Remove, as a ribbon
  10. 25Share confidences with
  11. 26Business traveler's convenience
  12. 28Divisions on a map
  13. 29Brian ___, songwriter who popularized the term "generative music"
  14. 30Second volume
  15. 31"hahaha im DEAD!"
  16. 32Broadband inits.
  17. 33Fights back tears?
  18. 34Michelle Obama, to Princeton
  19. 36Indulge (in)
  20. 40National Arab American Heritage Month
  21. 43Place to hang at home?
  22. 45Oppressive political regime, so to speak, with "the"
  23. 46Have an ominous presence
  24. 50Sound of a joke going over one's head
  25. 52Giant Middle-earth creature
  26. 53Arched recess
  27. 54Person I truly am
  28. 56"Hey!" from on high
  29. 59Word with pack or rug
  30. 60Senior, informally
  31. 61Org. that confiscates liquids
  32. 62Knocked out of the park
  33. 65Pop culture hit about dystopian technology
  34. 67Former parent of NBC
  35. 69Eliminators of some teams
  36. 72Corn chip with a "Fuego" flavor
  37. 73In the vein of
  38. 75Smallish batteries
  39. 77Rapper ___ Milli
  40. 78Get involved
  41. 80Perceptive
  42. 81Hawaiian shindig
  43. 82Clothes for a doze, in brief
  44. 85Native of the Delaware Valley
  45. 87Pursuers of utopian goals
  46. 89Coffees that aren't single-origin
  47. 92Self-admiring sort
  48. 94Major Ukrainian seaport
  49. 95Sisterly
  50. 97Sneaky plot
  51. 98Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
  52. 101Ear-related prefix
  53. 102Not fully open
  54. 104Hybrid pastry
  55. 106P, to Pericles
  56. 109Injection associated with a certain toxin
  57. 112Annoyances for ticket holders
  58. 114Palm Springs or Puerto Vallarta, notably
  59. 115Brown songbirds
  60. 116Tale-telling brothers
  61. 117Turned up
  62. 118"Strike up the band!"
  63. 119Neighbor of a Saudi
  64. 120Nickname for Rachel
  65. 121Verbally expresses disdain
  66. 122Warning signs
  67. 123Tightly packed

Down

  1. 1Food enlivener
  2. 2Hardly a genius
  3. 3Home to a chapel with the Texas flag flying beside it
  4. 4Spotify button
  5. 5Loves, loves, loves the occasion
  6. 6Hurls
  7. 7Feature of a Hawaiian house
  8. 8Being prosecuted
  9. 9Go downhill fast, say
  10. 10___ candy
  11. 11Chilly
  12. 12Orange juice preference
  13. 13With no one ahead or behind
  14. 14Lost all liquid resources
  15. 15Remove hair from
  16. 16Main antagonist on HBO's "Euphoria"
  17. 17Clamors
  18. 19Mexicali mister
  19. 22Ruptures
  20. 27Over there, poetically
  21. 28Openly reveal one's sexuality
  22. 31Process for would-be Greeks
  23. 33It's over a quarter of a quarter
  24. 35Features of the names of many Apple products
  25. 37N.Y.C. stadium eponym
  26. 38Doll of a guy?
  27. 39Vitals checker, in brief
  28. 40Interrupter of dreams, maybe
  29. 41Genre for Keith Haring
  30. 42Political platforms?
  31. 43Saxon's foe
  32. 44Competitive athlete's goal, perhaps
  33. 47Guthrie who sang "Alice's Restaurant"
  34. 48Bureaucratic barriers
  35. 49Fuel source
  36. 51"Care to dance?"
  37. 55Sea, to Seurat
  38. 57They may be caught in the summer
  39. 58Prefix with sphere
  40. 60Tribute in the Tribune, say
  41. 63Flow out
  42. 64Keys above C's
  43. 66Blesses
  44. 68"That feels ama-a-azing!"
  45. 70Alan with six Emmys
  46. 71Composer who led the U.S. Marine Band
  47. 74Canniest, for instance
  48. 76Artist's feedback session, informally
  49. 79Olaf's creator in "Frozen"
  50. 81Tops
  51. 82Channel supported by pledge drives
  52. 83"Jenny From the Block" singer, to fans
  53. 84Immune cell variation
  54. 86Flow (out)
  55. 88Hung around idly
  56. 90"Sorry, I'm unavailable!"
  57. 91Tried to convey
  58. 93Hide
  59. 96Surgical instrument
  60. 98Lifts with a pulley
  61. 99"Dear ___" (greeting in an old advice column)
  62. 100Overly fault-finding
  63. 103"The Grapes of Wrath" family
  64. 105Entered quickly
  65. 106Food traditionally eaten with chopsticks
  66. 107Songs on Sundays
  67. 108Actor Davis who delivered Malcolm X's eulogy
  68. 109Gelatinous thickener
  69. 110___ Valley
  70. 111Shade lighter than cappuccino
  71. 112Decorative auto upgrade
  72. 113Mojito garnish
  73. 11550,000-watt clear-channel radio station in Iowa

The answer to “Eliminators of some teams” in the New York Times crossword is PLAYOFFS — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 19, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 69-Across. 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.

“Eliminators of some teams” answer

PLAYOFFS (8 letters)

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Why the answer is PLAYOFFS

PLAYOFFS is the 8-letter solution that fits "Eliminators of some teams" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 19, 2025 (69-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PLAYOFFS mean?

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

(noun)

  • an additional match played to decide the outcome of a contest

When else has “Eliminators of some teams” appeared?

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October 19, 2025 (most recent) → PLAYOFFS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Eliminators of some teams”?

The answer is PLAYOFFS, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 19, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Eliminators of some teams”?

8 letters: PLAYOFFS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 19, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 69-Across.

Can “Eliminators of some teams” 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.

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