Entry in red ink

The answer to “Entry in red ink” in the New York Times crossword is DEBIT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 1, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 52-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.

“Entry in red ink” answer

DEBIT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DEBIT

DEBIT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Entry in red ink" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 1, 2026 (52-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DEBIT mean?

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

When else has “Entry in red ink” 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.

January 1, 2026 (most recent) → DEBIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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