Feeling of distress

The answer to “Feeling of distress” in the New York Times crossword is AGITA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 8, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 4-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.

“Feeling of distress” answer

AGITA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AGITA

AGITA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Feeling of distress" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 8, 2026 (4-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AGITA mean?

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

When else has “Feeling of distress” 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.

March 8, 2026 (most recent) → AGITA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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