Fights back tears?
Latest answer — October 19, 2025
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The answer to “Fights back tears?” in the New York Times crossword is DARNS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 19, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 33-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.
“Fights back tears?” answer
DARNS (5 letters)
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Why the answer is DARNS
DARNS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Fights back tears?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 19, 2025 (33-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
What does DARNS mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of DARNS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(verb)
- mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle
When else has “Fights back tears?” 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.
October 19, 2025 (most recent) → DARNS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Fights back tears?”?
The answer is DARNS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 19, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Fights back tears?”?
5 letters: DARNS.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 19, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 33-Across.
Can “Fights back tears?” 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.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for October 19, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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