Fire in one's belly

The answer to “Fire in one's belly” in the New York Times crossword is AMBITION — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 19, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 17-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.

“Fire in one's belly” answer

AMBITION (8 letters)

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Why the answer is AMBITION

AMBITION is the 8-letter solution that fits "Fire in one's belly" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 19, 2025 (17-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AMBITION mean?

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

When else has “Fire in one's belly” 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.

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

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