Fire station fixture

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Across

  1. 1"Snow job" or "rainmaker," e.g.
  2. 6Beer pong locale
  3. 10Tight-lipped
  4. 13Figure once marketed as "America's movable fighting man"
  5. 14Tempt
  6. 15___ for sore eyes (www.optometrists.com?)
  7. 16Like a film that's both sad and funny
  8. 18Cactus ___ (Arizona's state bird)
  9. 19Lisa Simpson's musical instrument
  10. 20"Go on now, git!"
  11. 21Wild pigs
  12. 22Ben & Jerry's flavor honoring a jam band legend
  13. 25Seem
  14. 28Potter : wheel :: painter : ___
  15. 29___ chic (fashion style)
  16. 30"Can't you get someone else?"
  17. 32Water-testing org.
  18. 35Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
  19. 39Moviemaking backdrop
  20. 40D.E.A. agent, informally
  21. 41Lit ___
  22. 42Smells
  23. 44Herculean tasks
  24. 46Genre for Gabriel García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
  25. 50Start of the Hebrew alphabet
  26. 51Dum-dum
  27. 52Anatomical pouch
  28. 55Skirt with a high hemline
  29. 56Online marketplace with a "barter" category
  30. 59Similar (to)
  31. 60Six-time French Open champ Björn
  32. 61Fuel ship
  33. 62"Just a ___!"
  34. 63Moore of "The Substance"
  35. 64Prenatal

Down

  1. 1March V.I.P.s?: Abbr.
  2. 2Old Italian money
  3. 3Cleaning product with a mythical name
  4. 4Yuletide drink
  5. 5Performer at ozashiki parties
  6. 6Lower limit
  7. 7Something heard through the grapevine
  8. 8News anchor Melber
  9. 9Private eye, in old crime novels
  10. 10Big name in fertilizers
  11. 11Wombs
  12. 12High-I.Q. society
  13. 15Said "%$#@!"
  14. 17The so-called "Goddess of Pop"
  15. 21Fundamental
  16. 22Co. heads
  17. 23Like the questions asked in Guess Who?
  18. 24Feline, to Felipe
  19. 25Fundamentals
  20. 26Fire station fixture
  21. 27Camera-friendly
  22. 30Container for keys, wallet, razor, etc., in a modern portmanteau
  23. 31World clock std.
  24. 33Unexciting holding in poker
  25. 34Lincoln Center focus
  26. 36Son of Cain
  27. 37Former attorney general Bill
  28. 38Warhead weapon, in brief
  29. 43Take out a small part of one's savings, say
  30. 44Suffix with duck or suck
  31. 45Requests from
  32. 46Some bedtime story readers
  33. 47The same
  34. 48Worry greatly
  35. 49Video game character in a green hat
  36. 52River residue
  37. 53Not on firm ground?
  38. 54___+C ("copy" on a PC)
  39. 56Ingredient in some trendy gummies, for short
  40. 57Fish eggs
  41. 58"It's not you, it's me," often

The answer to “Fire station fixture” in the New York Times crossword is POLE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 15, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 26-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.

“Fire station fixture” answer

POLE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is POLE

POLE is the 4-letter solution that fits "Fire station fixture" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 15, 2025 (26-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does POLE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something

When else has “Fire station fixture” 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.

April 15, 2025 (most recent) → POLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Fire station fixture”?

The answer is POLE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 15, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Fire station fixture”?

4 letters: POLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 15, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 26-Down.

Can “Fire station fixture” 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 April 15, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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