Floats
Latest answer — December 12, 2025
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The answer to “Floats” in the New York Times crossword is HANGS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 12, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 61-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.
“Floats” answer
HANGS (5 letters)
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Why the answer is HANGS
HANGS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Floats" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 12, 2025 (61-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
What does HANGS mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of HANGS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(verb)
- suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free
- kill (someone) by tying a rope attached from above around their neck and removing the support from beneath them (often used as a form of capital punishment)
- remain static in the air
When else has “Floats” 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 12, 2025 (most recent) → HANGS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Floats”?
The answer is HANGS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 12, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Floats”?
5 letters: HANGS.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 12, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 61-Across.
Can “Floats” 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 December 12, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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