Frighten off

Latest answer — October 13, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Image floating above the pyramid on a dollar bill
  2. 4Now
  3. 9Cook's garment
  4. 14Note after fa
  5. 15Beamed
  6. 16Easily fooled
  7. 17Microwaveable breakfast staple
  8. 19Frighten off
  9. 20Sephora competitor
  10. 21Uno + dos + tres
  11. 23Give temporarily
  12. 24Raise up
  13. 27___-Aid (drink whose mascot is a walking pitcher)
  14. 29Dorm room meal in a cup
  15. 34Taste, metaphorically
  16. 37Emotional state
  17. 38Letters before an alias
  18. 39In ___ (unborn)
  19. 40Tree whose name comes phonetically between "tee" and "vee"
  20. 41Back street
  21. 43The "S" of E.S.T.: Abbr.
  22. 44Bright, as highlighter colors
  23. 46Open green areas
  24. 47Thick porridge referenced in "Yankee Doodle"
  25. 50Give off
  26. 51Baby announcement, as on some blue balloons
  27. 55Graceful bird in a pond
  28. 58Sci. class in a lab
  29. 60Title of a list
  30. 61Flower in a Chinese pond
  31. 63Fares at McDonald's and KFC ... or a literal description of 17-, 29- and 47-Across
  32. 66Elephant tusk material
  33. 67Normal
  34. 68"Whatevs"
  35. 69Viral internet jokes
  36. 70Helpful theorem, in math
  37. 71___ Lanka

Down

  1. 1Suffix with Kafka or Roman
  2. 2"___ thank me later!"
  3. 3Like Stanford and Harvard
  4. 4Cluck of disapproval
  5. 5"Well, looky here!"
  6. 6Complete one round of reps
  7. 7Poker buy-in
  8. 8"That's not news to me"
  9. 9Furthermore
  10. 10Spanish rice dish
  11. 11Bar mitzvah, e.g.
  12. 12Chamber under a stovetop
  13. 13Bookish type, stereotypically
  14. 18Eggs that can cost $1,000 per ounce
  15. 22Explorer Hernando de ___
  16. 25All, for nothing, e.g.
  17. 26China's Mao ___-tung
  18. 28Decrees
  19. 30Revise
  20. 31The largest one in the U.S. is in Bloomington, Minn.
  21. 32Scraped (out)
  22. 33Opposing votes
  23. 34Pull's opposite
  24. 35"___ girl!"
  25. 36Certain electric bulbs, in brief
  26. 40Energetic, perhaps
  27. 42Smoothly, in music
  28. 45More than awesome
  29. 46In good physical shape
  30. 48Assistant professor's goal
  31. 49Chinese small plates
  32. 52Prosperous periods
  33. 53More bizarre
  34. 54Nintendo dinosaur
  35. 55Like your chances of winning the lottery
  36. 56Made a rug, e.g.
  37. 57Molecule bit
  38. 59Simplicity
  39. 62The "S" of GPS: Abbr.
  40. 64Scottish cap
  41. 65Miami's home: Abbr.

The answer to “Frighten off” in the New York Times crossword is DETER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 13, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 19-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.

“Frighten off” answer

DETER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DETER

DETER is the 5-letter solution that fits "Frighten off" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 13, 2025 (19-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DETER mean?

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

(verb)

  • discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences

When else has “Frighten off” 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 13, 2025 (most recent) → DETER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Frighten off”?

The answer is DETER, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 13, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Frighten off”?

5 letters: DETER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 13, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 19-Across.

Can “Frighten off” 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 13, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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