Go without food

Latest answer — May 27, 2025

22 Across

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This clue's Tuesday, May 27, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Puccini heroine who "lived for art, lived for love"
  2. 6C-shaped shop item
  3. 11One "B" of BB
  4. 14Like the base-8 number system
  5. 15Thus
  6. 16Tool for Paul Bunyan
  7. 17Like a subsidiary with only one parent
  8. 19One making her entrance into society, in brief
  9. 20Roaring Twenties or Swinging Sixties
  10. 21Glam rocks?
  11. 22Go without food
  12. 23Changes, as factory equipment
  13. 25No. crunchers
  14. 27Swiss and Jarlsberg
  15. 32Duck-hunting hangout
  16. 35Region
  17. 36Before, in poetry
  18. 37Caaaaaaar, you might say
  19. 38Happen
  20. 40Gooey spread
  21. 41DDT banner
  22. 42Part of a foot or a viaduct
  23. 43Showing more false bashfulness
  24. 44Colorful Hindu celebration
  25. 48Unhinged
  26. 49Much mail
  27. 53Couple's first home?
  28. 55Lines of communication
  29. 58Zoo staffer
  30. 59U.K. : MI6 :: U.S. : ___
  31. 60Central Christian belief ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across
  32. 62The H in H.M.S., for much of the 20th century
  33. 63Throw one's hat in the ring
  34. 64Sum
  35. 65Extra periods, in brief
  36. 66Like some desks and divorces
  37. 67Old West transport

Down

  1. 1Word after bell or cell
  2. 2Earthy pigment
  3. 3Animal with chestnut-and-white fur
  4. 4Food label abbr.
  5. 5Hunky-dory
  6. 6Pick a side, say
  7. 7Apt rhyme for "rude"
  8. 8Last monarch of the House of Stuart
  9. 9"Hand With Reflecting Sphere" artist
  10. 10Xing user
  11. 11Acts that are tough, rebellious and cool, in slang
  12. 12Past partners
  13. 13Red state?
  14. 18Holler
  15. 22Winged species of folklore
  16. 24"Heavens!"
  17. 26Small hailstone size
  18. 28Big boat
  19. 29Grade of wine
  20. 30Lake ___, body of water about 120 miles south of London
  21. 31Crystal gazer
  22. 32"Ick!"
  23. 33Poet written about in the Books of Tang
  24. 34"Tell me"
  25. 38Frozen, black-and-white Nabisco treat
  26. 39Adds to an email
  27. 40Eat quickly, with "down"
  28. 42Home of the Bills and Patriots, for short
  29. 43Helps out a friend, purr-haps?
  30. 45Solar wind particle
  31. 46"Count on me to do my best"
  32. 47Suddenly change course
  33. 50Madonna title role
  34. 51Adjust the price on
  35. 52Strunk & White's "The Elements of ___"
  36. 53Zoom meeting annoyance
  37. 54Fare
  38. 56Mtn. range stats
  39. 57So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
  40. 60Line on a skirt
  41. 61"___ on your life!"

The answer to “Go without food” in the New York Times crossword is FAST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 27, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 22-Across. Other answers we've seen for this clue include STARVE. 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.

“Go without food” answer

FAST (4 letters) — most recent; also seen as STARVE

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Why the answer is FAST

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What does FAST mean?

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

(adjective)

  • moving or capable of moving at high speed
  • (of a clock or watch) showing a time ahead of the correct time
  • firmly fixed or attached

Other answers for “Go without food”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides FAST, it has also been STARVE. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Go without food”?

The answer is FAST, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 27, 2025. Other answers for this clue include STARVE.

How many letters is the answer to “Go without food”?

4 letters: FAST. Earlier fills for this clue have also been STARVE (6).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 27, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 22-Across. Earlier appearances: April 28, 2025 → STARVE.

Can “Go without food” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides FAST, New York Times has also used STARVE for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for May 27, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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