Golden ratio symbol

Latest answer — December 19, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Fashion designer Schiaparelli
  2. 5Boomer playing in a band
  3. 13Things that may be connected
  4. 142023 musical with a Tony for Best Choreography
  5. 15Some arthritis
  6. 16Climbed without ropes
  7. 17Fire in one's belly
  8. 19Old money, for short?
  9. 20Jewish honorific
  10. 21They work around the clock
  11. 23Big Apple athlete
  12. 27Home ___
  13. 29Summer Olympics event
  14. 31Gram alternative
  15. 32Trusted one, typically
  16. 33Mr. Right, e.g.
  17. 35Silver of the Silver Bulletin
  18. 36Deduce
  19. 37L.G.B.T.Q.+ rights activist Windsor
  20. 38Suddenly kicks the bucket
  21. 40Go viral
  22. 41"Opportunity," per Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  23. 42Introductory dissection subject
  24. 43Plane on a diamond
  25. 44___ Hadley, "Clever Girl" novelist
  26. 46Certain put-back shot
  27. 48Golden ratio symbol
  28. 50Rx dosages
  29. 52Extend
  30. 54Their talent may not be as important as their last names
  31. 58Awed reactions
  32. 59One who enjoys the high C's?
  33. 60Slow ___ (response from the unamused)
  34. 61Disparities studied by economists
  35. 62High-fat diet, informally

Down

  1. 1Annual mystery award
  2. 2Had an outsize presence
  3. 3They may recently have been in a jam
  4. 4Prosecco relative
  5. 5Results of some remarriages
  6. 6Yard sale?
  7. 7Afirmativa enfática
  8. 8Swim with the fishes?
  9. 9Larry ___, longtime owner of the Cleveland Guardians
  10. 10Grande opening?
  11. 11Fair ___ (concept in copyright law)
  12. 12Kind of school
  13. 14Wrinkle remover
  14. 16Diktat
  15. 18Repeated role for Chris Hemsworth
  16. 22Word with dating or skating
  17. 24Bad place to be while gambling
  18. 25Fictional companion of Thing One and Thing Two
  19. 26Hit below the belt, in a way
  20. 28Easter basket treat
  21. 30Pitch catcher?
  22. 32Wrap up by
  23. 33Like He and Xe
  24. 34Windy City exchange, in brief
  25. 36Altar-ed statement?
  26. 39Expo take-home
  27. 40Zesty flavor
  28. 43Parts of submarines also known as fairwaters
  29. 45D.I.Y. dessert item
  30. 47Pressure source
  31. 49Source of motivation, informally
  32. 51It's a long story
  33. 53Half time?
  34. 54When you're reading this
  35. 55Grp. with geologists and biologists
  36. 56Piece in the game Battleship
  37. 57Genre for Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie

The answer to “Golden ratio symbol” in the New York Times crossword is PHI — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 19, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Golden ratio symbol” answer

PHI (3 letters)

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Why the answer is PHI

Look for the Greek letter associated with this famous proportion. 📐

What does PHI mean?

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

(noun)

  • the twenty-first letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ), transliterated as ‘ph’ or (in modern Greek) ‘f’

When else has “Golden ratio symbol” 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) → PHI. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Golden ratio symbol”?

The answer is PHI, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 19, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Golden ratio symbol”?

3 letters: PHI.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 19, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 48-Across.

Can “Golden ratio symbol” 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 19, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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