Grinning Face With Sweat, for one

The answer to “Grinning Face With Sweat, for one” in the New York Times crossword is EMOJI — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 5, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 87-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.

“Grinning Face With Sweat, for one” answer

EMOJI (5 letters)

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Why the answer is EMOJI

EMOJI is the 5-letter solution that fits "Grinning Face With Sweat, for one" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 5, 2026 (87-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EMOJI mean?

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

When else has “Grinning Face With Sweat, for one” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → EMOJI. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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