Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)

The answer to “Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)” in the New York Times crossword is PAST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 17-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.

“Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)” answer

PAST (4 letters)

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Why the answer is PAST

PAST is the 4-letter solution that fits "Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 8, 2026 (17-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PAST mean?

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

When else has “Half ___ (when the minute hand points down)” 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.

June 8, 2026 (most recent) → PAST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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