Hang in the balance

The answer to “Hang in the balance” in the New York Times crossword is PEND — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 24, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 42-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.

“Hang in the balance” answer

PEND (4 letters)

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Why the answer is PEND

PEND is the 4-letter solution that fits "Hang in the balance" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 24, 2025 (42-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PEND mean?

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

When else has “Hang in the balance” 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.

September 24, 2025 (most recent) → PEND. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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