Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies

The answer to “Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies” in the New York Times crossword is CLINT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 16, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 70-Down. 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.

“Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies” answer

CLINT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CLINT

CLINT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 16, 2025 (70-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CLINT mean?

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

When else has “Hawkeye's real first name in the "Avengers" movies” 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.

March 16, 2025 (most recent) → CLINT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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