Heavyweight athletes

Latest answer — April 03, 2025

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The answer to “Heavyweight athletes” in the New York Times crossword is SUMOS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 3, 2025, a Thursday 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.

“Heavyweight athletes” answer

SUMOS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SUMOS

SUMOS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Heavyweight athletes" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 3, 2025 (42-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SUMOS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a Japanese form of heavyweight wrestling, in which a wrestler wins a bout by forcing his opponent outside a marked circle or by making him touch the ground with any part of his body except the soles of his feet

When else has “Heavyweight athletes” 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 3, 2025 (most recent) → SUMOS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Heavyweight athletes”?

The answer is SUMOS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 3, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Heavyweight athletes”?

5 letters: SUMOS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 3, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 42-Across.

Can “Heavyweight athletes” 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 April 3, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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