High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"

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  1. 1Man's name that, like Otto, is also an Italian number
  2. 4Missing unexpectedly
  3. 8Times up
  4. 14Vet's report
  5. 16Poogle or Cybunny
  6. 17Movie trailer narrator's first words, often
  7. 18Fresh Rolls, for example?
  8. 19Prominent ingredient in a Taiwanese chicken soup
  9. 212014 historical drama in which Stephan James plays the civil rights activist John Lewis
  10. 22Swarm
  11. 23Roti alternative
  12. 25Last name in magazine publishing
  13. 26Whiz
  14. 29"French" or "sliced" haircut
  15. 31Music recording space, informally
  16. 32Old political slogan of the women's suffrage and labor movements
  17. 36"No more games!"
  18. 37Drinks popular among bodybuilders
  19. 38Quintana ___, easternmost of Mexico's 31 states
  20. 39Peaceful, so to speak
  21. 40What's represented by a jiggled thumbs-up, in sign language
  22. 41Org. that includes the Forest Service
  23. 43Agency-issued rules, for short
  24. 46Prosperous period
  25. 50Express misgivings
  26. 52Mutual aid event that originated in 1920s Harlem
  27. 55Like Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark
  28. 57Gathering with grills and grilles
  29. 58Popular export from Islay or Speyside
  30. 59Part of a cabinet that's made overseas
  31. 60Osaka's island
  32. 61Word used in conditional coding
  33. 62Settings for some residents, for short

Down

  1. 1Switcheroo
  2. 2Flying ___ (train between Mumbai and Surat)
  3. 3DO NOT ___
  4. 4Nuclide, e.g.
  5. 5Abraded
  6. 6Fabric debuted by DuPont in the 1940s
  7. 7Olympic golf gold medalist ___ Ko
  8. 8Princess played by Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday"
  9. 9Some gift shop merch
  10. 10Former "S.N.L." comic ___ Yang
  11. 11Students might get credit from them
  12. 12Semi professional?
  13. 13Low-level cloud
  14. 15Rodent that lives in South American marshes
  15. 20Mideast yogurt dip eaten with pita
  16. 24Acknowledges, in a way
  17. 27Singer Jessie with the hit 2020 album "Before Love Came to Kill Us"
  18. 28Like Cheerios vis-à-vis Lucky Charms, say
  19. 30Strapped for cash
  20. 32Color effect of a lunar eclipse
  21. 33Evening call to kids playing in the yard
  22. 34Early hrs.
  23. 35They hold roasts
  24. 36Italian sparkling wine
  25. 37Pearl-clutching
  26. 42High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"
  27. 44"See what I mean?"
  28. 45Perpetual homebody?
  29. 47Make a delivery, in a way
  30. 48Mammal with webbed feet
  31. 49Personality test co-inventor Isabel Briggs ___
  32. 51Rolling in it
  33. 53Popcorn holders
  34. 54Ballet term from the French for "folded"
  35. 56"Wicked" director Jon M. ___

The answer to “High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"” in the New York Times crossword is AUNTS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 30, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 42-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.

“High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"” answer

AUNTS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AUNTS

AUNTS is the 5-letter solution that fits "High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 30, 2026 (42-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AUNTS mean?

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

(noun)

  • the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife or female partner of one's uncle or aunt

When else has “High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"” appeared?

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May 30, 2026 (most recent) → AUNTS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"”?

The answer is AUNTS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 30, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"”?

5 letters: AUNTS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 30, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 42-Down.

Can “High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"” 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.

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