How one might dress in a professional setting

The answer to “How one might dress in a professional setting” in the New York Times crossword is MODESTLY — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 1, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 68-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.

“How one might dress in a professional setting” answer

MODESTLY (8 letters)

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Why the answer is MODESTLY

MODESTLY is the 8-letter solution that fits "How one might dress in a professional setting" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 1, 2026 (68-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MODESTLY mean?

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

When else has “How one might dress in a professional setting” 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.

July 1, 2026 (most recent) → MODESTLY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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