"___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)

The answer to “"___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)” in the New York Times crossword is HONOR — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 3, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 101-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.

“"___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)” answer

HONOR (5 letters)

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Why the answer is HONOR

HONOR is the 5-letter solution that fits ""___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 3, 2025 (101-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HONOR mean?

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

When else has “"___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)” 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.

August 3, 2025 (most recent) → HONOR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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