Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak

The answer to “Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak” in the New York Times crossword is CANTEEN — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 2, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 97-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.

“Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak” answer

CANTEEN (7 letters)

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Why the answer is CANTEEN

CANTEEN is the 7-letter solution that fits "Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 2, 2025 (97-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CANTEEN mean?

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

When else has “Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak” 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 2, 2025 (most recent) → CANTEEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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