It hangs on in the winter

The answer to “It hangs on in the winter” in the New York Times crossword is ICICLE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 2, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 22-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.

“It hangs on in the winter” answer

ICICLE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ICICLE

ICICLE is the 6-letter solution that fits "It hangs on in the winter" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 2, 2025 (22-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ICICLE mean?

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

When else has “It hangs on in the winter” 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 2, 2025 (most recent) → ICICLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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