It helps give a car traction

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  1. 1Info acquired by scouts
  2. 6Blue-footed seabird
  3. 11Cried
  4. 15Steak ___ (dish flambéed tableside)
  5. 16Bicker
  6. 17One applying the finishing touches at a bakery
  7. 18Places where nonprofessionals sing
  8. 20Director Ephron
  9. 21Hyatt alternative
  10. 22Let out, as a fishing line
  11. 24Netflix or Hulu
  12. 28Word after swimming or dating
  13. 29Salon job
  14. 30Altar constellation
  15. 31Grandson of Adam and Eve
  16. 32Move at a speedy pace
  17. 33Was verklempt
  18. 37W.S.J. competitor
  19. 38"You predicted that correctly" ... or what the ends of 18-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across will yield?
  20. 40Vexation
  21. 411981 German film set aboard a submarine
  22. 43"___ day now"
  23. 44Flim-___
  24. 45Abbr. on an airport monitor
  25. 46Weight-to-height ratio, in brief
  26. 47Vocal range for Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner
  27. 48Occasion for toasts
  28. 54It helps give a car traction
  29. 55The Beastie Boys, for example
  30. 56"Frozen" role for Kristen Bell
  31. 57Nodding yes while saying no, e.g.
  32. 62One of the Big Four in banking
  33. 63Pal
  34. 64Off-the-wall
  35. 65Part of a ship
  36. 66"Unhand me!"
  37. 67Giggly laugh

Down

  1. 1Texter's "shrug"
  2. 2Actress Long of "Soul Food"
  3. 3Staples of Polynesian cuisine
  4. 4Tooth coatings
  5. 5Singer Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love"
  6. 6Hon
  7. 7Prop for a psychic
  8. 8Model train track standard
  9. 9Goes up in flames
  10. 10"I'm totally serious!"
  11. 11Barrel in a cellar
  12. 12Common bacterial pathogen
  13. 13Georges who wrote "Life: A User's Manual"
  14. 14Swap
  15. 19Most common surname in South Korea
  16. 23Swashbuckling Flynn
  17. 24Buy things
  18. 25Skating champion Harding
  19. 26Chowderhead
  20. 27Big Apple coppers
  21. 32Many a caged creature
  22. 33Feeling in an emergency
  23. 34Repeated instance, jokily
  24. 35Muse of lyric poetry
  25. 36Speed ___ (fast driver)
  26. 38"Catch my drift?"
  27. 39Showed up
  28. 42Safety feature for a sleeping child
  29. 44Exhaustion
  30. 462016 subject that dominated U.K. newspapers
  31. 48___ and ruin
  32. 49"___, meenie ..."
  33. 50Florentine poet who wrote "The Divine Comedy"
  34. 51Layer of filth
  35. 52U.F.O. crew
  36. 53Reproduce on paper
  37. 58One of a dozen in a carton
  38. 59Lead-in to hickey or wop
  39. 60Devoured
  40. 61Common name for NaOH

The answer to “It helps give a car traction” in the New York Times crossword is REARTIRE — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 10, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 54-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 helps give a car traction” answer

REARTIRE (8 letters)

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Why the answer is REARTIRE

REARTIRE is the 8-letter solution that fits "It helps give a car traction" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 10, 2025 (54-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “It helps give a car traction” appeared?

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June 10, 2025 (most recent) → REARTIRE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “It helps give a car traction”?

The answer is REARTIRE, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “It helps give a car traction”?

8 letters: REARTIRE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 10, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 54-Across.

Can “It helps give a car traction” 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.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for June 10, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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