It lightens things

The answer to “It lightens things” in the New York Times crossword is LEVITY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 29-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 lightens things” answer

LEVITY (6 letters)

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Why the answer is LEVITY

LEVITY is the 6-letter solution that fits "It lightens things" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 7, 2025 (29-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LEVITY mean?

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

When else has “It lightens things” 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.

February 7, 2025 (most recent) → LEVITY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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