It may be picked by the picky

Latest answer — July 09, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Top dog?
  2. 5Top hat?
  3. 8Top gun?
  4. 14Olympic event in which athletes wear masks
  5. 15Balmy time in Bordeaux
  6. 16Squids' kin
  7. 17Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek
  8. 18Late actor Kilmer
  9. 19Be off the mark
  10. 20Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world
  11. 23Cotillion V.I.P.
  12. 24Top 10 song
  13. 25Auntie ___ (food court chain)
  14. 27Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello
  15. 31Popular digital wallet service
  16. 35Non-Rx
  17. 36Dance instruction
  18. 38Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"
  19. 39One wearing a djellaba robe, typically
  20. 41Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located
  21. 44Hospital fluids
  22. 45Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year
  23. 47Bit of litter by a theater
  24. 49It may be picked by the picky
  25. 50Kind of Emmy
  26. 53Last Supper guest
  27. 55One end of a battery
  28. 57State animal of Utah
  29. 58Ryder Cup org.
  30. 61Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"
  31. 66Beyond belief
  32. 68Hunk
  33. 69___ land
  34. 70Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude"
  35. 71From ___ Z
  36. 72Many moons
  37. 73Bottom feeder?
  38. 74Bottom line?
  39. 75Bottom dollar?

Down

  1. 1Side note?
  2. 2Agreed-___
  3. 3Prefix with communication
  4. 4Grow choppers
  5. 5Get off the ground?
  6. 6Stressed type: Abbr.
  7. 7Singer Reese
  8. 8California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English
  9. 9Unfriendly quality
  10. 10Ave. crossers
  11. 11Lowly sort
  12. 12Redheaded boy of 1960s TV
  13. 13Side arm?
  14. 21Parts of eyeglass frames
  15. 22First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)
  16. 26Elvis's "___ Not You"
  17. 27Side plank?
  18. 28Parts of hearts
  19. 29Like snakes
  20. 30Mustachioed "Simpsons" character
  21. 32007, for one
  22. 33Jeopardy
  23. 34Side dish?
  24. 37Family-friendly ratings
  25. 40Onetime alternative to VHS
  26. 42Gate info
  27. 43Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent
  28. 46Symbol of contrasting principles
  29. 48Get out of the starting gate fast
  30. 51Bread
  31. 52End of a professor's address
  32. 541970s space station
  33. 56"J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)
  34. 58Side kick?
  35. 59Growl
  36. 60River under the Ponte Vecchio
  37. 62Itty bit
  38. 63Prego rival
  39. 64Guinness of "Star Wars"
  40. 65Side job?
  41. 67French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet

The answer to “It may be picked by the picky” in the New York Times crossword is NIT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 9, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 49-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 may be picked by the picky” answer

NIT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is NIT

NIT is the 3-letter solution that fits "It may be picked by the picky" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 9, 2025 (49-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NIT mean?

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

(noun)

  • the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair
  • a silly or foolish person

When else has “It may be picked by the picky” 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 9, 2025 (most recent) → NIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “It may be picked by the picky”?

The answer is NIT, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 9, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “It may be picked by the picky”?

3 letters: NIT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 9, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 49-Across.

Can “It may be picked by the picky” 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 July 9, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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