It's passed on the way to the bar, for short

The answer to “It's passed on the way to the bar, for short” in the New York Times crossword is LSAT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 9, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 112-Down. 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's passed on the way to the bar, for short” answer

LSAT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LSAT

LSAT is the 4-letter solution that fits "It's passed on the way to the bar, for short" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 9, 2025 (112-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “It's passed on the way to the bar, for short” 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 9, 2025 (most recent) → LSAT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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