*It's used to scrub in the tub

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Across

  1. 1Place for a pencil sharpener
  2. 5Argentine plain
  3. 10Prayer leader
  4. 14Droves
  5. 15Disney princess who longs to be "part of that world"
  6. 16Come to
  7. 17Either acting sibling Andrew or Elisabeth
  8. 18What pulls out all the stops?
  9. 19Food generally known outside the U.S. as "lady's fingers"
  10. 20Start illegally, say
  11. 22What every baseball inning starts with
  12. 24"Kind of" suffix
  13. 25Shore up the ranks
  14. 27Little pest
  15. 28Animal with a white rump
  16. 30Highlands hat
  17. 31Epitome of simplicity
  18. 33Binge
  19. 35"I'll ___ you!"
  20. 36Pop-pop
  21. 39Country sharing the world's longest international border
  22. 41Showed great pride, in a way
  23. 42Desirable Vegas couple?
  24. 43Lake in the homeland of the Washoe people
  25. 47___ Blaster (toy)
  26. 48Inconsequential
  27. 49Journeys by foot
  28. 50Ones eliciting knee-jerk reactions, informally?
  29. 51Exemplar
  30. 53Having a strong sense of direction?
  31. 57Likely oriented toward platonic relationships, in brief
  32. 58Members of the dolphin family that prey on dolphins
  33. 63Like a revving engine
  34. 64Skater Midori
  35. 65Words after "ding, ding, ding"
  36. 66With 68-Across, "Wicked" song suggested by the answers to the seven starred clues (and whose singer is spelled by the circled letters reading from left to right)
  37. 68See 66-Across
  38. 70Bronzed
  39. 71Not just yet
  40. 72Abjures
  41. 73Target of urban renewal, say

Down

  1. 1Soup stock in Japanese cuisine
  2. 2*The ones over there
  3. 3Washington, Jefferson or Madison
  4. 4Already heard, say
  5. 5*One selling commercial time, informally
  6. 6Takes in
  7. 7The Marlins, on scoreboards
  8. 8Lewis Carroll or George Orwell
  9. 9*It's used to scrub in the tub
  10. 10Jubilant postgame report
  11. 11Show up unannounced?
  12. 12*Some Scandinavian money
  13. 13Indicated
  14. 21Irritated
  15. 23Old enough
  16. 26Symbol for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius
  17. 29*Stand before a meeting
  18. 32*Genre for Aretha Franklin or Usher
  19. 33One might start "Your Social Security number has been compromised"
  20. 34Rate
  21. 37Chicago exchange, for short
  22. 38Certain attachments
  23. 40Flour used in Indian flatbreads
  24. 41Kiss in a telenovela
  25. 44Calls to court
  26. 45*Your home
  27. 46Voice command to an Android device
  28. 51Fool's gold
  29. 52Write, as music
  30. 53Symbol of authority
  31. 54Small dessert sandwiches
  32. 55Left of center?
  33. 56Get ready to have one's tonsils checked, perhaps
  34. 59Wanders
  35. 60World capital on the world's longest river
  36. 61Family name with an eponymous Row, Court, Place and Avenue in New York City
  37. 62Composer Jule
  38. 67Slangy refusal
  39. 69Fish also known as a batomorph

The answer to “*It's used to scrub in the tub” in the New York Times crossword is ALOOF — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 30, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 9-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 used to scrub in the tub” answer

ALOOF (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ALOOF

ALOOF is the 5-letter solution that fits "*It's used to scrub in the tub" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 30, 2025 (9-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ALOOF mean?

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

(adjective)

  • not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

When else has “*It's used to scrub in the tub” appeared?

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October 30, 2025 (most recent) → ALOOF. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “*It's used to scrub in the tub”?

The answer is ALOOF, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 30, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “*It's used to scrub in the tub”?

5 letters: ALOOF.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 30, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 9-Down.

Can “*It's used to scrub in the tub” 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 October 30, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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