Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time

The answer to “Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time” in the New York Times crossword is STOOL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 29, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 79-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.

“Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time” answer

STOOL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is STOOL

STOOL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 29, 2025 (79-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STOOL mean?

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

When else has “Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time” 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.

June 29, 2025 (most recent) → STOOL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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