Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day

Latest answer — April 15, 2026

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  1. 1Playbill groups
  2. 6"He's very modest -- he has a lot to be modest about," e.g.
  3. 10Like an enthusiast
  4. 14Tokyo-based brewery
  5. 15Musical instrument whose second syllable sounds like a part of other musical instruments
  6. 16Snackable seaweed
  7. 17Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
  8. 19Aussie greeting
  9. 20Paper view?
  10. 21One reason to pucker up
  11. 22Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day
  12. 23Cheese tested as cannon ammunition on "MythBusters" (it didn't work)
  13. 25How two people might walk
  14. 29Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
  15. 32Get into a get-up
  16. 33Mamá's boy
  17. 34Gold, at the Milano Cortina Olympics
  18. 35"Dagnabbit!"
  19. 36Sheriff's backup
  20. 38Tech review site
  21. 39"I love," in Italian and Spanish
  22. 40Veg out in a spa?
  23. 41Works out, say
  24. 43Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
  25. 46Russian revolutionary of the early 1900s
  26. 47Longtime Yankee nickname
  27. 48"___ to the West Wind"
  28. 49Isle in Scotland's Inner Hebrides
  29. 51"It's fun to stay at the ___" (1978 lyric)
  30. 55Presidential power
  31. 57Put all the bold letters in this clue together?
  32. 59Blizzard ingredient
  33. 60English singer Parks
  34. 61Potato-based Hanukkah serving
  35. 62Heartfelt, say
  36. 63Cat's cry
  37. 64Parts of a copse

Down

  1. 1Hunter's attire, informally
  2. 2"Like, now!"
  3. 3Drink that's often served hot in the winter
  4. 4When and where, in slang
  5. 5One-named singer with the 2022 hit "Unstoppable"
  6. 6The moment of truth
  7. 7Bird with a long, downward-curving bill
  8. 8Brest besties
  9. 9"Holy cannoli!"
  10. 10Geometers' calculations
  11. 11Clear cocktail often served with lime
  12. 12Apt letters missing from ret_ _ement pl_n
  13. 13Like some remodels, for short
  14. 18Genre for Blink-182 and Sum 41
  15. 22Toy inventer Rubik
  16. 24Bit of Morse code
  17. 26Completely beat
  18. 27Like a glassy lake
  19. 28Puts on display, with "out"
  20. 29Tumult
  21. 30Big name in plumbing
  22. 31Photographer Adams
  23. 32Woodworking or glass blowing
  24. 37"All right, I'm convinced"
  25. 38Milky Way or Mars
  26. 40Suit, e.g.
  27. 42Indian P.M. of the 1990s
  28. 44Destination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings"
  29. 45Tried not to draw attention
  30. 50Letter between Juliet and Lima
  31. 52Dole (out)
  32. 53Order for a wedding reception
  33. 54One of the Twelve Olympians
  34. 55Promise
  35. 56Pitching stat
  36. 57Comic book onomatopoeia
  37. 58Music genre prefix

The answer to “Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day” in the New York Times crossword is ELK — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 15, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 22-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.

“Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day” answer

ELK (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ELK

ELK is the 3-letter solution that fits "Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 15, 2026 (22-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day” 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.

April 15, 2026 (most recent) → ELK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day”?

The answer is ELK, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 15, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day”?

3 letters: ELK.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 15, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 22-Across.

Can “Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day” 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 April 15, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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