"Just doing my best"

Latest answer — September 02, 2025

21 Down

An honest little shrug: effort is there, even if success isn’t guaranteed. 💪

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Across

  1. 1Número to tango
  2. 4Sailboat's post
  3. 8Holiday Inn competitor
  4. 14Scrape (by)
  5. 15All over again
  6. 16"All ___!" (conductor's call)
  7. 17"Grey's Anatomy" network
  8. 18Surgical implant
  9. 20Line in a song
  10. 22Rejections
  11. 23Duolingo and DoorDash
  12. 24Soother for sore gums
  13. 28Smidgen
  14. 29"This is more than a want!"
  15. 33"Best Comeback Athlete," for one
  16. 35Brian of electronica
  17. 37Caribbean hot spot
  18. 38Eensy
  19. 39Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across
  20. 42Relatives
  21. 43Astonished
  22. 45Khan of Khan Academy
  23. 46Loch ___ monster
  24. 47Ladies in Lima
  25. 50Flowers in a Valentine's Day bouquet
  26. 52Core-strengthening exercise
  27. 56Greenland native
  28. 59Anderson Cooper's channel
  29. 60River critter
  30. 61Travel blogger's gadget
  31. 65Countdown ender
  32. 66"This decision is hard!"
  33. 67Nobel laureate Wiesel
  34. 68Patriotic chant
  35. 69Rose quickly, as prices
  36. 70Its symbol is Pb
  37. 71Vietnamese New Year

Down

  1. 1Passed out cards
  2. 2"I'm leaving now!"
  3. 3What a schemer schemes
  4. 4Green tea variety
  5. 5What makes a pan a pain?
  6. 6Bump, ___, spike (volleyball trio)
  7. 7Part of many Southern accents
  8. 8Granola morsel
  9. 9___ Dhabi
  10. 10Certain parent overseeing a child's career, in showbiz lingo
  11. 11Org. for senior citizens
  12. 12Roller coaster element
  13. 13Does some math
  14. 19Seaweed for sushi
  15. 21"Just doing my best"
  16. 25Bakery worker
  17. 26Hawaiian goose
  18. 27Young adult novelist Shusterman
  19. 30Fights
  20. 31Long-legged wader
  21. 32Sunbathes
  22. 33Some Ivy Leaguers
  23. 34Kind of wave
  24. 36Tiebreaker periods, in brief
  25. 39Andean nation
  26. 40Fashion retailer headquartered in Spain
  27. 41North Carolina's ___ University
  28. 44Try earnestly to get
  29. 46Small salamander
  30. 48Climb
  31. 49IDs on W-2s
  32. 51Enthusiastic, informally
  33. 53Spy's gathering
  34. 54Perceive
  35. 55Reward for Rover
  36. 56Egyptian goddess of healing
  37. 57Dory's friend, in film
  38. 58Chain with in-store salons
  39. 62Rage
  40. 63Martinique, par exemple
  41. 64Org. that requires polygraph tests for all applicants

The answer to “"Just doing my best"” in the New York Times crossword is ITRY — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 2, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 21-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.

“"Just doing my best"” answer

ITRY (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ITRY

An honest little shrug: effort is there, even if success isn’t guaranteed. 💪

When else has “"Just doing my best"” 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.

September 2, 2025 (most recent) → ITRY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"Just doing my best"”?

The answer is ITRY, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “"Just doing my best"”?

4 letters: ITRY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on September 2, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 21-Down.

Can “"Just doing my best"” 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 September 2, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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