Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway

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  1. 1"That was fun!"
  2. 11Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020)
  3. 15One might start fermenting in the kitchen
  4. 16Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its title
  5. 17It features high wind movements
  6. 18Latin for "goodbye"
  7. 19What might be seen around a star
  8. 20Shape of Saturn's rings
  9. 21Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned"
  10. 22Spot for newborn care
  11. 24Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishing
  12. 26Earth's crust and others
  13. 30Shade akin to bone or eggshell
  14. 32"No preference"
  15. 33Snobby sort
  16. 34Bring up to date, perhaps
  17. 36Terms of a trade
  18. 38With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite band
  19. 40Quinta of "Abbott Elementary"
  20. 42Lose, as a tail
  21. 43Build up
  22. 45Its official languages are Chamorro and English
  23. 46"Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition)
  24. 47Mideast port with a natural harbor
  25. 49Faint
  26. 51Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award
  27. 53Symbol of defiance and solidarity
  28. 55Period ender
  29. 56Waste
  30. 58Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan
  31. 63Big ones can be difficult to manage
  32. 64One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election Day
  33. 66___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines
  34. 67Convention challenger
  35. 68Look
  36. 69Adjunct faculty?

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  1. 1Smack
  2. 2Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway
  3. 3Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail"
  4. 4Youth baseball supporters
  5. 5Skipping music, say
  6. 6"Amigo!"
  7. 7Spots, so to speak
  8. 8See 38-Across
  9. 9Staging areas
  10. 10Detective, at times
  11. 11Sooner, to a Longhorn
  12. 12Order that might include mortadella and capicola
  13. 13First score during extra time in sudden-death soccer
  14. 14"I'm ready, but be nice"
  15. 23Rap's ___ Sweatshirt
  16. 25Doozy
  17. 26Rush to find a mate?
  18. 27Many a book by Paul Theroux
  19. 28Series of hoops and hurdles
  20. 29Went from 0 to 60?
  21. 31Cylindrical grain holders
  22. 35Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"
  23. 37Kansas-born playwright with a Pulitzer
  24. 39Buns
  25. 41Enforcers of rules, informally
  26. 44Fixed-format summary of an article, as on Wikipedia
  27. 48Waste
  28. 50Important subject in law school
  29. 52"What it boils down to is this ..."
  30. 54[stomps foot down]
  31. 57Spots
  32. 59Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor
  33. 60Zip
  34. 61Wit's end?
  35. 62Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemplo
  36. 65"I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode)

The answer to “Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway” in the New York Times crossword is HOBO — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 2-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.

“Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway” answer

HOBO (4 letters)

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Why the answer is HOBO

HOBO is the 4-letter solution that fits "Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 12, 2025 (2-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HOBO mean?

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

(noun)

  • a homeless person who lives by asking for money or food

When else has “Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway” appeared?

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July 12, 2025 (most recent) → HOBO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway”?

The answer is HOBO, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway”?

4 letters: HOBO.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 2-Down.

Can “Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway” 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 July 12, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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