Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe

The answer to “Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe” in the New York Times crossword is CHEATS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 27, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 39-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.

“Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe” answer

CHEATS (6 letters)

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Why the answer is CHEATS

CHEATS is the 6-letter solution that fits "Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 27, 2025 (39-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CHEATS mean?

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

When else has “Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe” 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.

July 27, 2025 (most recent) → CHEATS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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