Leave lost for words

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  1. 1Break off
  2. 5French musician/composer ___ Tiersen
  3. 9Come to
  4. 14Kind of survivor
  5. 15Name hidden in "disobedience"
  6. 16Zhou of Chinese history
  7. 17Yard, e.g.
  8. 18Some stain preventers
  9. 20Challenges for management
  10. 21Oil smugglers?
  11. 22Eerie phenomenon when a robot seems too lifelike
  12. 24Newspaper in Boston or Miami
  13. 25Bone, in Bologna
  14. 26Neutralize bad karma, say
  15. 27Bad guys
  16. 29Michigan's ___ Marquette River (waterway named for a missionary)
  17. 33It's nothing
  18. 34*, to a typist
  19. 37Babe, for one
  20. 38Muscle named for its shape, for short
  21. 40"What's the big ___?"
  22. 41Getting in one guess, as Wordle
  23. 43Fencing option
  24. 45Like Brutalist architecture
  25. 46Subject of the books "Jonathan Loved David" and "Take Back the Word"
  26. 50Alley oops
  27. 51Noble title
  28. 53Rigid sort of interpreter
  29. 54Gal(lic) pal
  30. 55Glass production
  31. 56Brendon of Panic! at the Disco
  32. 57"99 Luftballons" singer
  33. 58Blow out
  34. 59Got a load of
  35. 60Somewhat audible disparagements

Down

  1. 1Careen wildly
  2. 2Leave lost for words
  3. 3Jewish bakery specialty
  4. 43-D diagnostic test
  5. 5One of the pillars of improv
  6. 6Bedeck
  7. 7Swell
  8. 8It's a straight shot
  9. 9Keeps greasing that squeaky wheel?
  10. 10Blanket
  11. 11Pain relief brand
  12. 12Drew on a TV
  13. 13Somewhat audible disparagement
  14. 19Dance move that slid into English as "sashay"
  15. 23They're not as sweet as porters
  16. 24What may be raised at a meeting
  17. 27Uniform shade
  18. 28Could be certain?
  19. 30Fortnite developer
  20. 31Small-time
  21. 32Like flans and frittatas
  22. 35Earth : sun :: ___ : sol
  23. 36Colloquial collective
  24. 39Is on the brink, say
  25. 42Radiator fluid
  26. 44Squint to see
  27. 45Very secure, in a way
  28. 46Record-keeping device made of strings and knots
  29. 47Complete
  30. 48Like a perilous situation
  31. 49Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you reverse the third and fourth letters
  32. 50Liquidy lump
  33. 52Votes for

The answer to “Leave lost for words” in the New York Times crossword is TONGUETIE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 5, 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.

“Leave lost for words” answer

TONGUETIE (9 letters)

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Why the answer is TONGUETIE

TONGUETIE is the 9-letter solution that fits "Leave lost for words" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 5, 2025 (2-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Leave lost for words” appeared?

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July 5, 2025 (most recent) → TONGUETIE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Leave lost for words”?

The answer is TONGUETIE, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 5, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Leave lost for words”?

9 letters: TONGUETIE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 5, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 2-Down.

Can “Leave lost for words” 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 5, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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