Less likely to bite, perhaps

The answer to “Less likely to bite, perhaps” in the New York Times crossword is TAMED — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 4, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 45-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.

“Less likely to bite, perhaps” answer

TAMED (5 letters)

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Why the answer is TAMED

TAMED is the 5-letter solution that fits "Less likely to bite, perhaps" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 4, 2026 (45-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TAMED mean?

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

When else has “Less likely to bite, perhaps” 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 4, 2026 (most recent) → TAMED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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