Like a mom or dad's patience

The answer to “Like a mom or dad's patience” in the New York Times crossword is FINITE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 97-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.

“Like a mom or dad's patience” answer

FINITE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is FINITE

FINITE is the 6-letter solution that fits "Like a mom or dad's patience" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 8, 2025 (97-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FINITE mean?

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

When else has “Like a mom or dad's patience” 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.

June 8, 2025 (most recent) → FINITE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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