Like barked orders

The answer to “Like barked orders” in the New York Times crossword is CURT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 17, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 25-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.

“Like barked orders” answer

CURT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is CURT

CURT is the 4-letter solution that fits "Like barked orders" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 17, 2025 (25-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CURT mean?

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

When else has “Like barked orders” 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.

December 17, 2025 (most recent) → CURT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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