Like He and Xe

The answer to “Like He and Xe” in the New York Times crossword is INERT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 19, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 33-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 He and Xe” answer

INERT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is INERT

INERT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Like He and Xe" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 19, 2025 (33-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does INERT mean?

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

When else has “Like He and Xe” 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 19, 2025 (most recent) → INERT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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