Like kilts and some drapes

The answer to “Like kilts and some drapes” in the New York Times crossword is PLEATED — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 4, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 40-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 kilts and some drapes” answer

PLEATED (7 letters)

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Why the answer is PLEATED

PLEATED is the 7-letter solution that fits "Like kilts and some drapes" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 4, 2025 (40-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PLEATED mean?

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

When else has “Like kilts and some drapes” 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 4, 2025 (most recent) → PLEATED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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