Like the most pedantic pedant

The answer to “Like the most pedantic pedant” in the New York Times crossword is PETTIEST — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 26, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 5-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 the most pedantic pedant” answer

PETTIEST (8 letters)

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Why the answer is PETTIEST

PETTIEST is the 8-letter solution that fits "Like the most pedantic pedant" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 26, 2025 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PETTIEST mean?

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

When else has “Like the most pedantic pedant” appeared?

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October 26, 2025 (most recent) → PETTIEST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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