Looks of contempt

The answer to “Looks of contempt” in the New York Times crossword is SNEERS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 13, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 148-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.

“Looks of contempt” answer

SNEERS (6 letters)

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What does SNEERS mean?

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

When else has “Looks of contempt” 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.

September 13, 2026 (most recent) → SNEERS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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