Material for some gloves and balloons

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Across

  1. 1"No ___, no glory!"
  2. 5Floral shade
  3. 10Diamonds, informally
  4. 13"A likely story"
  5. 14Puccini's "___ Butterfly"
  6. 15D.C. ballplayer
  7. 16It is "an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken," per Shakespeare
  8. 17Trample
  9. 18Belgian resort renowned for its mineral springs
  10. 19Brief time to savor one's glory, metaphorically
  11. 21Boy king of Egypt
  12. 22Shorthand pro
  13. 23Written to arouse, say
  14. 25Turnip or rutabaga
  15. 29Diaphanous
  16. 31Coyote pup's place
  17. 34Mysterious way to vanish
  18. 37Eye layer
  19. 39Lugged
  20. 40Sicily's highest peak
  21. 41Practical and unpretentious
  22. 44Madrid's country, on World Cup scoreboards
  23. 45Top-tier
  24. 4640-Across output
  25. 47One-of-a-kind
  26. 50Delay
  27. 55Baseball great Mel
  28. 56Oscar-winning Disney song sung by a crab named Sebastian
  29. 60South America's ___ de la Plata
  30. 61Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across
  31. 62Venetian blind component
  32. 63Animal with an udder
  33. 64Thin layer
  34. 65Sidewalk eatery
  35. 66"Bel Canto" author Patchett
  36. 67Cathedral recesses
  37. 68Black gemstone

Down

  1. 1Embellishes
  2. 2W.W. II menace
  3. 3"Fiddler on the Roof" protagonist
  4. 4Drinking vessel that often has a hinged lid
  5. 5Wood strip
  6. 6___ fixe
  7. 7Run out, as a subscription
  8. 816-Across, to Molière
  9. 9Italian dessert menu staple
  10. 10Kick off
  11. 11Certain monk(ey)s
  12. 12Coup d'___
  13. 14Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City
  14. 20Sushi seaweed
  15. 24Pointed part of a pitchfork
  16. 26Not fooled by
  17. 27Central Plains tribe
  18. 28Wreck beyond repair
  19. 30Ensnare
  20. 31"My bro!"
  21. 32Process of change over generations
  22. 33Still learning to navigate local landmarks, say
  23. 35Prefix with watt
  24. 36Purchase for a family room
  25. 38Opposed to
  26. 42Spirit of Mexico?
  27. 43Dish that's "slung"
  28. 48Open, as a bottle
  29. 49Some Dutch cheeses
  30. 51Major British grocery chain
  31. 52Narnia lion
  32. 53Like spinach or chard
  33. 54Material for some gloves and balloons
  34. 55Largest member of the dolphin family
  35. 57Canal-turned-boulevard in Schenectady, N.Y.
  36. 58The "R" of R/H/E
  37. 59Airport org.

The answer to “Material for some gloves and balloons” in the New York Times crossword is LATEX — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 7, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 54-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.

“Material for some gloves and balloons” answer

LATEX (5 letters)

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Why the answer is LATEX

LATEX is the 5-letter solution that fits "Material for some gloves and balloons" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 7, 2025 (54-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LATEX mean?

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

(noun)

  • a milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, which exudes when the plant is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source of natural rubber

When else has “Material for some gloves and balloons” appeared?

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October 7, 2025 (most recent) → LATEX. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Material for some gloves and balloons”?

The answer is LATEX, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 7, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Material for some gloves and balloons”?

5 letters: LATEX.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 7, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 54-Down.

Can “Material for some gloves and balloons” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for October 7, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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