Mob enforcer

The answer to “Mob enforcer” in the New York Times crossword is GOON — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 20, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 53-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.

“Mob enforcer” answer

GOON (4 letters)

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Why the answer is GOON

GOON is the 4-letter solution that fits "Mob enforcer" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 20, 2025 (53-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does GOON mean?

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

When else has “Mob enforcer” 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.

April 20, 2025 (most recent) → GOON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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