More likely to clap back

The answer to “More likely to clap back” in the New York Times crossword is SASSIER — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 28, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 35-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.

“More likely to clap back” answer

SASSIER (7 letters)

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Why the answer is SASSIER

SASSIER is the 7-letter solution that fits "More likely to clap back" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 28, 2026 (35-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SASSIER mean?

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

When else has “More likely to clap back” 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.

June 28, 2026 (most recent) → SASSIER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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