Move after a touchdown

Latest answer — February 20, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Past its glory
  2. 6Say yes, say
  3. 10[Bada bing bada boom!]
  4. 14Round windows
  5. 15List trimmer
  6. 16Move after a touchdown
  7. 17Network connections
  8. 18Lynchian or Felliniesque, say
  9. 20This clue
  10. 22Digital work fueled by machine learning, in brief
  11. 23Stayed put
  12. 24___-relief
  13. 27Go-ahead
  14. 28Shelter on a tropical island, maybe
  15. 29With 43-Across, something never to be repeated ... or a hint to the answers to the italicized clues
  16. 32Ancient Mexican civilization
  17. 34Who said "A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture"
  18. 36High pair
  19. 37This answer
  20. 40Subreddits, for example
  21. 41Alternative to a spicy Dorito
  22. 42Throw with great effort
  23. 43See 29-Across
  24. 44Broadband connection inits.
  25. 45Slated to be delivered (on)
  26. 47Battletoads console, for short
  27. 48Singer Winehouse
  28. 49"___ mia!"
  29. 51This crossword
  30. 58___ Roy, Booker Prize-winning author, 1997
  31. 59Ending with home or bed
  32. 60Use as a source
  33. 61Hot spot
  34. 62Like an H.P. Lovecraft work
  35. 63Black gemstone
  36. 64Lowly worker
  37. 65Look down on

Down

  1. 1Character profile?
  2. 2"Don't have ___, man!"
  3. 3Man
  4. 4___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels"
  5. 5Clear-cut
  6. 6What a budding musical artist hopes to land
  7. 7Stretch
  8. 8Rooftop spinner
  9. 9Friendly response, after "My"
  10. 100:00
  11. 11Alliance of 32 nations
  12. 12Enemy alliance of W.W. II
  13. 13Many social posts, informally
  14. 19Exam with a max. score of 528
  15. 21Ex-N.B.A. star ___ Ming
  16. 24Sensational, on Broadway
  17. 25Icy
  18. 26Blue man group member?
  19. 28Home to many kings and queens
  20. 29Setting for several Herman Melville works
  21. 30Pluck
  22. 31Two of spades?
  23. 33Queen Elizabeth I has one named for her
  24. 35Tats
  25. 36Cleared one's plate, say
  26. 38Virtual storefront in an online marketplace
  27. 39Nine daughters of Greek myth
  28. 44Chatted on the Gram, say
  29. 46Strike caller
  30. 48Architectural expansion
  31. 49San ___, Calif.
  32. 50Follower of the 32-Across
  33. 51Texas city once known as "Six-Shooter Junction"
  34. 52Shamrock land
  35. 53Certain tax
  36. 54Only character shown in the final 30 minutes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"
  37. 55Zip
  38. 56Hideaway
  39. 57Locale depicted in Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights"

The answer to “Move after a touchdown” in the New York Times crossword is TAXI — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 20, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Move after a touchdown” answer

TAXI (4 letters)

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Why the answer is TAXI

TAXI is the 4-letter solution that fits "Move after a touchdown" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 20, 2025 (16-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TAXI mean?

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

(noun)

  • a motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare and typically fitted with a taximeter

When else has “Move after a touchdown” 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.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Move after a touchdown”?

The answer is TAXI, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 20, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Move after a touchdown”?

4 letters: TAXI.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 20, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 16-Across.

Can “Move after a touchdown” 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 February 20, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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