Muffler material, maybe

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  1. 1Warm shade of brown
  2. 6Otherwise
  3. 10Place
  4. 15"In that case ..."
  5. 19Warm shade of white
  6. 20Leader of the world's smallest country
  7. 21Vice follower
  8. 22Cambodian cash
  9. 23LEGAL NICETY
  10. 27Whole lot
  11. 28"___, so good!" (furniture store pun)
  12. 29Example of industry in Proverbs 6:6-9
  13. 30They might be ripe for changing
  14. 31Polish language
  15. 33Camera inits.
  16. 35Coerced (into)
  17. 37Magicians' cries
  18. 39EARTH
  19. 42Bridge support
  20. 43Suffers the cost
  21. 44Substance adapted to lab use by Fanny Hesse in 1881
  22. 45Grow weary
  23. 47Kind of policy that encourages transparency from leadership
  24. 49"OMG, enough!"
  25. 51Northwestern abode
  26. 54Rent
  27. 55GLIBNESS
  28. 58One "M" of the M.M.R. vaccine
  29. 60Inflation meas.
  30. 61"Paradise ___"
  31. 62Pepsi, e.g.
  32. 64Big Apple airport code
  33. 65Guess
  34. 69Obvious choice
  35. 73Org. enabled by the 16th Amendment
  36. 74Smell
  37. 76On
  38. 77Darn, say
  39. 79Home of Morehouse College
  40. 83RESIST
  41. 87One may be fawning
  42. 88European capital through which the Akerselva flows
  43. 90Chill
  44. 91Pod or husk, botanically
  45. 92Army NCO
  46. 94Word after game or floor
  47. 96Sweden joined it in 2024
  48. 98Consumed
  49. 99RAGES
  50. 103Peddled things
  51. 104Hawaiian song of farewell
  52. 105Meas. roughly equivalent to 10 billion 12-Downs
  53. 106Bit of equipment for a vault
  54. 107Layer
  55. 109Surveillance org.
  56. 111Nerve
  57. 113Give for free
  58. 117ROYAL PERMIT
  59. 121Number after zwei
  60. 122Carbon copy
  61. 123Weakness
  62. 124Confident bearing
  63. 125___ Lee
  64. 126Cut down
  65. 127Hot things, briefly
  66. 128Adjust

Down

  1. 1Unlikely fliers, in a saying
  2. 2First name in stunts
  3. 3Obstacle course element
  4. 4"Is that all you have to tell me?"
  5. 5Big Apple media inits.
  6. 6Park known as a "permanent world's fair"
  7. 7Take things easy
  8. 8Ostentatious
  9. 9___ sauce (condiment also called nitsume)
  10. 10Nonspeaking character in "Frozen"
  11. 11Aid-de-camp?
  12. 12Piece of work?
  13. 13Excluding
  14. 14Bakery treat
  15. 15"In case my message isn't landing ..."
  16. 16It might begin with a false alarm
  17. 17Fortuneteller
  18. 18Early automaker
  19. 24Egyptian fertility goddess
  20. 25Muffler material, maybe
  21. 26Comfort
  22. 32Fantasy role-playing game, for short
  23. 34Endures
  24. 36Way out of town, perhaps
  25. 37Author's assistant
  26. 38Loss of the ability to read
  27. 39Is so inclined
  28. 40Narrow the gap with, competitively
  29. 41Branching diagram
  30. 42Ceremony
  31. 43Some collared shirts
  32. 46Figures in some storied abductions, for short
  33. 48Regional divisions in Russia
  34. 50It may be dropped for effect
  35. 52Lose progress, in a way
  36. 53Members of a priestly caste of ancient Persia
  37. 56German town
  38. 57Rudely revel in victory, say
  39. 59Japanese honorific
  40. 63Two-version marketing experiments
  41. 66Rio maker
  42. 67Puzzlemaker Rubik
  43. 68Fiddler's skill
  44. 70Wyoming's Cheyenne Frontier Days, e.g.
  45. 71What you will
  46. 72Brand with cup sizes from "minis" to "world's largest"
  47. 75Rock's Ocasek
  48. 78Small songbird
  49. 79Oft-skipped podcast parts
  50. 80Fling
  51. 81Accessory in a Jane Fonda workout video
  52. 82He's a head of the pack
  53. 84French upper house
  54. 85Faultless
  55. 86Faux gardener, so to speak
  56. 89Butter substitute
  57. 93Popular food fish or its genus name
  58. 95Fundamental building block of DNA
  59. 97Green often found in mixed greens
  60. 100Revealer of "the man behind the curtain"
  61. 101Center of mass?
  62. 102Site with a "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories" section
  63. 103Fairy tale villain
  64. 106Clears of snow, say
  65. 107Conventions: Abbr.
  66. 108Trillion: Prefix
  67. 110Runner on runners
  68. 112Somewhat
  69. 114Slobbery cartoon pet
  70. 115Arizona's third-largest city
  71. 116Early education option, for short
  72. 118Desirable formation for ducks
  73. 119Awry
  74. 120Elect

The answer to “Muffler material, maybe” in the New York Times crossword is YARN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 1, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 25-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.

“Muffler material, maybe” answer

YARN (4 letters)

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Why the answer is YARN

YARN is the 4-letter solution that fits "Muffler material, maybe" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 1, 2025 (25-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does YARN mean?

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

(noun)

  • spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing
  • a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible

When else has “Muffler material, maybe” 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 1, 2025 (most recent) → YARN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Muffler material, maybe”?

The answer is YARN, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 1, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Muffler material, maybe”?

4 letters: YARN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 1, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 25-Down.

Can “Muffler material, maybe” 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 June 1, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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