Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short

The answer to “Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short” in the New York Times crossword is DELT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 6, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 25-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.

“Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short” answer

DELT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is DELT

DELT is the 4-letter solution that fits "Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 6, 2026 (25-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DELT mean?

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

When else has “Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short” 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 6, 2026 (most recent) → DELT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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