Narrow openings

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Across

  1. 1Against
  2. 5Greek goddess swallowed by her father and rescued by her future husband
  3. 9Suisse peak
  4. 13Spoils
  5. 14Work of Bellini or Bizet
  6. 16Stead
  7. 17SEAL ... SWAT ... B ...
  8. 19Some ways off
  9. 20Plane divider
  10. 21English town known for its salt
  11. 23Sustainable start?
  12. 24Contraction that's a homophone of 20-Across
  13. 26Author Zora ___ Hurston
  14. 28Utopia ... 10 ... ideal ...
  15. 34Warms up for a race, say
  16. 35Columbus's smallest ship
  17. 36"No harm, no foul"
  18. 37Bus. page news
  19. 38Landing area in a long jump
  20. 40Sign for cheap admission
  21. 41Word with heavy or scrap
  22. 43Slip (out), in a way
  23. 44Cry over spilt milk?
  24. 45Puff ... Komodo ... Smaug ...
  25. 48Take inspiration from
  26. 49Quote from Homer
  27. 50Cable staple since 1972
  28. 51A replay might be seen in this
  29. 55Echo starter
  30. 59Prepares to throw
  31. 61Fish ... scuba ... Army ...
  32. 63Reunion group
  33. 64Subject of an Oscars announcement
  34. 65What a dog might do to its owner
  35. 66Lottery-style gambling game
  36. 67Dreamcast developer
  37. 68Puts two and two together, say

Down

  1. 1Alan of PBS's "Scientific American Frontiers"
  2. 2Wrapper at a Japanese restaurant
  3. 3Steps up to, as the line
  4. 4Right-leaning type
  5. 5Super-trendy
  6. 6Electrified Olympic weapon
  7. 7Collect, as rewards
  8. 8Huggers
  9. 9In the style of
  10. 10Something learned the hard way, often
  11. 11Organization promoting international goodwill
  12. 12Coin with 12 stars on it
  13. 15Acting collectively
  14. 18Un-solid-ify
  15. 22Be worthy of
  16. 25Sol's sister
  17. 27Toward the back of the boat
  18. 28Big wheels in the Vatican?
  19. 29Ray Charles's first #1 R&B; single (1954)
  20. 30Hand sanitizer eliminates the need to do this
  21. 31Quit
  22. 32Art class staple
  23. 33Abrupt endings, of a sort
  24. 342022 book paying tribute to a 1960s rock legend
  25. 38Narrow openings
  26. 39Big Apple debut in 2010
  27. 42This clue's number, for the youngest U.S. president
  28. 44"Lux-ur-ious!"
  29. 46Nick of "Cape Fear"
  30. 47Pan in the butt?
  31. 50Cybersecurity concern
  32. 52Electrical units
  33. 53Maze runners, sometimes
  34. 54Universal donor's type, informally
  35. 56Children's author Blyton
  36. 57Popular stick-figure webcomic
  37. 58Quizzes
  38. 60___-cone
  39. 62New Zealand parrot whose name sounds like a Korean automaker

The answer to “Narrow openings” in the New York Times crossword is SLITS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 11, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Narrow openings” answer

SLITS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SLITS

SLITS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Narrow openings" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 11, 2025 (38-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SLITS mean?

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

(verb)

  • make a long, narrow cut in
  • form (one's eyes) into slits; squint

When else has “Narrow openings” 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.

December 11, 2025 (most recent) → SLITS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Narrow openings”?

The answer is SLITS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 11, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Narrow openings”?

5 letters: SLITS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 11, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 38-Down.

Can “Narrow openings” 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 December 11, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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