North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.

The answer to “North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.” in the New York Times crossword is TROOPS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 16, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 29-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.

“North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.” answer

TROOPS (6 letters)

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Why the answer is TROOPS

TROOPS is the 6-letter solution that fits "North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S." in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 16, 2025 (29-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TROOPS mean?

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When else has “North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.” 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.

January 16, 2025 (most recent) → TROOPS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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