Not very animated

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  1. 1Novelist Patchett
  2. 4Adviser to an acting president?
  3. 14Mouthful for the foulmouthed
  4. 16Average guy
  5. 17One of two ingredients used to make chapati
  6. 18"You know your voices carry, right?!"
  7. 19Neutralize, so to speak
  8. 20Milestone for a baby
  9. 21Formally selects
  10. 23Dance specialty
  11. 24Keep from being touched, in a way
  12. 25Seek out
  13. 29Runaway hit
  14. 30Meme of the star of "John Wick" looking downcast
  15. 31Row crosser: Abbr.
  16. 32___ Núñez de Balboa, Isthmus of Panama explorer
  17. 34Means of taking a trip
  18. 35Cultural draw of Shanghai's M50 district
  19. 38Prove otherwise
  20. 40Some Halloween mischief
  21. 41Not very animated
  22. 43Culture center?
  23. 44Point guard's crafty maneuver
  24. 46Flavor enhancer in many pho recipes
  25. 51"And ... done!"
  26. 52Split without warning
  27. 53One may be picked up in the gym
  28. 54Support when building bridges
  29. 55Litter pickup area?
  30. 56Overly warm welcome, maybe
  31. 57"You can count on me"

Down

  1. 1Adjective on taco truck menus
  2. 2"That's my absolute limit!"
  3. 3Big game medium
  4. 4Snow fence accumulations
  5. 5Perfect writing?
  6. 6New ___
  7. 7Tavern vessels
  8. 8Mountains of work ahead
  9. 9A model way to work?
  10. 10Dessert with a black-and-white filling
  11. 11Mostly closed
  12. 12Part of a hammock
  13. 13BP rival
  14. 15Fails to keep cool
  15. 22"Hmm ... hard pass"
  16. 25Source of a cephalopod's defensive ink
  17. 26Punch out, say
  18. 27Privileged figures, perhaps?
  19. 28Sass, informally
  20. 29Bucketful
  21. 30Sioux Falls-to-Sioux City dir.
  22. 32How many consent
  23. 33"Whichever one you want"
  24. 36Cupboard component
  25. 37Seafood cookout bowlful
  26. 38Charles Mingus specialty
  27. 39___ Howard, Yankee who was the 1963 A.L. M.V.P.
  28. 41Propels, like a shuffleboard disk
  29. 42Lookout positions
  30. 45Cuts (down)
  31. 462003 and 2021 Super Bowl champs, informally
  32. 47Milky resource found in the outback
  33. 48Onetime iPod offering
  34. 49Be very funky
  35. 50Noted name in raga performance

The answer to “Not very animated” in the New York Times crossword is STOLID — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 6, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 41-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.

“Not very animated” answer

STOLID (6 letters)

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Why the answer is STOLID

STOLID is the 6-letter solution that fits "Not very animated" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 6, 2025 (41-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STOLID mean?

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

(adjective)

  • calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

When else has “Not very animated” 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 6, 2025 (most recent) → STOLID. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Not very animated”?

The answer is STOLID, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Not very animated”?

6 letters: STOLID.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 6, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 41-Across.

Can “Not very animated” 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 6, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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