Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders

The answer to “Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders” in the New York Times crossword is DIRK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 25, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 31-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.

“Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders” answer

DIRK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is DIRK

DIRK is the 4-letter solution that fits "Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 25, 2025 (31-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DIRK mean?

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

When else has “Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders” 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 25, 2025 (most recent) → DIRK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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