One may be hanging by a thread

Latest answer — June 13, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Bring together
  2. 6Alligatorid of Central and South America
  3. 12Fabric with diagonal ribbing
  4. 13Formula 1's Circuit de Monaco, e.g.
  5. 15Hip-hop artist with a 2018 Pulitzer
  6. 16Fine fodder for a Freudian analyst
  7. 17Call from a bridge
  8. 18State flower of Utah
  9. 19"Right?," in British lingo
  10. 20Pathetic
  11. 21Like some parties
  12. 22One may be hanging by a thread
  13. 23"We're under a lot of pressure!"
  14. 26Make it or break it
  15. 27Danger signal
  16. 28Blocks
  17. 29E-liquid
  18. 31Wished
  19. 34Outmoded living room fixtures
  20. 37Reddit QA
  21. 38Show to be fabricating?
  22. 40Blew up
  23. 42Festival flier
  24. 43Number of Beethoven operas
  25. 44Fishing accessory
  26. 45Consumes
  27. 46Retired rapper Azalea
  28. 47"Oppenheimer" setting
  29. 49From the British Isles, say
  30. 50"Happy to help!"
  31. 51County fair animal
  32. 52Lichtenstein's "Whaam!," e.g.
  33. 53County fair animal

Down

  1. 1Closing words of a historic 1963 speech
  2. 2Sinister cackle
  3. 3Many a modern chess-playing program
  4. 4Totally kill it
  5. 5Camera spec
  6. 6Heel
  7. 7Actor Brody
  8. 8Nobel-winning daughter of Marie Curie
  9. 9The 'rents, perhaps
  10. 10European football club founded in 1899
  11. 11Birds and tree squirrels
  12. 13Clutch hitter nicknamed "Mr. October"
  13. 14Kitchen brand
  14. 16Flight restriction?
  15. 18Obsolescent office accessory
  16. 21Blood bank supply
  17. 22What someone with boundless ambition "knows"
  18. 24Multibillionaire, e.g.
  19. 25Certain brain freezers
  20. 28Submissive sort, informally
  21. 30Sugar source
  22. 31It comes in handy when the chips are downed
  23. 32Lovingly, in a score
  24. 33Is courting out of one's league, so to speak
  25. 35Poster of TikTok tutorials, e.g.
  26. 36Some hits, in music and baseball
  27. 38Square dance figure
  28. 39Kid-lit character who often loses his tail
  29. 41Stiller's partner in comedy
  30. 45Name on a "Kill Bill" poster
  31. 46Hooked on
  32. 48It's the law
  33. 49Shade of gray

The answer to “One may be hanging by a thread” in the New York Times crossword is NEEDLE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 13, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 22-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.

“One may be hanging by a thread” answer

NEEDLE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is NEEDLE

NEEDLE is the 6-letter solution that fits "One may be hanging by a thread" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 13, 2026 (22-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NEEDLE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing
  • the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe
  • a thin pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument

When else has “One may be hanging by a thread” 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 13, 2026 (most recent) → NEEDLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “One may be hanging by a thread”?

The answer is NEEDLE, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 13, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “One may be hanging by a thread”?

6 letters: NEEDLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 13, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 22-Across.

Can “One may be hanging by a thread” 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 13, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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