One might be liquid or frozen

The answer to “One might be liquid or frozen” in the New York Times crossword is ASSET — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 11, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 28-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 might be liquid or frozen” answer

ASSET (5 letters)

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What does ASSET mean?

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

When else has “One might be liquid or frozen” 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.

October 11, 2026 (most recent) → ASSET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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