Packs of zombies

Latest answer — October 10, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Viking of cartoon fame
  2. 6Claustrophobe's desire
  3. 15Best-selling singer whose album titles are all Arabic numerals
  4. 16Cosmetic injection
  5. 17Charge
  6. 18Key ingredients in cong you bing, a savory Chinese pancake
  7. 19Cry after a reappearing act
  8. 21Christopher Nolan movie with a palindromic name
  9. 22Hard-to-miss shot
  10. 23It's pitched
  11. 24Took
  12. 26Someone who spends a lot of time baking?
  13. 30The emperor and his subjects in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove"
  14. 31Barrage with insults, in online lingo
  15. 32Sch. that's home to Mike the Tiger (and his 15,000-square-foot habitat)
  16. 33Mirthless
  17. 34We're booked!
  18. 35The Yankees and the Red Sox, e.g.
  19. 3612 pgs., maybe
  20. 37Tempo between lento and adagio
  21. 38Ecological community
  22. 39Colonial homes?
  23. 41Packs of zombies
  24. 42Preceding periods
  25. 43Verbally threw tomatoes at
  26. 44Star
  27. 46The Beatles' "The End" has one at the beginning
  28. 49Where all of your knowledge might be wasted?
  29. 51Excessive enthusiasm
  30. 52Bit of a fast-food side order
  31. 53Blunt recap of a disappointing match
  32. 54Was totally awesome
  33. 55Longtime alternative to Altoids

Down

  1. 1Instrument in the emblem of Ireland
  2. 2Together, musically
  3. 3Expert on inheritance
  4. 4Magician's cry
  5. 5Treats again, in a way, as a sprain
  6. 6Kaitlin of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
  7. 7One-trillionth: Prefix
  8. 8A.Q.I. measurer
  9. 9Eagles and Ravens
  10. 10Hush
  11. 11Base for a bust
  12. 12Source of relief
  13. 13One out of a hundred?
  14. 14Locales for some residents, in brief
  15. 20Offered
  16. 23Sentiment during el día de San Valentín
  17. 24Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang
  18. 25Company whose stock price cratered in the early 2000s
  19. 26Not-so-private diaries
  20. 27A+ giver?
  21. 28Volunteer's suggestion
  22. 29Nonet of Greek mythology
  23. 31Creates
  24. 34One-of-a-kind individual
  25. 35Something you might have while trying to move quickly
  26. 37Actress/activist Cox
  27. 38Part of a film studio's overhead?
  28. 40Was no longer under the weather
  29. 41The Rockets, on a scoreboard
  30. 43Shares a big fish story, say
  31. 44"Pretty please?"
  32. 45Rams legend Dickerson
  33. 46Rackets
  34. 47One might be ticked off
  35. 48Common parfait toppings
  36. 49___ choy
  37. 50By

The answer to “Packs of zombies” in the New York Times crossword is HORDES — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 10, 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.

“Packs of zombies” answer

HORDES (6 letters)

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Why the answer is HORDES

HORDES is the 6-letter solution that fits "Packs of zombies" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 10, 2025 (41-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HORDES mean?

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

(noun)

  • a large group of people
  • a small loosely knit social group typically consisting of about five families

When else has “Packs of zombies” 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 10, 2025 (most recent) → HORDES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Packs of zombies”?

The answer is HORDES, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Packs of zombies”?

6 letters: HORDES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 10, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 41-Across.

Can “Packs of zombies” 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 October 10, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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