Part of a retirement title

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  1. 1Regarding
  2. 5Some hotel check-in areas
  3. 10Singer Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa"
  4. 15Jibe
  5. 19Break, slangily
  6. 20Rafael Nadal has won a record 14 of these
  7. 22Boxer's diet, maybe
  8. 23Mmes. : France :: ___ : Spain
  9. 24Deal with a problem later, as a filmmaker
  10. 25Belle boy?
  11. 26It's a cinch!
  12. 27"Everything in the world is about ___ except ___" (quote often attributed to Oscar Wilde)
  13. 28Wedding toast signals
  14. 29Howe'er
  15. 31Adds to an email
  16. 32Some narrative homages, informally
  17. 34National anthem contraction
  18. 35Uncle ___ (nickname for comedian Berle)
  19. 37Point in the direction of
  20. 39Yosemite's ___ Adams Gallery
  21. 41Gateway to the Amalfi Coast
  22. 42-
  23. 43-
  24. 45-
  25. 47-
  26. 48Brand used for Taco Tuesday
  27. 51Share cleanup duty, in a way
  28. 54Brittney of the W.N.B.A.
  29. 57Hardy mountain plants
  30. 61Highest point
  31. 65Cold and wet, as weather
  32. 66Last-one-standing fights
  33. 69"!!!"
  34. 70Seventh of 24
  35. 71"Ain't ___ Sweet"
  36. 72Hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood
  37. 73Hightail it
  38. 74Plead
  39. 75A, in German class
  40. 76Forehead-slapping moments
  41. 77Mich. neighbor
  42. 78"Star Trek: T.N.G." empath
  43. 80Greeting from a man's best friend
  44. 81Abstainer
  45. 83Beefy, as gym bros
  46. 85Composer Vivaldi
  47. 87Bumps on a log
  48. 88Fancy diving flips
  49. 90Prefix with -caster
  50. 91-
  51. 92-
  52. 93-
  53. 95-
  54. 96Something that often changes color before it falls
  55. 98Vegas opener?
  56. 99One-named pop star with releases on the Monkey Puzzle record label
  57. 100Kids' cries
  58. 101Guinness record holder for most words in a hit single (1,560 in six minutes)
  59. 103De Armas of "Blade Runner 2049"
  60. 106Fibonacci and Galileo, for two
  61. 108Powerful force of attraction on display in this puzzle?
  62. 111Dance in celebration
  63. 114Single-use binders
  64. 115"You gotta be kidding me!"
  65. 119Reddit endorsement
  66. 120Fat substitute
  67. 121Smallest discrete units of energy
  68. 122More expensive
  69. 123Drift (off)
  70. 124Captain's rear
  71. 125Not go along, say

Down

  1. 1What Jason Momoa has, notably
  2. 2Potassium ___ (preservative)
  3. 3Orientation participant
  4. 4Go-aheads
  5. 5Manner
  6. 6It's for kids, not silly rabbits
  7. 7"Toy Story" dino
  8. 8Still alive, so to speak
  9. 9Jason Statham or Sylvester Stallone
  10. 10Churchgoer
  11. 11Actor Omar
  12. 12Fifth of 12
  13. 13Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.
  14. 14Literally, "panting," in Greek
  15. 15Literary fairy queen
  16. 16Spider-Man's lightning-wielding foe
  17. 17In la-la land, with "out"
  18. 18Church
  19. 21Gregory of Hollywood
  20. 27"My man"
  21. 30Vegetable ___
  22. 33Convicted criminal
  23. 36Yielded
  24. 38Piece of one's mine
  25. 39Even a little
  26. 40Cagney's partner on classic TV
  27. 41La petite Thérèse, e.g.: Abbr.
  28. 44Striped stones
  29. 46Meal modifier
  30. 49Hebrew honorific
  31. 50Makes a mess of
  32. 52Lesser deities in Greek mythology
  33. 53Computer addresses, for short
  34. 54Colorful feature of a lawn
  35. 55Based on reason
  36. 56"Show me! Show me!"
  37. 58Ground cover plant with trailing vines and five-petaled flowers
  38. 59Like some patches
  39. 60Japanese restaurant order
  40. 62Lose it
  41. 63Part of a retirement title
  42. 64Chinese restaurant order
  43. 67Yonder, to a pirate
  44. 68Dr. Zhivago's beloved
  45. 76Syst. of unspoken words
  46. 79Addams Family cousin
  47. 82Constellation on Alaska's flag
  48. 83Big Fifth Avenue retailer
  49. 84Subject of the Liberi painting "The Birth of Love"
  50. 86Offal
  51. 88Tall, chic woman
  52. 89Attacks like a kitten
  53. 92Kind of sch.
  54. 94Bottleful for un bébé
  55. 97Like a mom or dad's patience
  56. 100Amalgamation
  57. 102African country whose name is found in another country's name
  58. 103Totally stoked
  59. 104Washington team, to fans
  60. 105State of unease
  61. 107"Thong Song" singer, 2000
  62. 109Stitch's film friend
  63. 110Soft ball brand
  64. 111Flop
  65. 112Expose, poetically
  66. 113Director DuVernay
  67. 116Pioneer in electronica music
  68. 117Soccer analyst Holden
  69. 118Bowler or boater

The answer to “Part of a retirement title” in the New York Times crossword is EMERITUS — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 63-Down. 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.

“Part of a retirement title” answer

EMERITUS (8 letters)

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Why the answer is EMERITUS

EMERITUS is the 8-letter solution that fits "Part of a retirement title" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 8, 2025 (63-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EMERITUS mean?

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

(adjective)

  • (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour

When else has “Part of a retirement title” 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 8, 2025 (most recent) → EMERITUS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Part of a retirement title”?

The answer is EMERITUS, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Part of a retirement title”?

8 letters: EMERITUS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 63-Down.

Can “Part of a retirement title” 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 8, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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