Part of a tennis match

Latest answer — August 25, 2025

36 Down

Tennis players compete in one of these before the match is over. 🎾

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Across

  1. 1Trendy
  2. 4Remove, as pencil marks
  3. 9Goes past 21 in blackjack
  4. 14Commotion
  5. 15"___ Mia!" (2008 film)
  6. 16How ballerinas perform
  7. 17Fish commonly caught in the Upper Midwest
  8. 19Squandered, as a big lead
  9. 20Now and ___
  10. 21Goof
  11. 22Spooks
  12. 23Arrange numerically, perhaps
  13. 24Player protecting a QB's blind side, often
  14. 26Cafeteria carrier
  15. 28Despise
  16. 29Follows orders
  17. 31Second-largest island in Hawaii
  18. 33Govt.-issued identifiers
  19. 37Saudi Arabian export
  20. 38Household chore traditionally done on Mondays
  21. 41Dessert often filled with fruit
  22. 42Spanish greeting
  23. 44Certain arm muscles, for short
  24. 45Make into law
  25. 47"The Lion King" lion
  26. 49Word after root or draft
  27. 50Salesperson making unsolicited phone contact
  28. 55Banned substances in sports, for short
  29. 58Tips off
  30. 59Kitchenware brand
  31. 60Focus of J. Robert Oppenheimer
  32. 61YouTube medium
  33. 62At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across
  34. 64Water brand whose natural spring was discovered by a French nobleman
  35. 65Many a summer TV airing
  36. 66Modern vaccine component
  37. 67Slow on the uptake
  38. 68Boasts
  39. 69Unit of corn

Down

  1. 1Stops
  2. 2State whose panhandle touches British Columbia
  3. 3A smile, perhaps
  4. 4Ambulance worker, for short
  5. 5Only once in a while
  6. 6Love, in Italy
  7. 7Blue creature of kids' movies
  8. 8Put away, as dinner
  9. 9Ohio University athlete
  10. 10Loosens, as a shoe
  11. 11Baby deliverer, in folklore
  12. 12Dry (off)
  13. 13Have a feeling
  14. 18___-level job
  15. 22Part of a flight
  16. 25Sounds of heavy things hitting the ground
  17. 27Silent way to communicate, in brief
  18. 29"___-la-la!"
  19. 30Science class, for short
  20. 31Many a public artwork
  21. 32Singer DiFranco
  22. 34Fifth wheel
  23. 35Actor Cage, informally
  24. 36Part of a tennis match
  25. 39Mythological Titan who bore the weight of the heavens on his shoulders
  26. 40"___-haw!"
  27. 43San ___ Fault
  28. 46Country holding one side of Mount Everest
  29. 48Start of a play
  30. 49Greeting between buddies
  31. 50Capitulated in negotiations
  32. 51Shade of green
  33. 52Opposite of ushered out
  34. 53Unsociable type
  35. 54When repeated, an old newsboy's cry
  36. 56Prima ___
  37. 57Mascara mishap
  38. 62Sphere
  39. 63Nav. rank

The answer to “Part of a tennis match” in the New York Times crossword is SET — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 25, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 36-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 tennis match” answer

SET (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SET

Tennis players compete in one of these before the match is over. 🎾

What does SET mean?

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

(verb)

  • put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position
  • put or bring into a specified state
  • adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time

When else has “Part of a tennis match” 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.

August 25, 2025 (most recent) → SET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Part of a tennis match”?

The answer is SET, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 25, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Part of a tennis match”?

3 letters: SET.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 25, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 36-Down.

Can “Part of a tennis match” 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 August 25, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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