Part of many purses

The answer to “Part of many purses” in the New York Times crossword is STRAP — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 14, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 4-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 many purses” answer

STRAP (5 letters)

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Why the answer is STRAP

STRAP is the 5-letter solution that fits "Part of many purses" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 14, 2025 (4-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STRAP mean?

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

When else has “Part of many purses” 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.

September 14, 2025 (most recent) → STRAP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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