Passed, as bad checks

The answer to “Passed, as bad checks” in the New York Times crossword is KITED — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 17, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 76-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.

“Passed, as bad checks” answer

KITED (5 letters)

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Why the answer is KITED

KITED is the 5-letter solution that fits "Passed, as bad checks" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 17, 2026 (76-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does KITED mean?

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

When else has “Passed, as bad checks” 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.

May 17, 2026 (most recent) → KITED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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