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  1. 1Baggage accessory
  2. 6Apple TV comedy that received 20 Emmy nominations for its first season
  3. 14In which baby spiders develop
  4. 20Home of Diego Velázquez's "Las Meninas"
  5. 21"I want to hear about that!"
  6. 22Makeshift replacement for a Kleenex
  7. 23"That cabinet with plates looks awfully full"
  8. 25Triangular sail
  9. 26Food court pizzeria
  10. 27Some M.I.T. grads, for short
  11. 28Resort amenity
  12. 30Bob who hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos"
  13. 31A noble gas
  14. 33It's good for the long haul
  15. 36Sphere of creativity
  16. 38Private investigator, informally
  17. 41Cheese in a wax coating
  18. 43"It's saying you completed the marathon in under two hours, which can't be right"
  19. 45Persian Gulf nation
  20. 47Sneaker brand that popularized cantilever heels
  21. 49Mix up
  22. 50Actress Edebiri of "The Bear"
  23. 51"Is that a cough I hear?"
  24. 54Event for V.I.P. customers
  25. 58The planets in our solar system, e.g.
  26. 59Sci-fi princess
  27. 60Stretchy material
  28. 62Freight barge
  29. 63Not fantastical
  30. 65La Città Eterna
  31. 67Haunted house sound
  32. 69Something to use on your break?
  33. 70"Sorry, we'll have to put the old panes back in"
  34. 75Group of humpbacks
  35. 76___ Bora (embattled Afghan region)
  36. 77Tel ___
  37. 78Designer Saint Laurent
  38. 79Little bits of energy
  39. 81New Zealanders, familiarly
  40. 84Color of undyed linen
  41. 86Course that doesn't require much studying
  42. 89"Gimme, gimme!"
  43. 91"Those pancakes are piled way too high!"
  44. 94Boxy transport
  45. 95Part of a bouquet, in Bogotá
  46. 96Like close-fitting clothes
  47. 97It's just under a foot
  48. 98"Your emery board will never fit in this tiny toiletry bag"
  49. 103Undesirable roommate
  50. 105Word found in all but four state constitutions, but not the U.S. Constitution
  51. 106Part of M.O.
  52. 107Symbol of transformation in "The Silence of the Lambs"
  53. 109Isn't feeling great
  54. 111Large flightless birds
  55. 112National Poetry Mo.
  56. 114"That ship ___ sailed"
  57. 116Beverage brewed outside using natural heat
  58. 120___ beef
  59. 122"Your waiter's nowhere to be seen!"
  60. 126Passes
  61. 127Chips may go into it
  62. 128Jane who received a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
  63. 129Have no stomach for
  64. 130Doesn't care for
  65. 131Unexpected jerk

Down

  1. 1Major N.Y.S.E. events
  2. 2Beat handily
  3. 3"See ya later!"
  4. 4Deck out
  5. 5Walk
  6. 6Cable co. that was purchased by AT&T; in 1999
  7. 7"What ___?"
  8. 8William, Edward and Harry, e.g.
  9. 9To a ___ degree
  10. 10Stage booster
  11. 11Domain for salty dogs
  12. 12Urges to attack, with "on"
  13. 13What this hand has: AAKQ6
  14. 14Fluency-building subj.
  15. 15Prosthetic facial feature of Peter Falk
  16. 16Convey
  17. 17Pete who co-wrote "If I Had a Hammer"
  18. 18Skin care company
  19. 19Football snapper
  20. 24Thingamabob
  21. 29Either side of a cheerleader's "A"
  22. 32Kind of orange
  23. 34It's not optional
  24. 35Silicon Valley giant
  25. 37Easily detached
  26. 38Pioneering DVR brand
  27. 39George Orwell's first name at birth
  28. 40Purchase for the Atari 2600
  29. 42One cutting corners
  30. 44Neat
  31. 46One of Adolf Anderssen's sacrifices in the "Immortal Game" against Lionel Kieseritzky
  32. 48"Trade discount" quintet
  33. 52German for "city"
  34. 53Something to pitch
  35. 54Univ. worker
  36. 55Site-seeing list?
  37. 56Forte
  38. 57Animal whose name sounds like a pronoun
  39. 61V-shaped designs
  40. 64Visit, as for a safety check
  41. 66Mathematician Lovelace
  42. 68Human organ with the ability to regenerate itself
  43. 70Frayed
  44. 71Court order
  45. 72With, in Oise
  46. 73Exam marks
  47. 74N.H.L. team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, familiarly
  48. 75Smallest Canadian prov.
  49. 80Canning package?
  50. 82Mallorca, por ejemplo
  51. 83Reason for turbulence
  52. 85Anatomical appendage that only humans and gorillas have
  53. 87Modern "seize the day"
  54. 88Stunned
  55. 90Computer model inputs
  56. 92Ship that transported the Golden Fleece
  57. 93Hardly a team player
  58. 95Betrays, in a way
  59. 98Like an unnatural smile
  60. 99Tech debut of 2007
  61. 100Examine creepily
  62. 101___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's role in "Ghost")
  63. 102World's most-produced organic compound
  64. 104Puts up a false front
  65. 108Property of curium, but not cerium
  66. 110Eavesdrop, e.g.
  67. 113Surrealist Magritte
  68. 115Fit of irritation
  69. 117Fish in niçoise salad
  70. 118Cuts off
  71. 119Actor Brody of "The O.C."
  72. 121"Spring forward" hrs.
  73. 123Illegally interfere with, as an election
  74. 124Remote abbr.
  75. 125Special ___

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Baggage accessory — Answer: IDTAG
  2. 6. Apple TV comedy that received 20 Emmy nominations for its first season — Answer: TEDLASSO
  3. 14. In which baby spiders develop — Answer: EGGSAC
  4. 20. Home of Diego Velázquez's "Las Meninas" — Answer: PRADO
  5. 21. "I want to hear about that!" — Answer: CLUEMEIN
  6. 22. Makeshift replacement for a Kleenex — Answer: SLEEVE
  7. 23. "That cabinet with plates looks awfully full" — Answer: OUTOFDISKSPACE
  8. 25. Triangular sail — Answer: LATEEN
  9. 26. Food court pizzeria — Answer: SBARRO
  10. 27. Some M.I.T. grads, for short — Answer: EES
  11. 28. Resort amenity — Answer: SPA
  12. 30. Bob who hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" — Answer: SAGET
  13. 31. A noble gas — Answer: NEON
  14. 33. It's good for the long haul — Answer: SEMI
  15. 36. Sphere of creativity — Answer: ARTSCENE
  16. 38. Private investigator, informally — Answer: TEC
  17. 41. Cheese in a wax coating — Answer: EDAM
  18. 43. "It's saying you completed the marathon in under two hours, which can't be right" — Answer: RUNTIMEERROR
  19. 45. Persian Gulf nation — Answer: IRAQ
  20. 47. Sneaker brand that popularized cantilever heels — Answer: AVIA
  21. 49. Mix up — Answer: STIR
  22. 50. Actress Edebiri of "The Bear" — Answer: AYO
  23. 51. "Is that a cough I hear?" — Answer: VIRUSDETECTED
  24. 54. Event for V.I.P. customers — Answer: PRESALE
  25. 58. The planets in our solar system, e.g. — Answer: OCTET
  26. 59. Sci-fi princess — Answer: LEIA
  27. 60. Stretchy material — Answer: LYCRA
  28. 62. Freight barge — Answer: SCOW
  29. 63. Not fantastical — Answer: REAL
  30. 65. La Città Eterna — Answer: ROMA
  31. 67. Haunted house sound — Answer: HOWL
  32. 69. Something to use on your break? — Answer: CUE
  33. 70. "Sorry, we'll have to put the old panes back in" — Answer: WINDOWSUPDATEFAILED
  34. 75. Group of humpbacks — Answer: POD
  35. 76. ___ Bora (embattled Afghan region) — Answer: TORA
  36. 77. Tel ___ — Answer: AVIV
  37. 78. Designer Saint Laurent — Answer: YVES
  38. 79. Little bits of energy — Answer: ERGS
  39. 81. New Zealanders, familiarly — Answer: KIWIS
  40. 84. Color of undyed linen — Answer: ECRU
  41. 86. Course that doesn't require much studying — Answer: EASYA
  42. 89. "Gimme, gimme!" — Answer: INEEDIT
  43. 91. "Those pancakes are piled way too high!" — Answer: STACKOVERFLOW
  44. 94. Boxy transport — Answer: VAN
  45. 95. Part of a bouquet, in Bogotá — Answer: FLOR
  46. 96. Like close-fitting clothes — Answer: SNUG
  47. 97. It's just under a foot — Answer: SOLE
  48. 98. "Your emery board will never fit in this tiny toiletry bag" — Answer: FILETOOLARGE
  49. 103. Undesirable roommate — Answer: SLOB
  50. 105. Word found in all but four state constitutions, but not the U.S. Constitution — Answer: GOD
  51. 106. Part of M.O. — Answer: OPERANDI
  52. 107. Symbol of transformation in "The Silence of the Lambs" — Answer: MOTH
  53. 109. Isn't feeling great — Answer: AILS
  54. 111. Large flightless birds — Answer: RHEAS
  55. 112. National Poetry Mo. — Answer: APR
  56. 114. "That ship ___ sailed" — Answer: HAS
  57. 116. Beverage brewed outside using natural heat — Answer: SUNTEA
  58. 120. ___ beef — Answer: CORNED
  59. 122. "Your waiter's nowhere to be seen!" — Answer: SERVERNOTFOUND
  60. 126. Passes — Answer: ENACTS
  61. 127. Chips may go into it — Answer: ONIONDIP
  62. 128. Jane who received a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award — Answer: FONDA
  63. 129. Have no stomach for — Answer: DETEST
  64. 130. Doesn't care for — Answer: NEGLECTS
  65. 131. Unexpected jerk — Answer: SPASM

Down

  1. 1. Major N.Y.S.E. events — Answer: IPOS
  2. 2. Beat handily — Answer: DRUB
  3. 3. "See ya later!" — Answer: TATA
  4. 4. Deck out — Answer: ADORN
  5. 5. Walk — Answer: GOFREE
  6. 6. Cable co. that was purchased by AT&T; in 1999 — Answer: TCI
  7. 7. "What ___?" — Answer: ELSE. Hint: A handy word for asking about another option or possibility 🤔
  8. 8. William, Edward and Harry, e.g. — Answer: DUKES
  9. 9. To a ___ degree — Answer: LESSER
  10. 10. Stage booster — Answer: AMP
  11. 11. Domain for salty dogs — Answer: SEA
  12. 12. Urges to attack, with "on" — Answer: SICS
  13. 13. What this hand has: AAKQ6 — Answer: ONEPAIR
  14. 14. Fluency-building subj. — Answer: ESL
  15. 15. Prosthetic facial feature of Peter Falk — Answer: GLASSEYE
  16. 16. Convey — Answer: GETACROSS
  17. 17. Pete who co-wrote "If I Had a Hammer" — Answer: SEEGER
  18. 18. Skin care company — Answer: AVEENO
  19. 19. Football snapper — Answer: CENTER
  20. 24. Thingamabob — Answer: DOODAD
  21. 29. Either side of a cheerleader's "A" — Answer: ARM
  22. 32. Kind of orange — Answer: NAVEL
  23. 34. It's not optional — Answer: MUST
  24. 35. Silicon Valley giant — Answer: INTEL
  25. 37. Easily detached — Answer: TEARAWAY
  26. 38. Pioneering DVR brand — Answer: TIVO
  27. 39. George Orwell's first name at birth — Answer: ERIC
  28. 40. Purchase for the Atari 2600 — Answer: CARTRIDGE
  29. 42. One cutting corners — Answer: MITERSAW
  30. 44. Neat — Answer: TIDY
  31. 46. One of Adolf Anderssen's sacrifices in the "Immortal Game" against Lionel Kieseritzky — Answer: QUEEN
  32. 48. "Trade discount" quintet — Answer: AEIOU
  33. 52. German for "city" — Answer: STADT
  34. 53. Something to pitch — Answer: CAMP
  35. 54. Univ. worker — Answer: PROF
  36. 55. Site-seeing list? — Answer: ACCESSLOG
  37. 56. Forte — Answer: LOUD
  38. 57. Animal whose name sounds like a pronoun — Answer: EWE
  39. 61. V-shaped designs — Answer: CHEVRONS
  40. 64. Visit, as for a safety check — Answer: LOOKINON
  41. 66. Mathematician Lovelace — Answer: ADA. Hint: This pioneer of computer programming shares a name with a popular cryptocurrency! 💻
  42. 68. Human organ with the ability to regenerate itself — Answer: LIVER
  43. 70. Frayed — Answer: WORN
  44. 71. Court order — Answer: WRIT
  45. 72. With, in Oise — Answer: AVEC
  46. 73. Exam marks — Answer: TICKS
  47. 74. N.H.L. team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, familiarly — Answer: LEAFS
  48. 75. Smallest Canadian prov. — Answer: PEI
  49. 80. Canning package? — Answer: SEVERANCE
  50. 82. Mallorca, por ejemplo — Answer: ISLA
  51. 83. Reason for turbulence — Answer: STORM
  52. 85. Anatomical appendage that only humans and gorillas have — Answer: UVULA
  53. 87. Modern "seize the day" — Answer: YOLO
  54. 88. Stunned — Answer: AWED
  55. 90. Computer model inputs — Answer: DATASETS
  56. 92. Ship that transported the Golden Fleece — Answer: ARGO
  57. 93. Hardly a team player — Answer: EGOIST
  58. 95. Betrays, in a way — Answer: FLIPSON
  59. 98. Like an unnatural smile — Answer: FORCED
  60. 99. Tech debut of 2007 — Answer: IPHONE
  61. 100. Examine creepily — Answer: LEERAT
  62. 101. ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's role in "Ghost") — Answer: ODA
  63. 102. World's most-produced organic compound — Answer: ETHENE
  64. 104. Puts up a false front — Answer: BLUFFS
  65. 108. Property of curium, but not cerium — Answer: HARDC
  66. 110. Eavesdrop, e.g. — Answer: SNOOP
  67. 113. Surrealist Magritte — Answer: RENE. Hint: A famous Belgian painter who loved bowler hats and clouds ☁️
  68. 115. Fit of irritation — Answer: SNIT
  69. 117. Fish in niçoise salad — Answer: TUNA
  70. 118. Cuts off — Answer: ENDS. Hint: Brings something to a close ✂️
  71. 119. Actor Brody of "The O.C." — Answer: ADAM
  72. 121. "Spring forward" hrs. — Answer: DST
  73. 123. Illegally interfere with, as an election — Answer: RIG
  74. 124. Remote abbr. — Answer: VOL
  75. 125. Special ___ — Answer: OPS

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The answer to “Passes” in the New York Times crossword is ENACTS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 25, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 126-Across, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

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The answer is ENACTS, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Passes”?

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When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 25, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 126-Across. Earlier appearances: July 18, 2025 → ENACTS.

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