Past partners

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Across

  1. 1Puccini heroine who "lived for art, lived for love"
  2. 6C-shaped shop item
  3. 11One "B" of BB
  4. 14Like the base-8 number system
  5. 15Thus
  6. 16Tool for Paul Bunyan
  7. 17Like a subsidiary with only one parent
  8. 19One making her entrance into society, in brief
  9. 20Roaring Twenties or Swinging Sixties
  10. 21Glam rocks?
  11. 22Go without food
  12. 23Changes, as factory equipment
  13. 25No. crunchers
  14. 27Swiss and Jarlsberg
  15. 32Duck-hunting hangout
  16. 35Region
  17. 36Before, in poetry
  18. 37Caaaaaaar, you might say
  19. 38Happen
  20. 40Gooey spread
  21. 41DDT banner
  22. 42Part of a foot or a viaduct
  23. 43Showing more false bashfulness
  24. 44Colorful Hindu celebration
  25. 48Unhinged
  26. 49Much mail
  27. 53Couple's first home?
  28. 55Lines of communication
  29. 58Zoo staffer
  30. 59U.K. : MI6 :: U.S. : ___
  31. 60Central Christian belief ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across
  32. 62The H in H.M.S., for much of the 20th century
  33. 63Throw one's hat in the ring
  34. 64Sum
  35. 65Extra periods, in brief
  36. 66Like some desks and divorces
  37. 67Old West transport

Down

  1. 1Word after bell or cell
  2. 2Earthy pigment
  3. 3Animal with chestnut-and-white fur
  4. 4Food label abbr.
  5. 5Hunky-dory
  6. 6Pick a side, say
  7. 7Apt rhyme for "rude"
  8. 8Last monarch of the House of Stuart
  9. 9"Hand With Reflecting Sphere" artist
  10. 10Xing user
  11. 11Acts that are tough, rebellious and cool, in slang
  12. 12Past partners
  13. 13Red state?
  14. 18Holler
  15. 22Winged species of folklore
  16. 24"Heavens!"
  17. 26Small hailstone size
  18. 28Big boat
  19. 29Grade of wine
  20. 30Lake ___, body of water about 120 miles south of London
  21. 31Crystal gazer
  22. 32"Ick!"
  23. 33Poet written about in the Books of Tang
  24. 34"Tell me"
  25. 38Frozen, black-and-white Nabisco treat
  26. 39Adds to an email
  27. 40Eat quickly, with "down"
  28. 42Home of the Bills and Patriots, for short
  29. 43Helps out a friend, purr-haps?
  30. 45Solar wind particle
  31. 46"Count on me to do my best"
  32. 47Suddenly change course
  33. 50Madonna title role
  34. 51Adjust the price on
  35. 52Strunk & White's "The Elements of ___"
  36. 53Zoom meeting annoyance
  37. 54Fare
  38. 56Mtn. range stats
  39. 57So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
  40. 60Line on a skirt
  41. 61"___ on your life!"

The answer to “Past partners” in the New York Times crossword is EXES — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 27, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 12-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.

“Past partners” answer

EXES (4 letters)

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Why the answer is EXES

EXES is the 4-letter solution that fits "Past partners" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 27, 2025 (12-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EXES mean?

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

(noun)

  • a former husband, wife, or other partner in a relationship

When else has “Past partners” 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 27, 2025 (most recent) → EXES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Past partners”?

The answer is EXES, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 27, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Past partners”?

4 letters: EXES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 27, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 12-Down.

Can “Past partners” 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 May 27, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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