Penitent person

The answer to “Penitent person” in the New York Times crossword is ATONER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 13, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Penitent person” answer

ATONER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ATONER

ATONER is the 6-letter solution that fits "Penitent person" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 13, 2025 (38-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Penitent person” 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.

April 13, 2025 (most recent) → ATONER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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