Practice taught in a dojo

The answer to “Practice taught in a dojo” in the New York Times crossword is KARATE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 13, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 21-Across. 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.

“Practice taught in a dojo” answer

KARATE (6 letters)

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What does KARATE mean?

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

When else has “Practice taught in a dojo” 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 13, 2026 (most recent) → KARATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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